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desertjoe
Orange Level Access Joined: 23 Sep 2013 Location: New mexico Points: 13525 |
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Posted: 22 Mar 2018 at 10:20pm |
Here lately I been noticing the skin on my old wore out hands is crackin pretty bad and lookin kinda scaly,,,The skin cracks and like around the joints it finally breaks open where it is pretty painful. I been using a lot of Neosporin but it too much for the meds,I think. I been doin quite a bit of Shade Treein lately, which the oil and gasoline don't help any. I cannot use gloves so I don't wear em,,,Maybe I need some Hi power hand cleaner,,,?? |
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darrel in ND
Orange Level Joined: 22 Nov 2009 Location: Hebron, ND Points: 8622 |
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Take vitamin D. My hands used to get just like what you're saying, but only in the winter time. Found out you get vitamin D from sunlight. What's a person short of in the winter time.....? SUNLIGHT! Started taking vitamin D during the winter months, and haven't had a lick of trouble since. Creams and ointments an all that stuff may fix em up, but take vitasmin D and you have the root of the problem fixed. Darrel
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john(MI)
Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: SE MI Points: 9263 |
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I have found Gold Bond lotion in the green bottle is the best thing for it, when my fingers start cracking like that.
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shameless dude
Orange Level Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13611 |
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yep....both Darrel and John are right! also cornhusker lotion is a good one too!
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Hubert (Ga)engine7
Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Jackson Cnty,GA Points: 6233 |
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X3 on the D and lotion. Put the lotion on before you start working on stuff and it helps tp keep the junk from getting into your skin and then some more after you clean your hands.
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Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God.
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Ted J
Orange Level Joined: 05 Jul 2010 Location: La Crosse, WI Points: 18789 |
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VITAMIN D is NUMBER 1,,,did I say 1 on the list.... And you CAN'T overdose on it either.
Then lotions,,,,,,MY favorite is Udder Balm. It's the stuff dairy farmers always used on their cows in the winter time. They would crack really bad and you'd get one or two that you couldn't even milk. You can imagine how them udders would hurt.... It'd be like you left your bells hanging out in the winter.... SO, if udder balm is good enough for them women things,,,,,,,,,,,it's good enough for our hands... I still use it and swear by it. Grease and oil and gasoline, petroleum products are a mechanics nemesis in the winter time. Get some and put it on liberally at night and put some socks over your hands to help keep the warmth in and let it work over night, you'll be amazed. |
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desertjoe
Orange Level Access Joined: 23 Sep 2013 Location: New mexico Points: 13525 |
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OK,,Thanks Guys,,,headed to Walmart right now,,,, |
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jaybmiller
Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Greensville,Ont Points: 22240 |
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YES 'D'.... I found that out when I got 'atheletes foot' years ago....quacks meds did nothing but empty my wallet...sob......
sat outside with socks off,in t shirt in mid MARCH to have sun beam down on me as it felt goo. Next day I was walking aroun for 2-3 hours before I figured out I had NO pain in the feet. 2 days later pain came back THEN I remembered I'd sat in the sun, bought D that afternoon, take 3-5 every day from October to April. NO pain anymore ! Also get Vitamin E creme and apply to hands(yup, nurther trip to WallyWorld) , it'l repair your skin in 1-2-3 days. apply often,especially before bed. Open skin lets in bad germs and things.... Jay |
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johnkc
Orange Level Joined: 22 Sep 2009 Location: KCMO Points: 714 |
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Hey Joe, what soap are you using? I found that Dawn dish soap really dries out my hands, works good but can’t use it. I use the GOOP with pumice, no problems.
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tadams(OH)
Orange Level Access Joined: 17 Sep 2009 Location: Jeromesville, O Points: 10010 |
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We have found that Gold Bond diabetics dry skin relief works good and I also use it instead of sun screen in the summer and don't get sunburnt
Tom
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shameless dude
Orange Level Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13611 |
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my doc reccomened Gold Bond too
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wfmurray
Orange Level Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Location: Bostic NC Points: 1225 |
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Go o tsc and get blue location with dog picture on it .Good for stings too. I think its for mange but it is good stuff on people.
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desertjoe
Orange Level Access Joined: 23 Sep 2013 Location: New mexico Points: 13525 |
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Well,,I went to Walmart and the only Gold Bond they had was some anti-itch but they did have 1 bottle of Cornhuskers,, so That is what I got on my hands now,, Gonna go to Drug Store this AM see if they got some of the Gold Bond in green bottle,,, Yeah JohnKC,,that Dawn is what I use to wash up after mechaniking,,,gonna look to use something else for a while. |
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Thad in AR.
Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Arkansas Points: 9401 |
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Move to Arkansas. I worked in your neighborhood a few years ago. Believe me we were getting plenty of sun shine and then some. I thought all my skin was gonna fall off. Soon as we got home it started to heal.
oh you can also use some bag balm and latex gloves all night while you sleep. You'll wake up with hands soft amd smooth as as as anything you can imagine.
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johnkc
Orange Level Joined: 22 Sep 2009 Location: KCMO Points: 714 |
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Well there ya go! Just quits using that dawn and use goop and before you know it your hands will back to normal. Also I havta wash my hands quite often around these perty boats so they don’t get all smudged up!
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The Consultator
Silver Level Joined: 19 Sep 2017 Location: Rio Rancho, NM Points: 120 |
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Also being in NM I go through the same thing. I use hydrocortisone every night before bed. During the day, I use coconut oil. I used to use Utter Butter, but everyone complained that I smelled funny and the refused to shake hands with me.
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desertjoe
Orange Level Access Joined: 23 Sep 2013 Location: New mexico Points: 13525 |
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Yeah, Thad,,I had to grin a little when I read that little number,,,cause,,,,cause,,if anything,,,I prolly getting TOO MUCH dang sun,,!! I have to wear a long sleeved shirt AND a hat year round, not a cap but a hat to keep this sun off my skin cause of my Diabetes and the meds I take,,,actually,,the only'ist skin that does get lots of sun,,are my alligator hands. BUT,,,with only 1 1/2 days of Cornhuskers my hands is lookin lots better,,,!!! I talked to the head Pharmacist at Walmart and he was gonna give me some other stuff that had a name as long as you ever seen and must of been good cause ,,,,cause thet little tube was $24,,,,, but the Cornhuskers was,,,,,$3.65 ,,,,SO,,,,,,you know the rest of the story,,,,,, |
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desertjoe
Orange Level Access Joined: 23 Sep 2013 Location: New mexico Points: 13525 |
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Chit,,,Consulter,,,I always thought them,,,,,,them,,,things,,,UMMmm they,,,Fact is,,,,I used to LOVE the smell of them,,,er never mind,,,!!! (Still do,!!) |
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shameless dude
Orange Level Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13611 |
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shucks....I use Dawn dish soap to was my hair in! has worked great for 50 years?
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shameless dude
Orange Level Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13611 |
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guess I figger that if it don't hurt them little ducks, it ain't gonna hurts me!
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The Consultator
Silver Level Joined: 19 Sep 2017 Location: Rio Rancho, NM Points: 120 |
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Joe, I'm fond of the smell as well, but some don't appreciate that teet life. Shameless, that's brilliant- does your hair feel like a ducks butt?
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desertjoe
Orange Level Access Joined: 23 Sep 2013 Location: New mexico Points: 13525 |
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For some reasom,,my dang phone is not wantin to transfer pics to my PC again,,,I'll keep tryin tho,,, I am simply AMAZED at how the Cornhuskers lotion is fixin the heavy crackin and splitting on my hands,,,!!! I started usin,,what Wednesday? and they look 50% better,,,I'll get this dang phone fixed or get another one,,,,Cause ,,,cause we all know ole Shameless got to have his pics,,,,,, |
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shameless dude
Orange Level Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13611 |
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nawwwww....the Dawn soap smells nice! and....Joe....are you sure you can't peel the skin off yer hands and make sum boots?
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desertjoe
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I don't know Shameless,,,these hands wouldn't make very good lookin boot material,,,,, They are TONS better than they were a week ago,,at least you can see some real skin in the centers now,,, |
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shameless dude
Orange Level Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13611 |
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whoa! thems are bad!
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Clay
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Udall, Kansas Points: 9227 |
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My sister is a nurse. She told me to rub Vaseline into my hands. I do this before I go to bed. I thought sure sis. By golly she was right. My hands healed up.
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john(MI)
Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: SE MI Points: 9263 |
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I wouldn't do that beings Vaseline is a petroleum product. Probably better to use KY jelly! |
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Jim Hancock
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: EL Reno, Ok. Points: 1112 |
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Joe, I use Palmolive for washing up after playing around in grease and dirt, etc, after I use a lanolin based hand cleaner.
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Dave H
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Central IL Points: 3491 |
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Clay, I wasn't gonna mention the Vaseline (petroleum jelly) remedy, but since you brought it up.
The bottom of my feet will get to looking like Joe's hands in the winter. This mani/pedicurist told the wife to use plain ole Vaseline on them. So I started that once a day when I sock up in the am and by golly it works great. Now for the plus up. This winter I noticed that my fingers. especially the thumbs did not get those painful cracks in them. The ole two birds with one stone deal. |
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darrel in ND
Orange Level Joined: 22 Nov 2009 Location: Hebron, ND Points: 8622 |
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Joe, very respectfully, if you keep everything covered up, you're not getting too much sun that way. During the winter months, I am outside for hours on end in sunlight, too, but still not getting enough sun because everything is covered up in the winter time. Next time the vampires take a little blood from you at the lab, ask em about your vitamin D level. And I am not sure why lack of vitamin D attacks the hands, but just because your hands are in the sunlight, that doesn't fix em. That's just what I've discovered from my years of experience. I'm not a Dr, but like the rest of em, I'm practicing. Darrel |
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