Hands like cardboard

[predator]

Hello i have been cleaning up around my plot burning old rubbish etc and splitting logs to stock up etc before all the snow comes

 

even though i,ve worn gloves er most of the time i,ve noticed my skin on my hands has gone rough like thick old cardboard . what hand creams have you tried and what worked best for you etc as my hands are wrecked thesedays mauling wiith logs etc

[farmerguido]

I use Scholl Cracked Heel Repair Cream (yes, on my hands), vaseline (a couple of times a day) and then barrier cream before I get working (when I remember).

 

This may sound like I have it sorted. I don't. My hands are in pieces at the moment - you know those cuts into your fingerprints that just never heal?

[tommer9]

YOu do a manual job.....you want tough hands, surely????????

If you really do want hand cream then udder cream for cattle is the best, and "b natural skincare" products made from beeswax are also very good.

[Stephen Blair]

Zambuck is good for hacks, I don't get them hut my dad does.

[robbo 110]

handcreams generally soften the skin, this isnt what you want as it will make your hands worse when you do some manual work, without wanting to sounding rude are you a 'manual worker' day to day? if your hands have been wet all day you could try wearing powdered latex gloves under your gloves, we use the orange 'grippy gloves' they last well & dry quick once wet!

[mendiplogs]

Hello i have been cleaning up around my plot burning old rubbish etc and splitting logs to stock up etc before all the snow comes

 

even though i,ve worn gloves er most of the time i,ve noticed my skin on my hands has gone rough like thick old cardboard . what hand creams have you tried and what worked best for you etc as my hands are wrecked thesedays mauling wiith logs etc

 

HI mate i use aqueous cream all the time in the winter on hands and feet it good and cheap jon

[Pedroski]

Olive oil does good. Chain oil seems to work well too.

[predator]

WOW YOUR TUFF CHAIN OIL LOL

 

Yes i do work with my hands all day etc either on spanners car/truck repairs mot,s etc and that not been the problem its only come on so to speak since i fitted a logburner mauling with trailer loads of wood man handling it about and also built a 80ft x 12ft wood store and yes its full lol me and my landlord share it and i get to store my gear there for free etc but my hands are really rough now on the verge of cracking where my fingers bend and very very dry its deffo the wood thats dried my hands out you know how it is gloves on gloves of then forget to put them back on and the only thing i got here at home is some shaving balm for time being

[tommer9]

Have you ben doing mechanics without wearing gloves? Ths will give you dermatitis, which can take the form of what you are describing. I have it with my left hand, gloves are a must- the builders grip type of glove as mentioned above seem to be the best and most popular type.

[robbo 110]

depends alot on your skin, aquaous cream is good, very thin/ easily absorbed, personally.... i use 'bepanthen'.... its a nappy rash cream !!!! i tried countless other before that didnt help!! its not a steroid cream either!! unfortunatly skin problems are very individual, what works for one wont work for somebody else.. prevention is better than cure!!