Cracked, and bloody knuckles

[thx1138]

Backs of my hands and my knuckles are sore, bit swollen, rough skin calluses and bleeding a little. Think it's down to being outdoors a lot.

What do?

Hand cream?

Probably going to have to be. so recommendations?

[Howling Terror]

Hand barrier cream...the pink stuff is what used until I became a man.
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[Riejufixing]

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Norwegian Formula, as used by rufty tufty trawlermen and Vikings.
Also gloves.

[Pete.]

Broken skin - E45
Dry, itchy skin - Hydrocortizone

E45 sorts most of my skin complaints, mostly dry, sore hands from wire sawing cutting.
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[stevo as b4]

Welcome to working outside all winter bashing your hands on everything.

Manning up gets you so far, but some of those creams like Pete said or the Norwegian stuff really do help. Its fine to ignore at first but when you can't work in gloves due to detail fine work, and are getting solvents like alcohol and white spirit on your hands it stings a touch and probably isn't that good for you.

Also coming home and touching anything clean like towels or letters and getting blood stains on everything doesn't make for a smooth home life.

Try to wear clean dry gloves outside in low temperatures and use a hand cream if your paws get into a state or just to
prevent them doing so as much as possible.

[Sister Sledge]

Just to add: Wet cement and concrete will destroy your hands too.
All of the above creams work.
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[Islander]

Either the Norwegian neutrogena stuff or O'Keefes. Both work really really well.

[Jewlio Rides Again LLB]

O Keefe's, I use it because weight lifting.
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[Andy_Pagin]

I find any glycerin based stuff works well, the Norwegian Neutrogena stuff has the joint advantages of being perfume free and an association with a bunch of hard bastards (deep sea fishermen) and therefore in no way effeminent.
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[Riejufixing]

Here you are, if you order withing 1/2 an hour you get 50% off which makes the £3.95 postage nicer.

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Go on, protect your skin, you know you want to! Lay off the make up though (perhaps )....

[Sister Sledge]

Lanolin: Squeezed from the sebaceous glands of sheep.
I suppose if it works then use it!
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[Sister Sledge]

Nah - they squeeze sheep.

Ducks have an oil gland. Has that stuff been turned into cream too?
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[Fisty]

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This stuff is wonderful. We get it supplied at work and it is magic!
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[stinkwheel]

I have to pay a lot of attention to my hand skin due to working both outside AND in a medical environment where hands need to be clean.

Stop using normal soap, use a pH balanced soap. I use one called baktolin pure.

Use rubber gloves if you do the dishes, washing up liquid is horrible to yuor hands. Use nitrile gloves if you are working on your motorbike because engine oil/brake dust etc is also nasty. The more you get exposed to it, the more likely you are to have a reaction. I've HAD to start wearing gloves because it triggers dermatitis now. Black nitrile gloves are really tough.

Only WASH your hands if they are visibly dirty and even then just wash them in water if you can get away with it. If they are really mucky, you'll have to use that pH balanced soap.

Don't rub your hands dry, pat them dry.

If you need your hands to be CLEAN (eg before eating etc) but they aren't visibly dirty. Use an alcohol handrub. Keep rubbing it until they are dry, don't wipe it off on your trousers/a towel. That way any oils it strips out of your pores are rubbed back in again

I also use Norwegian formula hand cream. I find It works best if the skin is slightly damp (so if you've washed and patted dry your hands, that's a good time to put the handcream on). I have multiple tubes of it about the place (Bathroom, bedroom, kitchen car, work).

If they get really bad, slather them in aqueous cream and put a set of thin cotton gloves on before you go to sleep (pharmacists sell cotton gloves for this exact purpose).
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