Just wondering if anyone else who has cold weather gets those annoying and painful split fingers. I`m sure they are from a lifetime of exposure to paint,thinner and solvents. I have tried lots of stuff through the years and nothing seems to work, anybody got suggestions?
Posted by Harris Kohen (Member # 2139) on :
Have you tried that liquid glove stuff yet?
when i worked in a busy garage I used to put that stuff on and my hands looked like i never worked in grease or dirt in only 2 weeks and the bloody crackling knuckles went away just as fast.
you cna usually get it at pep boys or one of those automotive DIY superstores
Posted by Kathy Joiner (Member # 1814) on :
Even in Louisiana your fingers will crack and bleed in winter. Try the liquid gloves Harris told you about. But to cure the problem use mayonaise. Rub it into your hands well and leave it on for 15 or 20 minutes. Wash it off and you will see the results immediately. It works better than any of the expensive prescribed lotions I have tried.
Posted by Michael Boone (Member # 308) on :
Ask any New York winter fisherman Eucerin moisturizing hand cream... I guarantee you will be satisfied with this product
Posted by Joey Madden (Member # 1192) on :
Gotta tell ya, my hands are nice and smooth from pinstriping most of my life. I'll try the mayonaise thingie Kathy because it sounds interesting. I normally use Shea Butter.
Posted by Steve Purcell (Member # 1140) on :
Hey Bob & Marcia ,
You wouldn't have wanted my fingers today. I worked in the shade on the north side of a building alongside the canal all day. (yeah, you know the wind down there! ) Major pain, cuz I couldn't wear gloves most of the time.
Mostly, the cracking results from the dry winter air, exacerbated by the paint drying agents we handle all of the time.
I've had pretty good luck using bag balm (the farmers' stuff) and various hand lotions. I also use hand cleaners containing lanolin/wool fat. Those, and an ever-present supply of latex gloves.
Merry Christmas ( Christmas is a birthday) Steve
Posted by Donna in BC (Member # 130) on :
I use a product called Barriere hand creme. It's only sold in Canada, however it's a silicone based medicated product. It's the only thing that works for me. Try your local drugs store and ask what they have that's silicone based.
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
back on the dairy farm(when i was a kid)we used to have this salve that teet dialators came in, later years it was a marketable product called BAG BALM! this stuff is great. CORN HUSKERS LOTION was the big thing when i lived in maine. my mom used something cant remember the name but it was ROSE OIL/GLYCERIN and it work good cept you smelled like a rose!!! CRACK CREAM, somethin new on the market..i could say something about the 1st time i saw it, didnt think it was for chapped hands. 10w-30 motor oil, when i used to do a lot of mech-an-nic work and had my hands in oil, never had much problem with cracking, but the chemical i used to clean my hands used to dry them out. when i was an outside salesman for NAPA i used to sell GO-JO hand cleaner...and this was one of its selling points, it moisturized your hands as it took off the dirt, get a small can and try it in the cold weather....seriously. also since on the hands DONT I REPEAT DONT...use the product POWER CLEAN...directly on you hands...i was cleaning something with this and was using a rag for not more then 10 min.....when i washed my hands(after the feeling of burning)this stuff ate the tips of 3 of my finger ....no kidding.
Posted by Sheila Ferrell (Member # 3741) on :
Down south, we kno' that the good Lord gave us cold weather for the sole purpose of killin' fleas an' 'skeeters. I kno' on my heart He's not tryin' to kill me, but I'm here to tell ya, when it gits cold I'm subject to stand around in front of a heater an' stare at the work to do.
Here's 3 more good things to try for achy hands:
Soak hands for about 15-30 min.s in real warm water to which you've added olive oil.
Then use: Corn Husker's lotion, real cocoa-butter or real cocoa butter lotion, or vitamin E oil, and 1 or 2 nights a week slather one of these on your hands pretty thick and crash with gloves on.
Your hands are dehydrated. This will re-hydrate and heal the cracks, and dryness and prevent any more. If your hands are prone to dehydrate continue to do it to prevent the onset.
Extra stuff: When I just have to letter in the cold, while working, I use one of the above lotions and use gloves with just the finger-tips cut out. When doin' construction or other stuff outdoors I use a pair if those 2 pair-for-a-dollar "wool" gloves from Wal-Mart. Over those I wear mules, or rubber-coated or whatever the job calls for.
Here's a tip for those of you girls who get cold feet: DON'T MARRY HIM!
heh,heh, gotcha
My feet are apt to frostbite when the temp. gets, oh, around 37. To counter attack, here is a recipe for warm feets: I put a plastic grocery bag on each foot over pantyhose . . .(2 pairs of pantyhose if the temp. drops anywhere below 30) LOL! But I'm serious! Then over that, 1 or 2 pairs of socks according to the temp., and the steel-toes or rubber boots.(depending on the job). Then when I go to work I always feel more at home in the extreme arctic weather that we face here for as long as 5 days in January, because I will be sweatin' like a mule.
I don't kno' how you people livin' north of Huntsville, Al. do it. Don't come cryin' about that cold an' snow an' all to me! I'll tell you to move your frozen carcass south of Birmingham,
Hav'a warm day!
Posted by jimmy chatham (Member # 525) on :
i am diabetic and was told at a class that i went to to use crisco oil for dry skin on my feet. it is a lot cheaper than moisturizers and works better.
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
i had rash or really dry skin, it itched badly. was on my left leg "shin" area. went to dermatoligist, he gave me scrip for $80 tube of salve, didnt have the money so i put peanut oil on it.....stopped itchin, and went a way never came back. i told the dermatoligist this..and he just snickered.
Posted by Ray Rheaume (Member # 3794) on :
Hi Bob,
One of the best ways I've found to beat the cracked and chapped hands is Aloe & Lanolin.
The dry indoor conditions combined with the chemicals we sign folks tend to fumble around with (thinners especially) dry out the skin more easily.
Ocassionally, you can find hand cleaners that have skin moisturizers in them AND actually clean well.
Hope this helps... Rapid
Posted by Don Coplen (Member # 127) on :
Years ago, I worked on an assembly line at a printing company. My job was to fill mailbags with catalogues, pull the rope ties closed and toss them onto a palette. In the winter, I'd get cracked hands so deep that they bled. The remedy turned out to be Neutragena hand creme. Healed the worse case of cracked hands and kept them from cracking again.
You can find it in any grocery. White container with Norwegian cross. The Norwegian fishermen swear by the stuff.
Posted by DianeBalch (Member # 1301) on :
I have been using Vasaline petroleum jelly, on my hands, feet, face and sometimes my arms- when I go to bed. It has a made a huge difference for me.
diane
Posted by jack wills (Member # 521) on :
Move next door to me in sunny California. Just jokin' it happens here too. Get some cheap gloves load up on yer favorite cream(s)put gloves on when ya go to bed and then go out and crackm' again the next day.
CrazyJack
Posted by Delzell (Member # 1965) on :
If the cracks are deep I use liquid bandage so it will not get deeper and bleed. Then I use the liquid glove cream or a good cream to keep them well.
Posted by Mike Languein (Member # 319) on :
Get yourself an Aloe Vera plant - it looks like a succulent but is actually a lily - so water it and it will have many children that you can separate and replant - break or cut off a slice of this stuff and smear the juice around for a natural cure - the native Americans have used this stuff for millennia - also excellent for cuts, scrapes and burns - heals with no or very little scarring! I just gave away about 100 of them in my neighborhood, keeping the biggest one for my living First Aid Kit. It's as good as Vitamin E.
Posted by Delzell (Member # 1965) on :
I second that Aloe! I keep one at home and one at work. And give the babies away.
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