[TheForge] OT Hand "Cremes" (was: Carnauba wax (Was: Japan dryer))

[Rick Korinek]

Sure are lots of us with dry skin on the hands problem.

One thing I have done during the winter when the problem is bad for me is to
put on a thicker layer of bag balm or utter cream at night and then wear a
pair of cotton gloves thru the night.

-Rick
 
Island City Forge
Minocqua, WI
 

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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Marc Godbout
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] OT Hand "Cremes" (was: Carnauba wax (Was: Japan
dryer))

I've got problems with fingertips splitting and am another voice for Bag
Balm. I haven't had any problems with long-term exposure, and in the middle
of winter I tend to smear the fingertips once or twice daily. That does a
great job keeping the splits down, but nothing is perfect. It seems after
using gloves, either the winter kind or leather work gloves, and doing some
fairly heavy work, I still get splits. Maybe the gloves draw moisture/oils
away from the hands?? So for small splits I will clip them with nail
clippers, then file the rough spots with a fingernail emery board.

Also, this time of year I tend to not use the Bag Balm often, so splits come
back. When they get really deep and start bleeding, I turn to Superglue. I
put a drop in the cut, then pinch to close it up, then dab a little on top
of the cut. That'll hold it for a couple days while it heals. And it makes
typing less painful.
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