Hubby and I are really having a serious chapping problem. Like cracked and bleeding bad :(.

I find the best heavy-duty hand treatment is plain petroleum jelly--slather it on your hands thickly before bed and put on cotton gloves overnight to help speed results. You can find cotton gloves for this pharmacies and on Amazon, etc. Search for "moisturzing cotton gloves" or "eczema gloves."

Bag Balm or Bert's Bees.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0108/4823/9675/products/bb_original_4oz_1_590x.jpg?v=1551727503

https://www.burtsbees.com/product/hand-salve/VM-10599-00-1.html

Both are heavy duty, the sort farmers use. And both companies have creams for more delicate hands.

I agree that nothing works like Vaseline and that is what I have been using but it takes a long time to soak in for during the day. I remember using Bag Balm for Diaper rash. I may be able to get some at the farm store in town. Anyone use O'Keeffe's working hands?

Susan I/S Wrote:
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> I agree that nothing works like Vaseline and that
> is what I have been using but it takes a long time
> to soak in for during the day. I remember using
> Bag Balm for Diaper rash. I may be able to get
> some at the farm store in town. Anyone use
> O'Keeffe's working hands?


I had a bad case of dry skin on my shins. Dermatologist determined it was just dry skin and recommended some rather expensive creams, they didn't work.

On a whim I started using Bag Balm and it worked. Tried O'Keeffes, it wasn't as good but was better on my hands and face.

I'm completely sold on these two products.

You can get the Bag Balm in the pharmacy at Costco, best price over Wal-Mart.

You could try also the Bert's Bees hand salve or their miracle salve. Those products are as good as the Bag Balm. Both are products (I believe O'Keefe's, too) used on the farm and also among weightlifters who tear their hands apart all the time.

I'm in the same boat. Too much hand washing and cleaning chemicals, I think. Try Corn Huskers Lotion.

Wash your hands with an oil based lye soap. I use olive oil soap. It will not dry your hands out.

What do you suppose is drying your hands ?

Try not to handle a lot of paper.

Do you like to knit ? If so, 100% wool yarn still has a certain amount of lanolin and won’t dry your hands like synthetic yarns will.

I use petroleum jelly. It's cheap and the bottle lasts for years. My job is really hard on the skin and my fingers because of a climate controlled room (0% humidity). So sometimes I have to apply it multiple times a day, and also if I'm doing cement construction at home I apply it every a lot.

I use Nivea creams. I especially like the Soft cream. I put it on the back of my hands after every washing.

https://www.amazon.com/NIVEA-Soft-Moisturizing-Creme-Ounce/dp/B001FB5IMI

and feet stay softer. My feet get really dry. I've used some working feet lately on my feet, too, and it has helped a lot.

After a life-time of looking for the perfect hand lotion, I found it in:

AVEENO (the oatmeal one)

You can get a two-pack from Costco relatively cheap.

I'll have to try the lotion.

I have the driest skin on the planet or at least in the running for the title. My heels get cracked an bleeding easily.

I swear by Gold bond foot cream if you can find it--for hands and elbow too--although I can't find it lately. But I buy the Gold Bond hand cream and it is heavy duty as well and works wonders on my heels.

Love you Susan.

If you keep the dead skin on your feet to a minimum, you will have a lot less cracking and bleeding. I recommend using a callus remover and use it after you shower and your skin is hydrated. It will save you a lot of pain and suffering.

https://www.amazon.com/Revlon-Imp-Set-Pediexpert-Kit/dp/B00C1E8PD2/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=revlon+pedi+expert&qid=1584643168&s=beauty&sr=1-5

Back atcha D&D :)

Look for Shea Butter as the only or main ingredient in a cream/tub. The Dr I worked for always recommended this to patients with severely cracked skin.

RMM

Putting my two cents in for bag balm.

Me, too.

If it gets that bad I use UDDERBALM..it workes good on nasty spots and is antiseptic too. We always had a container of it in the vet cabinet for our livestock and one in the house for us 2 legged critters!



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My dermatologist recommended CeraVe moisturizing cream and explained it keeps natural lipid layers on the skin to heal all kinds of conditions. I've used it for years for eczema and its really great.

I like Aquaphor ointment for chapped hands. It's not so sticky as Bag Balm, which I also use.

It's a cut above Vaseline which works well too.

Thanks guys. I will see what I can get :)