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Subject:
Dry skin
Category: Health Asked by: chocala-ga List Price: $2.00 |
Posted:
14 Nov 2004 20:24 PST
Expires: 14 Dec 2004 20:24 PST Question ID: 429064 |
Even though i use hand lotion alot but why do my fingers' skins often get dry and crack? Can it be related to the lack of nutritious in my diets? lack of vitamins? Is there any advice on how to better my skin condition? I do dishwashes twice a day but i wear gloves. |
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Re: Dry skin
From: tlspiegel-ga on 14 Nov 2004 20:46 PST |
Many times dry skin can be helped by drinking a lot more water. |
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Re: Dry skin
From: monroe22-ga on 14 Nov 2004 20:56 PST |
chocala-ga: Yes, I have a comment. You wear gloves while washing dishes. Excellent. At other times, do you wash your hands in hot water and take hot showers? The most valuable single advice I ever received, at age 16, was this: WASH YOUR HANDS IN COLD WATER! Why? Because our primitive ancestors were never exposed to hot water or soap...our inherited skin characteristics do not tolerate hot water. I believe it is obvious to all that hot water washes away skin oils. Teach yourself to wash your hands in cold water and take tepid showers. I have seen this cure chapping and dry skin problems every time. Think about it: our bodies were not evolved to tolerate hot water. Why fight nature? Your hands will be every bit as clean if you wash them in cold water. I have been using this practice for decades and have not yet died because of it. If this comment is wordy, it is because it is based on fact and experience. Now, if you already use cold or tepid water, then you have a problem not amenable to my recommendation. monroe22 |
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Re: Dry skin
From: biophysicist-ga on 15 Nov 2004 05:56 PST |
Regular lotion may not be strong enough for your hands. I recommend Neutrogena hand cream. It's very effective. Apply just before you go to bed. If that doesn't seem to be helping enough after a couple weeks, try putting on some light gloves over the hand cream when you go to bed (so it doesn't rub off or dry). Also, be sure to wear gloves whenever you go outside in the cold. The cold air is very drying to your skin. |
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Re: Dry skin
From: mister2u-ga on 15 Nov 2004 12:11 PST |
I found lotions useless for my dry skin too,coal tar soap(from a health food store)works wonders. |
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Re: Dry skin
From: altruix-ga on 15 Nov 2004 17:31 PST |
Try Eucerin lotion. |
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Re: Dry skin
From: crabcakes-ga on 16 Nov 2004 10:06 PST |
Many of the comments are good ideas! Another idea is a wonderful hand creme, by prescription only. Vanamide, 40 percent Urea lotion, made for Dermik Laboratories by DPT Lakewood Labs. Your dermatologist can give you several tubes as samples to see how it works for you. It can heal dry and cracked cuticles in less than a day. |
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Re: Dry skin
From: kriswrite-ga on 16 Nov 2004 10:33 PST |
I find baby lotion to be the best moisturizer. It's most effective when you put it on when your skin is damp. Kriswrite |
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Re: Dry skin
From: pecospearl-ga on 16 Nov 2004 15:42 PST |
I used to have a lot of problems with my hands peeling after I washed dishes. I found that the dish-washing soap I was using caused it. You might try changing your dish washing liquid. |
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Re: Dry skin
From: dubiousmerit-ga on 18 Nov 2004 22:01 PST |
Hi, I work in the shallow end of the medical field and wash my hands several dozen times a day. My hands were hellishly cracking, no matter what lotion I used, until I tried this: At night, I cover my hands with about a tablespoon of petroleum jelly, then put on a pair of those stretch "magic" acrylic gloves. They're usually a dollar or so a pair. Over that I put a pair of large disposable rubber gloves - your mileage may vary, but I was getting tired of washing greasy sheets. I take the whole mess off in the morning. As long as I do this, my hands are fine - they look a little dry, but they're not cracked.. It takes a tiny bit of getting used to the gloves. The first time I tried just plain cotton gloves and I kept waking up with them thrown across the room. The cheap stretch gloves are more "form-fitting," plus the first couple of weeks I used a pair that I'd cut the fingertips off of, like a cartoon hobo. They stayed on pretty well, then I switched to a pair of unaltered stretch gloves. No problems, except the aforementioned greasy sheets, so I added the latex gloves. I get mine from work, but you can buy rubber gloves by the box of 100 fairly inexpensively. I actually like the feel of the two layers of gloves now - it keeps my hands warm at night. One thing I noticed about lotion: most of them have some kind of acid or alcohol fairly high up in the ingredients. That's why I use just plain ol' Vaseline at night, along with it not running off. I do use regular lotion throughout the day - I filled an empty hotel shampoo bottle with it and keep it in my pocket - to replace lost skin oil on the fly, especially after washing dishes or washing my hands. One last thing is to notice <i>where</i> the skin is cracking. I couldn't figure out what I was doing to make my left index finger chap, but then I realized that I continually dragged it against the lace when tying someone's shoes. I changed that habit and the skin healed quickly. If you have an area of skin that is in danger but not yet broken, Curad spray bandage seems to help protect it pretty well. Or, if your work doesn't preclude it, just a regular bandage |
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Re: Dry skin
From: jadeaura-ga on 19 Nov 2004 17:40 PST |
Have you tried using coconut oil? It is a natural remedy for chapped/cracked skin. You can find it at most health food stores. |
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Re: Dry skin
From: whatsup_342-ga on 30 Dec 2004 16:11 PST |
I htink cocunut oil is good for skin and hair. Losing your hair? Try using coconut oil everyday for softer hair and skin. I think it works better than conditioners and hand lotions. |
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Re: Dry skin
From: whatsup_342-ga on 30 Dec 2004 16:29 PST |
Well..., you can try coconut oil at least indoors for a week. How to use coconut oil: Apply coconut oil to all hair on the head by rubbing on the roots and the scalp and leave it on for the day. Wash the hair at night before sleeping so that the oil doesn't stick in the pilllows and makes a stain. It amazing to see the results after a week. Works for skin too. Apply to skin after showering and leave until it is absorbed. No washing necessary. |
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