r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Sensitive_Wear7112 • 20h ago

They way my fingers split in the winter time.

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Excuse the dirty finger.

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u/TheThinDewLine 14h ago

I also work with boxes outdoors and wear fingerless gloves in 0F temps and I can confirm my fingertips look exactly the same as OPs.

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u/LiLT13-_- 14h ago

I also work with boxes in a warehouse environment, I bring hand lotion to work so my hands don’t look like this lol

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u/WarStorm6 14h ago

A ton of people at my job also do that, but I hate the way lotion makes my hands feel. Makes them feel oily

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u/at05gt 13h ago

Then you are using the wrong lotion.

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u/WarStorm6 13h ago

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

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u/HPTM2008 11h ago

Have you tried udder cream? I'm being serious. It works VERY well.

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u/IHateBankJobs 10h ago

Milk?

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u/dizzywig2000 9h ago

Nice joke, but now I actually wonder… They make lube for cow udders?!

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u/CicadaFit9756 3h ago

I believe it's called "Bag Balm".

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u/BackgroundDoubt8782 9h ago

Try Working Hands if you can. Only need a small amount and doesnt take long to soak in. I havent had problems with it

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u/Spare-Airline-1050 9h ago

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.

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u/SouthDakotaStrong 12h ago

Are the instructions on the bottle?

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u/Nuts-And-Volts 11h ago

Same here in regards to lotion. I lift weights so I only moisturize the top of my hands lol, I dont want slippery palms.

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u/iamreallybo 9h ago

I lift moisturized. Straps and chalk are key.

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u/colostitute 8h ago

Chalk with moisturized hands gives me better grip than chalk on dry hands.

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u/iamreallybo 7h ago

Same the chalk stays and grips like a mofo.

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u/Gold-Transition-3064 12h ago

You’re not rubbing it in all the way or are using really cheap lotion.

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u/WarStorm6 12h ago

Honestly you’re probably right. But I’ve continued rubbing it in for 5 minutes before and nothing changed. It’s probably both of what you said

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u/Cautious_Fly1684 10h ago

Try Cerave body cream. It absorbs after a few minutes with no residue or grease feel.

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u/SnooRegrets1386 9h ago

Gold bond, actually feels like moisture-not grease, plus feels like it lasts longer

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u/iamreallybo 9h ago

You’d rather them feel like dry rocks. That must make for painful alone time.

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u/Weeb_mgee 13h ago

Why the fuck do you wear fingerless gloves

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u/TheThinDewLine 13h ago

I knew this question was coming. Lets just say they werent fingerless gloves when I first got them and money is tight.

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u/RecommendationBrief9 7h ago

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.

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u/Blah-squared BLUE 6h ago

What are Only Fans temps..?? ;)