Beauty School, a series from T Magazine, answers common beauty questions with help from creative people who have become experts on the job. Sign up here to find us in your inbox once a month, and send any questions of your own to tmagazine@nytimes.com.
Winter is notoriously tough on hands. The cold, dry air can leave the skin feeling perpetually robbed of moisture and, as any hand cream obsessive knows, few formulas are powerful enough without being overly greasy. Below, three experts whose hands are integral to their work — the dermatologist Michelle Henry, the ceramist and furniture designer Simone Bodmer-Turner and the hand model Avisha Tewani — share how they protect their skin from the elements.
Michelle Henry, 43, dermatologist
These interviews have been edited and condensed.