I've added a Vaseline Aloe cream to my Tesco order for Friday to give that a try.
The one the nurse gave me at the start of all this is a Paraffin based one, Cetraben; I've also got Johnsons Baby Lotion, Baby Farm sensitive skin baby moisturiser and Vaseline intensive care essential healing.
The one you can only use a tiny amount for a short time is Betnovate, it's one you have to get on prescription, but they warn you it thins the skin which is why you can't use it for long or use too much.
Glad that you've found one that you can use on your hands without bother, I'll see how I get on with what I'm getting on Friday. It will be another week before I get the lower dose pills unless she has faxed a prescription through to the chemist, which I doubt as she didn't ask who I used. I told her I would be ordering on Monday anything I needed, she said that when I did it would be the new dosage, and it would be the Thursday or Friday before it got delivered to me.