hand cream

noun

: a liquid that is rubbed onto hands

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For me, that’s usually my fanny pack with my passport, boarding pass, phone, AirPods, eye mask, lip balm, hand cream, phone charger, and battery pack. — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026 Save yourself from dry, cracked skin on your hands by tucking a travel-sized hand cream in your carry-on bag. — Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2026 Apply a nourishing hand cream with ceramides, glycerin and hyaluronic acid after your cuticle oil — and after washing your hands, as soap and warm water can sap moisture from the skin. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 18 Sep. 2026 Shop more beauty must-haves for fall at Nordstrom below including an anti-aging serum and travel-ready hand cream. — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hand cream

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“Hand cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20cream. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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