Put cream on your hands

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What stops many children is not the cream but the way it feels: cold and wet in the palm for a few seconds before it disappears into the skin. The steps below make that short moment predictable, amount included.

One hand squeezes a blob of cream from a tube onto an open palm.

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Squeezing out hand cream

One hand squeezes a blob of cream from a tube onto an open palm.

A tube of cream is held upside down above an open hand and a dab of cream lands on the palm.

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Cream tube over an open hand

A tube of cream is held upside down above an open hand and a dab of cream lands on the palm.

About this visual support

Cold cream on warm skin is a strong sensation, and it arrives with no warning if the child does not know exactly how much is coming out of the pump. On top of that sits the dosing: one press too many and the hands stay sticky for minutes, which is often enough for a child to refuse next time. Dry winter skin still needs it, ideally every day.

Visual support takes the edge off by making the amount visible in advance. A picture showing a blob the size of a pea says more about enough than any words, and once a child knows what is coming the feeling is expected rather than sudden. One tip often solves the whole thing: let the cream sit in the palm for a few seconds before rubbing it in. It warms to body temperature, and it is the cold rather than the cream that most children are reacting to.

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