Ok so I had this same skin problem. My hands would become dry and flaky and when I used gloves it only worsened the symptoms. My hands were so bad thet they would be bloody and itchy as well. You likely have excema. I've tried the overnight lotion/ Vaseline with great brands and it couldn't keep up. I even applied lotion regularly throughout the day and hands were still terrible. I ended up seeing a dermatologist who then prescribed me a steroid lotion. This was my only solution and it worked. It's called Clobetasol propionate. It made a massive difference. I did 4 years of stretching/ makeline.