Severely Cracked Hands!:-(

[egg67]

I use Diprobase cream, get from chemist, the wife a Nurse in Cancer care Recommends it to a lot of her Patients since using it I have not suffered from cracked hands

 

[Pete999]

Anyone got any advice re preventing cracked hands (other than man up or wear gloves!) I have been trying OKeefes Cream but this morning they are so bad I can hardly hold a cup!?

The 10 Best Hand Creams to Use This Winter - https://www.allure.com/gallery/best-hand-creams-for-dry-cracked-hands

 

[telectrix]

The 10 Best Hand Creams to Use This Winter - https://www.allure.com/gallery/best-hand-creams-for-dry-cracked-hands

might be OK for you southern softiesbut up here in the frozen north where men are men, we use Hypoy 90 gearbox oil.

 

[Pete999]

might be OK for you southern softiesbut up here in the frozen north where men are men, we use Hypoy 90 gearbox oil.

Being so hard and tough I would have thought you Northern blokes wouldn't hand cream, just suck up the pain and wait for the weather to get warmer

 

[static zap]

Hypoid 90 - Sweet

 

[telectrix]

that's for winter use. in summer we use castrol R.

 

[Dave OCD]

It's kind of reassuring that the dry hands condition is more common than I realised , had problems with this every winter for as long as I can remember, Neutrogena [red-unscented] works well but I'm guilty of not using it regularly enough too.

 

[7029 dave]

I feel your pain,I myself suffer with this at the time of year.Working with copper cable is just splits and cracks the skin, and opens back up again like a Victoria plumb.Try wearing tight fitting cut gloves.

 

[ipf]

Being so hard and tough I would have thought you Northern blokes wouldn't hand cream, just suck up the pain and wait for the weather to get warmer

Nowt wrong with a bit of axle grease.....got that from a lass I used to know well...

 

[Pete999]

that's for winter use. in summer we use castrol R.

I suppose you are going to tell us you bust the sump when it's cold to oil yer hands, after you have hijacked some poor Motorist

 

[Squid]

Man juice, thats why all my ex's have a fresh complexion........

 

[Rpa07]

I tried Snowhead on a recommendation from last years cracked hand thread and it helped a lot - one must have a moisturising regime and daily overnight for the whole season. Mine crack at the knuckles and sides so I emery cloth (sand paper) them down until the skin is soft - repairs easier and quicker. My tuppence!

 

[ipf]

I suppose you are going to tell us you bust the sump when it's cold to oil yer hands, after you have hijacked some poor Motorist

Nah! ...in scouseland they pee on 'em.....and then just sit there sucking their thumbs.

 

[Pete999]

Man juice, thats why all my ex's have a fresh complexion........

boasting again

 

[Squid]

boasting again

Manly hands and a tool fetish.........

 

[Pete999]

Manly hands and a tool fetish.........

Yeah but not what you're thinking

 

[ipf]

Yeah but not what you're thinking

Agree....all this talk about cracks and tools is getting a bit out of hands.

 

[HandySparks]

This is how you moisturise to keep dry skin restored. - http://www.vaseline.co.uk/product/intensive-care/lotions/essential-healing-lotion.html

Daily for most of the year. Twice a day at this time of year.

 

[Deleted member 9648]

If you get a bad crack on a finger that is really spoiling your day the remedy I use is a really big blob of Sudocream and cover with a plaster or three overnight. Next morning it'll be pretty much useable, but best to keep the plaster on for a few more hours if you can.
+1 for Neutrogena as a preventative measure.

 

[Spoon]

This stuff is really good.
http://cpc.farnell.com/o-keeffe-s/7044001/hand-cream-working-hands-96gm/dp/SI16058