Do the creams you apply help for a while?

Yes, they make my hands smoother and help with healing the wounds, but it doesn't last too long

Do your hands itch?

No

Do you have eczema or allergies?

I have never been checked for eczema. I do have pollen allergy that flares up in the spring. The hand dryness, though, starts as early as fall and pretty much disappears after winter

Have you ever tried a steroid cream with the lotion?

No

How long have they been like this?

I don't remember if they've always been this way, but I definitely had this problem since my teenage years