The 2012 Beauty Awards: The Best Body Breakthroughs

Best Hand Healer

Aveeno Positively Ageless Skin Strengthening Hand Cream ($6, drugstores). This hydrator's natural sugars help bind water to your skin so your hands stay moisturized and callus-free. "It's thick, but it soaks in almost immediately," a reader reported. $

Runner up:

L'Occitane Almond Smooth Hands ($48, loccitane.com)