have you tried Vaseline (patroleum jelly), its really cheap just couple bucks, theyre sold everywhere. What you can do is apply vaseline all over hands and leave it overnight, it will also work best if u put some thin gloves on at night,and u can wear it under gloves during the day. Same procedure works great for feet also, wear socks over it. U can actually use it for many things,I always use it for my chapped lips when I cant find my chapstick. i have this nifty D.I.Y book(do-it-yourself), and it has all these things u can make yourself very cheap, most of them come from the fridge.lol.. like facial masks, lipglosses, bath suds, etc. its great!! just ask me I can give u a list of home-made beauty recipes for every body part.
and my favorite all time facial softener is (drum roll...) AVOCADO!!!
what you do is take an avocado, cut it in half, take out the nut, and scoop out all the soft stuff, the smush it well in a bowl so it turns into think green paste, before applying make sure you wash your face first, ok, now apply the green goo all over your face, except the eye area(under eyes) and nostrils. then leave it for 15-20 min, rinse with warm water pat the face with towel!!
TA-**!! your skin will look and feel great!! when u wash your face from the goo, you can just scoop it with your hands and throw it in trash, so u wont clog the sink.
U can also try this for your hands, appy on hands and leave for 20 min. if u need to do something during that time, use those rubber gloves(or plastic) and secure them with rubber bands, that should work.
phew.. this is probably the longest post I've written and its not even about horses..lol
heres a pic of vaseline
hope this helps~