Ouch!

[rejectomorph]

My knuckles are bleeding.

No, I didn't punch anyone, not even the nephew who built Sluggo. The thing is, I've had my hands in water a lot lately. And I've used a goatload of detergent. I've always had a problem with the skin on my hands drying out, and most detergents aggravate the problem. But this is about the worst drying I've ever had. The moisturizers just don't seem to be able to keep up with the demands I'm putting on them.

Too many dishes, (no, no dishwasher,) too many cloths to be wrung out, too frequent handwashing as a result of dealing with the portable toilet, too many things that require water and cleansers and such. When I make a fist, little drops of blood well up from the fissures in my knuckles, and my fingertips feel like fine sandpaper.

If my fingerprints wear off, maybe I can become a master criminal. I could probably already become a safe cracker, my fingertips are so sensitive. Too bad this didn't happen before all that new DNA technology came along. Always too late. Rats!

Comments

[bixie.livejournal.com]

owchie. neutrogena hand cream. a dab'll do ya.

[thirdhand.livejournal.com]

Goatload! Ahhahha!


Yay goatload.

DO THIS:

[elmoosh.livejournal.com]

Before you go to bed, get your hands damp and cover them in Vaseline, and I mean lay that crap on THICK, and then put on a pair of latex doctor gloves and wear them to bed. Your hands will feel and look way better in the morning, and a couple nights of doing that and they'll be back to normal. That happened to my sister. Ack. I feel your pain.

Seriously, do this. If you don't fix your hands now it can get VERY bad and they can get infected and oogy.

[(Anonymous)]

hi,
ya i know what you mean. Here in the desert i suffer very dry hands when cleaning. The solution? GLOVES. yes the humble glove saves the day. you may find something that works well for you.

T.

Dry Skin Help - Try Lanolin

[(Anonymous)]

You can order pure lanolin from the pharmacy in a tube. It won't wash off in water. I learned about this from a doctor when I had little cracks at the side of the mouth that just wouldn't heal.
Now I use it for lip gloss (lipstick any color can be added if you're into it) also on fingertips for those little cracks that form at the edge of the nails.
It's a sticky but amazing natural home remedy.

Lubriderm is also very good.

S.A.