[TheForge] Hand cream

[Eric Meyer]

My dad swears by O'Keefe's working hands
Says even with cold and working in the shop it keeps his hands from cracking into oblivion.
Me - not so cold in S. FL and too much time on the computer and at work to get that bad... Yet 8)
Eric

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> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:22:40 -0700
> From: "Jeffrey Polaski" <jeff.polaski at rgs.uci.edu>
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Carnauba wax (Was: Japan dryer)
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> Just to add my $0.02 -- If you can easily get your hands on a bar of
> surfboard wax, it makes a cheap and convenient source of carnauba wax. 
> 
> The majority of surfboard board wax is carnauba, with some coconut oil
> to soften it. Some brands are formulated for different temperatures. The
> hot-weather/tropical mix has a higher percentage of carnauba in it.
> 
> I've been fooling with different waxes for a home-made hand lotion. I
> have rather sensitive skin and most soap just nukes my skin and
> cuticles. Lotion helps a lot, but I just don't like the thick greasy
> feel of all the stuff I've tried, and it all washes off far too easily.
> I've come up with a formula that I like a lot. It's mostly beeswax, and
> I've been experimenting with adding a bit of carnauba wax to see if I
> can make it better.
> 
> BTW, if anyone is interested, let me know and I'll send you some of my
> hand lotion from the next batch I make, in a month or so. It'll be free
> -- I'd just like some feedback on it.
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