Hand Lotion.

My wife picked up some Dimethicone made by Smith&Nephew - It's what her hospital uses and it works great on extremely dry hands and doesn't hurt when you have an open cut on your hands.
 
I do a mix of Vitamin E oil, glycerin, and aloe gel when I want unscented / no additional ingredients.

The E oils vary greatly; some are very viscous and sticky. I use stuff by Nature's Bounty, 2.5 oz bottle, 30,000 IU (this is about as high as it gets), about $8. It has a low viscosity.
 
siguy said:
you might look at badgerbalm...i have heard good things about them, but have never used their products.
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I have a tin of Badger and love it..it is pretty easy to come by in the northeast..I am not sure about nationally. Gene
 
NWA said:
I have always used Eucerine dry skin creme. Any drug store has it and it has no scent at all. It works very good. The winters here can be very dry so a good hand creme is very much needed. Unless you like to have split knuckles and finger tips.

Nick
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A huge +1 on the Eucerin. No smell, no greasy feel. For a long time I suffered with dry hands in the winter because I hated the smell and feel of most hand lotions.


Stay sharp,
desmobob
 
Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Hand Cream, Fragrance-Free.

You can find this stuff at your local drug store. I like it.

"It started with Norwegian fisherman. Faced with some of the harshest, coldest weather on earth, they used a formula that delivers concentrated levels of glycerin to dry, chapped skin providing immediate and lasting relief."
 
akabu said:
http://www.bagbalm.com/pets.htm
nothing yet beats it the rest are all sheep wool fat and mix this is solid. the right way to use it is over night. Spread on hands and put a covering over them.. old socks or cotton gloves.
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Rupestris said:
Another thing to remember when using hand lotion is to wash your hands thoroughly with warm water before using. The lotion can only add so much moisture to your skin. It works better as a barrirer to retain moisture.
If they're dry to begin with, lotion isn't going to help much.
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These are the most important points, pharmaceutically speaking, of the whole thread.

Someone mentioned motor-oil. Bad idea in the long run as it is carcinogenic. Our bodies are exposed to enough cancer causing agents to push our luck when other products will work as well or better.
 
I use Trader Joe's Hand and Body Lotion at night and Burt's Bees Hand Salve during the day. The Burt's Bees is wax-based and seems to be a little more durable when you're active. When I can find it, I'll switch up the Burt's with Badger Balm.

+1 to no motor oil. Vegetable oils have the same range of chemical weights without nasty known carcinogens like dibenzo(a,h)anthracene and benzo(a)pyrene (they just sound bad), so the vegetable oil should be similarly effective. Heck, Badger Balm is mostly olive oil.

Good stuff for healing that I use when I shave - Nivea for Men - seems to be water-based - it gets absorbed quickly, so there's not much of a protection factor, but it does deliver Vit. E, aloe, other vitamins and chamomille to the skin. Works great on razor burn, so it should help cracking.
 
The best thing I have found for dry, cracked hands is Zim's Crack Cream. When I first heard about it, I thought it was a joke. It works. I don't much care for the smell of it, but that goes away and it's worth it for as good a job as it does.
 
Glad to see a couple of people responded to the motor oil recommendation...don't know if that idea was intended to be humorous or one of those "ignorance is bliss" conditions...but motor oil is a really bad suggestion as thankfully pointed out.

I will add a +1 for Eurcerin, no scent and seems to last thru a couple of basic hand washings.
 
CUTS LIKE A KRIS said:
Good thread! I'm currently in school for Massage Therapy and my left middle finger has been cracking since Sept. long weekend. It is more or less good right now (after not using any moisturizer for a month), but my other fingers are getting dry. We used to use Bag Balm exclusively on the farm but for some reason I cannot find it in Alberta (Lee valley carries it but won't sell it here for some reason.

Might have to try out BadgerBalm as I think that is Lee Valleys replacement. Do not care for Burts Bees hand lotion in the tin- too oily and does not soak in enough for me.
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Lee valley was ordered to not sell Bag Balm in your area due to some of the ingredients. You can get anywhere else in Canada though.

It shoud be noted that there are TWO different compositions of bag balm, the original salve is available in parts of the States, and banned in others, and the salve for Canada is missing one of the orgininal ingredients, due to CIA and other agencies saying no. I'll try to find the article
 
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