"I used to bite my nails. I managed to stop but continue to pick at my cuticles. They look ragged and bad all the time. Add to it that with 2 kids in diapers, I am constantly washing my hands. My hands are so dry that during the winters the crease along the knuckle joints cracks and splits. I can't give up anit-bacterial soap and even get one with lotion built in but it just isn't enough. But these gloves are just great. I put them on generally at night and the results remain through the next day no matter how many hand washings. I do recommend the hand cream for people with hands as bad as mine. Alone it did a really good job but with the hand cream it was everything I needed."