I recently started using hand cream.
I really like Aesop Resurrection Aromatique hand balm. It's an Australian brand, but I know it's available in some US department stores. It has a very strong smell, herbal and floral. Some people might not like the smell, but it really calms me down...Plus when I was comparing ingredients in hand creams, Aesop was the only brand not to contain heaps of synthetic chemicals. I don't know for sure if synthetics are bad for you, they might even be good, but at least at this stage, I don't feel like putting anything drastic on my hands as they aren't too bad anyway.
I've tried Kiehl's creme de corps. It's nice, but perhaps a bit too light. The smell isn't special either. I like hand creams to have a nice smell.