Real Working Hands.
Before Repair. After Repair.
Before
Day 7
Stevie · Carpenter
Before
Day 14
Mark · Heavy-equipment mechanic
Before
Day 9
Tom · Plumber
Before
Day 12
Robert · Painter & Decorator
2,841 reviews. From hands that bled, then healed.
★★★★★
"My knuckles bled before I'd even reached the van."
Twenty-two years of skin that split overnight. First grip on a ladder rung sent fire up my fingers. I'd hide my hands in my pockets between jobs and wipe the blood off on my trousers before knocking on a door. Last week a customer shook my hand and didn't pull back. First time I can remember. Bought two more jars that afternoon.
Paul D. — Roofer
★★★★★
"I'd hear him swear at the bathroom tap at 3am."
Two years of him hissing through his teeth every time he closed a fist. He'd stand at the tap in the dark, running cold water over split knuckles to numb them. He thought I didn't notice. I noticed every time. Three weeks on the bundle and the noises stopped. He reached for my hand at his mother's birthday — I cried in the car on the way home.
Sophie H. — Bought for partner
★★★★★
"Knuckles split deep enough to see the white."
Sixteen years of cement burn. The cold months were the worst — knuckles cracked open every time I made a fist, split deep enough you could see the white underneath. Hands looked like leather gloves with cracks for veins. I'd sit at dinner with them under the table so the kids didn't have to look. Now they go on the table. That's what this stuff actually fixed.
Wayne C. — Bricklayer
★★★★★
"He pulled his hand from the sheets in his sleep."
The cracks at his knuckles caught on the cotton like splinters every time he turned over. Years of him sleeping in cotton gloves with Compeed plasters underneath because the pain woke him up. First week with HARD REPAIR he put it on, turned the lamp off, and slept like a normal person. No tape. No gloves. The smallest thing — felt like everything.
Rachel M. — Bought for partner
★★★★★
"I'd bled on her shirt without knowing."
Three years of cracks deep enough to seep through the night. I'd find blood on the bedsheets in the morning, on her sleeve when she hugged me. Skin like sandpaper. I'd started keeping my hands to myself, flinching before she could. After ten days of HARD REPAIR she just held my hand watching telly without thinking about it. I didn't say anything. Just stayed still.
Lee A. — Heating engineer
★★★★★
"Hands too sore to hold a coffee mug."
He'd come home with knuckles throbbing too hard to grip a mug. Wouldn't say a word — just rinsed them under cold water until the worst of it stopped. I'd given up after eleven failed creams. First jar was a Christmas stocking-filler. By March he was reordering on my Amazon account without telling me. He's never done that in 23 years of marriage.
Joanne T. — Bought for partner
What working hands report
9
of 10
tradesmen reported the cracks stopped bleeding within 5 nights of nightly use.
No more bandages at bedtime. No more flinching at handshakes on the worksite. No more hands hidden under the dinner table. The cracks closed, the bleeding stopped — and 8 of 10 men placed a reorder before the first bundle ran out.
100
Days
100-day money-back guarantee
If your hands aren't visibly repaired, we don't deserve your money.
Use it through a full training block. Take it on a job site. Sleep with it on for 100 nights. If you're not converted, contact us and we refund the order in full.
- No forms · No return shipping · No questions about why
- Refund processed within 3 working days of contact
- Use the whole jar — refund applies anyway
- Covers single jars and all multi-jar bundles
What you should expect
from using GRAFTHIDE Daily
🕐24 Hours
Barrier Activation
Shea Butter + Glycerin + Panthenol (Vitamin B5)
Immediate Response
- Skin feels less tight and painful
- Cracking stops worsening
- Moisture locked in for the first time
- Raw skin soothed and protected
📅3 Days
Deep Repair Begins
Urea + Allantoin
First Signs of Repair
- Deep cracks start closing at the edges
- Surface peeling visibly reduced
- Hands feel softer to the touch
- Skin no longer catches on materials
📅Week 1
Skin Cell Renewal
Urea + Allantoin + Panthenol — accelerating turnover and closing fissures
Visible Repair
- Cracks sealed or nearly closed
- Skin texture visibly smoother
- Hands functional again — tools grip clean
- No more bleeding at the crack sites
📅Week 2
Full Barrier Restoration
Shea Butter + Glycerin + Urea — locking in long-term repair
Repair Complete
- Skin barrier fully restored
- No more cracking or splitting
- Hands look and feel healthy
- Confidence back — no hiding your hands
📅Month 1+
Prevention & Protection
Full formula — daily maintenance keeps the barrier strong under continued physical work
Long-Term Results
- Cracking no longer returns between applications
- Skin stays repaired through the harshest conditions
- Hands protected through every shift
- One jar lasts — no daily re-purchasing needed
This is what repair looks like
THE FORMULA
What Makes It Work
Four actives. One purpose: structural repair.
PETROLATUM
(Pharmaceutical Grade)
Creates an occlusive seal over damaged skin. Locks moisture in while the repair happens — no 20-minute evaporation window like water-based creams.
ALLANTOIN
Stimulates new cell growth in damaged tissue. The reason cracks close in 3–4 days instead of 3–4 weeks.
PANTHENOL
(Pro-Vitamin B5)
Penetrates deep into skin layers. Restores suppleness without a greasy film. Absorbed clean so tools and chalk grip normally by morning.
SQUALANE + SHEA BUTTER + SODIUM HYALURONATE
Three supporting actives that soften, seal, and bind moisture at multiple skin layers. No fragrance. No formaldehyde donors. Formula chosen for what works, not for what sells.
THE DIFFERENCE
Why Everything Else Stopped Working
Same category. Different formula.
✓ Formulated for occupational hand damage
✓ Non-greasy — tools and chalk grip clean
✓ Active repair ingredients (Allantoin, Panthenol)
✓ Visible results in 3–4 days
✓ Zero fragrance
✓ Zero formaldehyde donors
✓ 100-day money-back guarantee
Regular hand creams? 0 out of 7.
| GRAFTHIDE Hard Repair |
Regular Hand Cream |
Petroleum Jelly |
Pharmacy Brand |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formulated for occupational damage | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Non-greasy — tools/chalk grip clean | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Active repair ingredients | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Results in 3–4 days | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| No fragrance | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| No formaldehyde donors | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| 100-day guarantee | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Questions we get a lot
How quickly will I see results?
Most users report visible improvement within 3–5 nights of nightly use. For hands that have been damaged for years, give it a full 7–10 days before judging. If you see nothing after 14 days, the 100-day guarantee covers you — no forms, no return shipping.
Will it feel greasy on tools or under gloves?
No. The formula is designed for night application — it absorbs clean overnight. By morning there's no greasy residue: tools grip normally, gloves slide on, no oil transfer to materials. Apply before bed, work the next day.
What's the difference vs. O'Keeffe's Working Hands?
O'Keeffe's works for hands that are dry but not yet broken. HARD REPAIR is built for the next stage — deep cracks, splits, bleeding knuckles. Higher petrolatum content as the actual base (not a trace ingredient), no fragrance, doesn't sting on damaged skin, and the formula hasn't been reformulated since launch. Different category. Different result.
Is this suitable as a gift?
Yes — one of our most-gifted purchases. The 2+1 bundle (£59.90 for 3 jars) is the most popular: one for the bedside, one for the van, one for the toolbox. Plain packaging, no pharmacy-shelf branding, and the 100-day guarantee applies regardless of who placed the order.
Does the guarantee cover bundles?
Every jar. Singles, bundles, doesn't matter. If any jar doesn't deliver visibly repaired skin within 100 days, contact info@grafthide.com and we refund the full order. No return shipping. No forms. No questions about why.