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I suffer from this really badly. Ive been to the Derm for it as well. Best thing to do is wear gloves, I buy the orange super durable Black Venom gloves at Lowes (HD does not sell them). They are the only ones that hold up and dont break for me, mainly because we have all stucco homes and it rips them apart, these ones last. Next, you gotta use hand lotion. I hate hand lotion. The Derm says lotions like Bioderma, CeraVe, aquafor, eucerin, Okiefs working Hands. These are all ok for many, even effective but not for my bear paws. I go with a urea based product like Flexitol Heel Balm. It is less oily, absorbs quickly, and is crazy effective. It is meant for treating ‘skin anhydrosis’ and it actually works, right away. First use you will see. The Derm approved it. I ended up buying a tub of it that is ridiculous in size and I have almost used it up… Last, when you do get cracks, and need to heal them, try getting a roll of ‘hydrocolloidal bandage’ and / or transparent dressing and cut pieces and cover the cracks. This helps keep moisture in and heal the cracks. Sometimes they can last forever and its heinous, this will help get them on the healing path. Too much info, but I also suffer badly from this and it can make daily life miserable. Good luck. Scrub on my dude. May your hands be far more beautiful than my big mitts.