My manicurist told me this tip for supple hands. A couple of times a week, use a sugar scrub that is available at discount retailers for only a few dollars to exfoliate your hands. Then rinse and apply olive oil that has been warmed in the microwave and let set a few minutes and then wash hands with gentle cleanser and follow with your favorite hand lotion. She also recommended that you do not use the popular antibacterial hand soap because it dries out your skin and makes those painful cracks around your fingernails.

This really improved the condition of my dried out cracked hands.