Built for hands that work for a living
You've already spent more than this. And your hands still crack.
The creams, the doctor, the steroid cream — none of it held up on the job. Hard Repair is £29.95: no prescription, no steroids, no sting, and it's guaranteed for 100 days.
No prescription · No steroids · No sting · 100-day money-back guarantee
Between us we've got sixty years of hands that crack and split from the work. We didn't just try every cream on the shelf — we went to the doctor, got handed a steroid cream, and still taped our fingertips up on Monday morning.
Add it up and we'd spent hundreds. On creams that stung and quit by lunch. On appointments that ended with “keep it moisturised.” On a steroid cream we were never comfortable using. And our hands still cracked to the bone.
So we built the thing none of that gave us. A repair balm you can put on the day your hands are at their worst — no prescription, no steroids, no sting — that stays put through a shift. Not a hand cream. The thing that finally worked, and it fixed our own hands first.
The real cost
Add up what your hands have already cost you.
You've been paying to fix this for years. You just never added it up:
- A doctor's appointment — plus the half-day off work to sit in the waiting room.
- The steroid cream the doctor keeps handing you — the one that thins your skin and that you're wary of using anyway.
- A private dermatologist at £150–£250, just to be told to keep it moisturised.
- Plasters, tape, and the superglue you use to seal a crack so you can keep working.
- The days you couldn't grip a tool — the ones that cost you a shift's pay.
Add that up and you've already spent far more than this — on things that didn't fix it. Hard Repair is £29.95, guaranteed for 100 days. Do the math.
See the deal →And that's just the money
A split knuckle doesn't only cost you cash.
You already know how this goes, because you live it:
- It catches on everything — every tool, every glove, every pocket.
- It bleeds into your gloves, and onto the sheets at night.
- It throbs at three in the morning and wakes you up.
- A hand you can't close is a hand you can't work with — so you glue it shut and carry on.
Why this one works where the rest didn't
Four layers. One job: close the split.
No fragrance. No alcohol. No essential oils. No colourants. Four things, doing four jobs.
Aloe vera is second on our list, not a trace at the bottom. With panthenol and allantoin, it's the reason Hard Repair doesn't burn on skin that's already open.
Glycerin and sodium hyaluronate pull moisture into the skin and hold it there.
Petrolatum, shea butter and squalane form the layer that survives hand-washing. That's the difference from a cream that's gone within the hour.
Allantoin supports the cell turnover that closes the split. Panthenol restores suppleness without a greasy film.
No prescription. No steroids. No sting.
It goes on the day your hands are at their worst — not once they're already getting better
Side by side
What you've been paying for vs. this.
| Hard Repair | A regular hand cream | The doctor's route | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prescription needed | No | No | Often |
| Steroids | None | None | Usually |
| Stings on open cracks | No | Often | Often |
| Built for hands that are already broken | ✓ | Made for dry skin | Not really |
| Absorbs in 30 seconds | ✓ | Sometimes | — |
| 100-day money-back guarantee | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
What to expect
Night by night.
We'd rather under-promise. You've probably had three products fail already.
Made properly
Safety-assessed and registered to UK cosmetic-safety standards before it's sold here — not thrown together.
The full ingredient list is printed on every jar, in order — including exactly how much of what.
No perfume, no alcohol, no essential oils, no steroids. Nothing that stings or hides a weak formula.
Why we made this
Two fathers with the same hands.
“Between us we've been on the tools thirty years each. Our hands looked the same: cracked and split at the knuckle, taped up more mornings than not. We tried the lot — the creams, the doctor, the steroid cream — and still nothing held up on a job site. So we made the thing we couldn't buy, and it fixed our own hands first. That's the only reason it exists.”
Real hands, real results
Cracked and split. Then closed up.
Before and after — real working hands, unfiltered phone photos.
“Two years of doctor's appointments and steroid cream. This is the first thing that actually held up on site — and it didn't sting going on.”
“Tried everything the doctor and the chemist gave me — none of it held up. Put this on before bed, gloves over the top. No more blood on the sheets by day four.”
“Absorbs and it's gone. Grip a wrench thirty seconds later, no slip. Cheaper than a day off work, that's for sure.”
The difference
Why tradespeople switch.
This isn't a hand cream
Hand cream is made for dry hands. Yours are broken. There's a difference between skin that feels tight and skin that splits into the knuckle.
It's cheaper than the route you're already on
You've tried the creams, seen the doctor, filled the prescription. This costs less than any of it — and it's the only one guaranteed for 100 days.
No sting, no steroids, no prescription
The well-known tins can burn on cracks that are already open. Hard Repair has no fragrance, no alcohol and no steroids — nothing that bites, nothing you need a doctor for.
No grease on your tools
This is why most men stop applying anything. Thirty seconds and you don't feel it — or see it on what you touch.
It stays on through washing
Ten washes a day. A water-based cream is gone within the hour. Petrolatum, shea and squalane last the shift.
Choose your supply
Get your hands back.
It costs less than one doctor's visit, and less than a single lost day on the tools. One jar lasts about a month — most men keep one by the bed, one in the van, one in the toolbox.
If your hands aren't visibly repaired, we don't deserve your money.
- No forms · no return shipping · no questions about why
- Refunded within 3 working days of your email
- Use the whole jar — the refund applies anyway
- Covers single jars and every bundle
Frequently asked
Questions we get a lot.
Isn't this just another cream I'll waste money on?
How quickly will I see results?
Will it feel greasy on tools or under gloves?
What's the difference vs. the well-known green tin?
Stop paying to fix hands that keep cracking.
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