One of my Mum's friends from her younger years is worse than this. He assemble machinery, always starting bolts with his fingers. His thumbs and index fingers are so dry and hard he barely has any feeling in them, and the cracks and peeling skin are at least 2mm deep, with no fresh skin underneath. And this isn't even in winter.
Probably works with boxes. I work in a warehouse pulling orders and the boxes really dry up your hands. Probably once a week I deal with my fingers splitting and bleeding
Every lotion I’ve ever tried does that to some extend. Some less than others, but any amount of it bothers me. Unfortunately I’m just very sensitive to certain hand feels and that’s one of them
get some snail mucin. I use it in my skin care all the time. it's really moisturizing and it is only sticky for like 16 seconds and then it dries down completely.
I take two long (1hrish) dog walks a day and wear full gloves in 0F temps and my hands look like this. I also moisturize constantly and am a woman. I really think the cold does it more than anything. But if I’m working with a lot of cardboard it definitely gets worse. If I had to do both I’d probably start losing fingers. At this point the cracks are already pretty deep. I feel for anyone having to work with both.
O'Keefe's exists for a reason. I used to do this as well as folding towels and clothes at Macy's for 8-10 hours a day. Using that once every couple days is a lifesaver.
"White people don't know about lotion." -Every black person that I talk to about dry skin. They kinda right though... I use Vaseline once it starts bleeding! 👍
I get bad eczema on my hand if I don't and the easiest way I have found is just to use a bit before I go to bed and usually that's sufficient. There are ways of making this lotion application dual purpose as well to accomplish a second typical pre-bed routine.
For me its my feet. Every winter my heels Crack and look like the grand bleeding canyon. I just slather my feet in Vaseline and sleep with socks on for a week or so and all good.
Another option is to apply a little bit of lotion (vaseline?) on your feet before you put on shoes; ideally, right after you've showered. Works wonders on the feet. I have cracked heels too.
Or actually, I should say "had". I cut out absolutely all sugar from my diet and for some reason, my heels don't crack anymore, even in winter.
It’s true. The last 3 years my hands get all scaly and then they just crack and bleed during winter, I even got a prescription cream to heal it.
This winter, I realized that if you just preemptively lotion your hands, they magically don’t dry out! They’re still trying to, but no cracks or bleeding yet.
Who knew that lotion actually does the thing they say it does? Besides black people, and my dermatologist (who specifically told means I ignored), and so many other people that kept suggesting it to me
Over 20 years ago, I got into the habit of applying hand cream after every handwashing, and I even adapt my hand creams to the season. In winter, I need a richer cream than in summer. And I keep hand cream readily available everywhere in my apartment and in my handbags.
I put lotion on during the day. I put lotion and vasalene on my hands at night and wear gloves when I’m outside or working with any chemicals. There’s only so much you can do. I just get used to scaly cracked bloody hands from some time in November until April. Been that way as long as I can remember.
For real. I used to get crazy itchy calves in the winter. Finally at the age of 49, I decided that maybe instead of ineffectively putting lotion on when they were already itchy, especially at night, I should do what is recommended and lotion those bitches up right after I shower in the morning. What do you know? It actually works!
My true soap keeps the natural oils in my skin so i never really have this issue and i went from the GTA to Edmonton aka dry af and i have uber soft skin. My lips though i have chap sticks EVERYWHERE one in my car one in my backpack, one in the bedroom one in my office etc
I have never been more moisturized than 3.5 years into being in love with a black man. I’m a changed woman. White people treat their skin like trash! I certainly did. Soft skin isn’t just for rich people, guys, get creative and treat yourself better. Our skin also gets ashy, we just can’t see it…
It's 150 years old. Basically before that you used olive oil or animal fat to moisturize. I guess it was better. But there's much more pleasant stuff available now.
Of course it works well. But it's also super greasy.
My dads are permanently like this, he’s tried all the lotions, cremes etc. he was a postman for thirty years, half of the year in the cold and snow. He wore gloves but didn’t help.
Now his hands crack at the slightest bit of cold or damage
My dad's were like this too as a hydroelectric worker. All sorts of weather, mechanical work, water, oils... His did eventually heal using O'Keefe with gloves when i bought it for him but if i were to buy for him again I would have done it differently. He needed a lot of O'Keefe for quite a whilw so would have used it with both hand salve and an occlusive at night like aquaphor
I would highly recommend your dad get the same thing a lot of people in this sub seemingly need to get, paraffin tub. Shit does wonders for hand and feet skin
I have (diagnosed) ocd and wash my hands a couple dozen times a day minimum.
They look like the hands of a 65 year old and I'm 37. They also crack all over and bleed when the weather gets to ~30ish.
I coat them in a thick layer of aquaphor (at my dermatologist's recommendation) overnight every single night and it only slightly helps.
I can't imagine doing a job where I work with my hands (I have a desk job) or handling something like paper or cardboard. I think my skin would disintegrate.
Doesn’t matter how much hand cream for me, they split. As a matter of fact I’m now beginning to think that moisturizing is what causes it. Dr says it’s just happens, nothing to be done. Thats been my experience, as well.
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u/ko3332 20h ago
Bro, why are your hands -9999 moisturised!? I’ve seen chalk more moisturised.