Hand Remedies

[UserRemoved1]

Got you beat by far. Try turning wood all day long with dry sawdust. Worst freikin thing ever. The absolute best hand cream I have found is Gold Bond. Also use Eucerin Plus but the gold bond really soaks in and is non greasy etc. I put it in front of the telephone so every time I pick up the phone I put hand cream on.

If you get splits like that then EVERY night you need to put a bandage over the split while you sleep with the neosporin gobbed on it...it will severely reduce the pain and speed the healing.

[tattoobob]

I am a plumber and I have that problem also, I take Neosporen ointment Pain, and it takes care of it I put it right in the cracks before I go to bed and when ever the pain comes back. Also don't let the dead skin build up cut it away.

[BigBo]

You need Crack Cream.
Seriously. Look it up. The stuff works pretty good for that.

[EricW]

I have had terrible dry skin since I was born. If I don't stay on top of it, my hands and feet are a disaster. Seems to get worse as I got older (39.....) The key is keeping things moisturized. The last several years I would get terrible skin cracks on my hands. I have found that using aveeno daily moisturizer (comes in a beige bottle with green cap) really helps. I use that on my face too. I have only had a few finger cracks so far this year. I have counted over 50 cracks on my hands when it gets bad. Eucerin is another good product. They make a real thick cream in a jar. Mary kay actually makes the best stuff. It is called extra emollient night cream. It is a really thick pink smelly cream but it works wonders.

Once you get cracks, there is a product made by 3M called Nexcare skin crack care. It comes in a bottle like nail polish. You paint it on to the skin crack and it helps it heal. I haven't seen it much lately, it used to be everywhere like Walmart and drug stores. I bought 6 bottles at walmart for 1.50, may have been a close out. It was 5.99 and worth every penny. It takes a few layers painted on but it works great. Kind of like glues the cut together. the 3M website lists it and you can find it on Ebay.

I also have some nexcare "liquid bandage" It is very much like super glue, and glues the crack together. I have heard you can also use super glue. Other bandage companies make liquid bandages that would probably work.

I currently have a 2" long skin crack on the bottom of my left foot that was just caused by dry skin. It just lets go. Looks like more of a laceration than a cut. I could barely walk the pain was so bad. Got to keep them moisturized.

Good luck, these are the most painful things. I would really recommend the nexcare stuff.

[Nebe]

lansonil works wonders as well. As long as you dont pay attention to what it is really meant to be used for, its great stuff.

[gone fishin]

Bag Balm !!!

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by gone fishin

Bag Balm !!!

Its Udderly amazing stuff

[UserRemoved1]

So your telling me I need to cream a crack

Originally Posted by BigBo

You need Crack Cream.
Seriously. Look it up. The stuff works pretty good for that.

[BigBo]

[american spirit]

i work in a hand therapy clinic. the nurse's who do dressing changes use this stuff called iodosorb to heal wounds. it this gritty substance with iodine in it. i haven't seen anything else out there that heals wounds as fast as this. maybe you could get a prescription for it.

after your wounds get closed up:

at night time glob a lot of moisturizer on the hands and put on some very light cotton gloves. sleep with those on every night. i think that may help. most other suggestions would likey work too.

it's tough when you abuse your hands daily. got to take precautions and take care of the hands better. it sucks to loose function and not be able to do what you love.

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by the_shocker

at night time glob a lot of moisturizer on the hands and put on some very light cotton gloves. ****snip**** it sucks to loose function and not be able to do what you love.

Tell me about it. How the heck can I wax the porpoise before i go to sleep with those damn cotton gloves on my hands

[zacs]

nebe...wax the porpoise...LOL

[Gloucester2]

Works wonders !

[BigBo]

That's the stuff right there G2. Works great.

[Swimmer]

Originally Posted by zacs

nebe...wax the porpoise...LOL

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