on top of looking horrific with eyes bulging after wearing goggles for 90 mins+ ,i have recently found that my hands are getting very dry and skin tends to crack easily,is this my age?(36 but dont tell anyone)i do a particularly difficult on the hands day job (electrician)and even with hand cream(im male so again dont tell anyone)i find hands looking plagued with if i didnt know better leprocy type skin.....HELP !!!!
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Originally posted by Gil
Be warned though it smells awful!
The stuff I buy at Wal-Mart doesn't smell bad at all. It's called "Udderly Smooth," and it comes in tubes. I haven't tried the stuff in the jars, or any of it packaged for farm use, so maybe some of the other brands stink. Open it up and smell it before you buy it.
Another note on the gloves. I had someone tell me NOT to put latex surgical gloves over cracked or broken skin, because it supposedly can contribute to fungal infection that can actually increase the severity of the cracking. She told me to get the cotton gloves instead, because they allow oxygen to circulate through them. She wasn't a dermatologist, however, so I don't know how reliable that advice is; but you can actually buy breathable cotton gloves in drug stores that are packaged for this exact purpose.
Socks sound like they would be a good substitute, but I'm pretty sure they would drive me nuts. It sounds uncomfortable with the fingers all sticking together inside there and constricted by the tube.
Originally posted by Gil
Be warned though it smells awful!
The stuff I buy at Wal-Mart doesn't smell bad at all. It's called "Udderly Smooth," and it comes in tubes. I haven't tried the stuff in the jars, or any of it packaged for farm use, so maybe some of the other brands stink. Open it up and smell it before you buy it.
Another note on the gloves. I had someone tell me NOT to put latex surgical gloves over cracked or broken skin, because it supposedly can contribute to fungal infection that can actually increase the severity of the cracking. She told me to get the cotton gloves instead, because they allow oxygen to circulate through them. She wasn't a dermatologist, however, so I don't know how reliable that advice is; but you can actually buy breathable cotton gloves in drug stores that are packaged for this exact purpose.
Socks sound like they would be a good substitute, but I'm pretty sure they would drive me nuts. It sounds uncomfortable with the fingers all sticking together inside there and constricted by the tube.
