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To follow up on TJ's comments, Reynaud's phenomenon typically is accompanied by color change in the fingers with changes in the temperature (classicly from warm to cold) where the fingers will become pale, then cyanotic (turning blue) and can be painful. I don't recall Reynaud's presenting as severely dry/cracked hands, but I could be mistaken.
One of the best moisturizers out there is still petroleum jelly (classic Vaseline). One thing you could do to help with the severely dry/cracked hands is to moisten the hands in the sink, slather them in vaseline and wear gloves over the hands while you sleep. I've seen some dramatic improvements over 4-5 days for people.
For those who have chronic/recurrent nosebleeds in winter, a bad of vaseline on the inside of the nose while you sleep can work wonders, too.
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