remmington
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Post by remmington on Nov 29, 2021 9:59:32 GMT 1
End of both thumbs sore now - split and bleeding. So going for : pr88 barrier cream and gloves in the day time. And copious amounts of O'Keefes working hands - hand cream in the evenings! "Horse bolted - stable door" comes to mind!  |
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Post by rhyds on Nov 29, 2021 10:41:33 GMT 1
My father used to swear by The Body Shop hemp hand cream when he was working
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remmington
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Post by remmington on Nov 29, 2021 12:54:41 GMT 1
My father used to swear by The Body Shop hemp hand cream when he was working My Doctor years ago - Dr Baker (long retired - real decent chap) Told me the best thing ever for splits on your hands - is the ear wax than comes out of your own ears! I kid you not! |
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Post by givusaclue on Nov 29, 2021 13:45:18 GMT 1
i use the scandinavian hand cream that comes in a white tube
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Post by chippie on Nov 29, 2021 16:37:20 GMT 1
O'Keefe's working hands does it for me...
Used to suffer a lot when doing diy round the house...certain products tend to dry out my skin causing it to split summat chronic..
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Post by remmington on Nov 29, 2021 16:53:03 GMT 1
O'Keefe's working hands does it for me... Used to suffer a lot when doing diy round the house...certain products tend to dry out my skin causing it to split summat chronic.. I think the worse thing that effects my hands - cause them to split and bleed is cement/concrete/mortar. |
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Post by valhalla on Nov 30, 2021 1:04:57 GMT 1
The guys on the engine testbeds used to swear by the following "trick" to fix their hands overnight each time (lots of nasty diesel oil + dust throughout the day);
Take a pair of Marigold gloves. Fill them with warmed-up unsalted butter, 1/4 pack in each. Place glove over hand and work the butter into the fingers. Try to go to sleep (if the Mrs. will let you - the Marigolds are probably driving her wild by now.....  ), and let the butter do its thing. In the morning, wash hands in soft-soap to remove any excess - the butter will be grey with oil and grime by now, having brought all the unnatural oils out, and fed some natural oils in.
A pack of butter was reckoned to be cheap compared with other remedial treatments.....and it is probably nicer than ear-wax!
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), and let the butter do its thing. In the morning, wash hands in soft-soap to remove any excess - the butter will be grey with oil and grime by now, having brought all the unnatural oils out, and fed some natural oils in.