Does anyone else experience rough, sometimes even cracked, skin on their fingers (esp. the picking fingers)?
What do you do about it?
Edited by - DWFII on 05/20/2022 17:00:28
Aloe vera lotion applied lightly several times a day can help. Pharmacies and dollar stores usually have a couple different brands in stock. Dermasil is one of them that I like. I suppose regular hand lotion would work but aloe vera seems less greasy to me. Corn Huskers Lotion used to be my go-to item since it is glycerin based instead of lanolin, but I can't seem to find it anymore.
Be sure to put it on your hands before you go to bed. That way you won't wash it off unless you have to get up several times a night to use the bathroom like I do.
Fingerpicks certainly work.
I'm left handed playing right handed. I get cracks on the first two fingers of my left hand (usually more in the winter than the summer). While I've tried different creams, what worked best was what I used this past winter, organic coconut oil (solid at room temperature). Just rubbed a bit on those fingers when they feel rough.
Hmmm, I used to get Cornhuskers... I remember it. Maybe I'll go looking for it. I have used hand creams and body lotion and pure lanolin, even A&D ointment. And they all work but not real well--no immediate relief, in any case. Here for a little while, gone tomorrow. And they all tend to be greasy.
I have coconut oil but it seems it would be greasy too.
Thanks for the suggestions.
BTW, Cornhuskers is available on Amazon...roughly $7.00 a bottle and available in cases.
FWIW...
Edited by - DWFII on 05/21/2022 06:26:09
Twenty years ago plastic surgeons used to recommend Crisco to moisturize skin after surgery. You can try some while waiting for the AMZN delivery.
My fingers don’t get cracked from playing banjo. But I do rough work everyday with my hands and they take a pounding. The skin hardens up over time to an extent, though I still use a heavy-duty hand balm. O’Keefes make one and there are other similar good ones out there. I don’t know if this brand is available in the US? If not I guess there is something similar.
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Originally posted by m06My fingers don’t get cracked from playing banjo. But I do rough work everyday with my hands and they take a pounding. The skin hardens up over time to an extent, though I still use a heavy-duty hand balm. O’Keefes make one and there are other similar good ones out there. I don’t know if this brand is available in the US? If not I guess there is something similar.
I don't want greasy...is it greasy/oily?
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Originally posted by DWFIIquote:
Originally posted by m06My fingers don’t get cracked from playing banjo. But I do rough work everyday with my hands and they take a pounding. The skin hardens up over time to an extent, though I still use a heavy-duty hand balm. O’Keefes make one and there are other similar good ones out there. I don’t know if this brand is available in the US? If not I guess there is something similar.
I don't want greasy...is it greasy/oily?
Not excessively. I guess it's a matter of opinion. Most hand creams or balms are initially a little greasy when first applied. I find the stuff I've recommended isn't greasy after it's rubbed in.
Compared to an ointment medically prescribed for dry, cracking skin it's not greasy.
I like O'Keeffe's "Working Hands". It comes in a "green hockey puck" plastic jar (also in a tube, I believe). I have seen it at Walmarts, but I get it at the local farmer's coop. The puck version is a hardish consistency. It takes only a tiny bit on fingertips, and rubs in almost instantly, few seconds at the most. The tube version would have to have more water in it to squirt out. The puck is solid, no slopping out if you turn jar upside down.
The company is very nice; I had a jar dry out and crack...it was only 10 years old, gee nothing lasts anymore *grin*. The company sent me a replacement jar and coupons for several of their other products. Total customer service. Btw, I did not know how old jar was when I filed my complaint, I'm not a complete chisler. Anyway, give it a try is my recommendation. Not sure if it's same as Mike's, mine is made in USA
okeeffescompany.com/products/working-hands
Hope this helps.
O'Keefe's is quality. Definitely a tiny dab'll do ya.
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Originally posted by BrooksMTI like O'Keeffe's "Working Hands". It comes in a "green hockey puck" plastic jar (also in a tube, I believe). I have seen it at Walmarts, but I get it at the local farmer's coop. The puck version is a hardish consistency. It takes only a tiny bit on fingertips, and rubs in almost instantly, few seconds at the most. The tube version would have to have more water in it to squirt out. The puck is solid, no slopping out if you turn jar upside down.
The company is very nice; I had a jar dry out and crack...it was only 10 years old, gee nothing lasts anymore *grin*. The company sent me a replacement jar and coupons for several of their other products. Total customer service. Btw, I did not know how old jar was when I filed my complaint, I'm not a complete chisler. Anyway, give it a try is my recommendation. Not sure if it's same as Mike's, mine is made in USA
okeeffescompany.com/products/working-hands
Hope this helps.
Yep, that's the stuff!
My dermatologist recommended Neutrogena Norwegian Formula hand cream. It is effective, but greasy so I was told to apply it at bedtime and wear inexpensive cotton gloves, at least until I wake up the first time. During the day I use CeraVe moisturizing cream, also dermatologist recommended.
Tom Collins recommended a product called Skin Food recently and I've been using that--it's a decent cream that doesn't leave your hands feeling funky or greasy.
