cracked and chapped hands

[clogsParticipant @clogs]

Hi all,

read elswhere here about chapped / cracked hands……..

having suffered for years with this problem and found no real help uptil now……..

mine is actually caused by liquid soap of any kind and don't mention shaving gel or brake fluid…normal oils no probs…have found a mild hand cleaner for the oily, mucky stuff…….

anyway tried the Norwegian creams etc etc and just about everything u can get from boot's……bloody waste of money……..

got recomended a cream from a farmer friend……..it's by :-

Battle, Haward + Bowers ltd, Lincoln, UK…….

not for human use tho,

it's actually for cow's teats…….

ruddy marvelous……wish I'd found it years ago……only use when my hands get sore……

no joke's about tit's please…….can I say that ??????? hahaha……..

clogs

[clogsParticipant @clogs]

[egaParticipant @ega]

clogs:

Did you try O'Keeffe's Working Hands?

[clogsParticipant @clogs]

ega,

afraid, never heard of it……..

have enough tity cream for the rest of my natural tho……never travel with out it……hahaha….

my farmer mate get's it by the bucket………hahaha………

thanks Clogs

[Enough!Participant @enough]

At risk of sounding like a ladies coffee club …. +1 for the Working Hands.

Canadian Winters used to play havoc, causing split fingers every year – it basically went with the territory for me. But not since they started selling Working Hands: split-free all season. And I'm not the only one either – all the hardware stores sell it for the construction trades.

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

Or Battle's Elastrator Rings…

[Norfolk BoyParticipant @norfolkboy]

Those cows teets get about http://www.wiggle.co.uk/udderly-smooth-chamois-cream-227g?sku=5360302998&source=igodigital good for the nether regions too, if indeed your nether regions are also at risk.

[Stuart BridgerParticipant @stuartbridger82290]

My father was a dairy farmer all his working life, he swore by udder cream to keep his hands in good condition.

[herbert punterParticipant @herbertpunter99795]

Dermol, available over the counter from most pharmacies is very good for most skin conditions. It is prescribed for excema.

Bert

[Simon CollierParticipant @simoncollier74340]

I am alarmed when I see people washing their hands in, e.g., turps. I keep pump bottles of sorbolene cream in the workshop and rolls of kitchen paper towel. These also go in my steam up kit. I regularly "wash" my hands with the cream and wipe off with a piece of the paper towel. If necessary, I then wash my hands with mild soap when I go in the house. For oil based paint, the above is preceded by first washing the paint off with olive oil. A bonus is that the springs in the pump pack, which must be stainless of some sort, come in handy, if a little difficult to extract.

[john carruthersParticipant @johncarruthers46255]

Yes, +1 for udder cream, they do a human version too. (doubt there's any difference really)

[Paul LousickParticipant @paullousick59116]

I don't have a cow.

Not sure if it available in your part of the worls but here in Oz., I use a product from the chemist (pharmacy in some parts of the world) called "Tough Hands". Great stuff for chapped and dry hands and is non greasy.

Paul

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

A well known site has battles udder cream

[Martin KyteParticipant @martinkyte99762]

Is the human version not E45 cream?

regards Martin

[Gordon WParticipant @gordonw]

Lanolin every time, can be difficult to buy in some countries due to anthrax fears but heat- treated works the same.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

I clean my hands with sugar and washing up liquid, so hands that do engines can be soft as my head.

Neil

[FarmboyParticipant @farmboy]

I can personally vouch for udder cream after 40 years of milking cows. Never had chapped hands in my working life despite working in a cold draughty milking parlour with wet hands and arms for 2 hours, twice a day.

I can also remember my dad making a very good job of cleaning greasy hands with butter and salt when they were black after servicing the tractor, no nasty detergents or solvents involved.

Mike.

Edited By Farmboy on 02/08/2017 10:38:54

[David Standing 1Participant @davidstanding1]

I started off my working life on the late 60's in garages, paint shops and machine shops, and of course nobody bothered about hand protection then.

Nobody has mentioned the first layer of protection yet, i.e. wearing gloves.

Whilst I spent the next 40 years sitting in an office I was still active fixing cars, doing diy, gardening etc, and it is only in the last six or seven or years or so I have started wearing gloves.

Whilst I wear something heavy like nitrile covered knitted builders gloves for tough/outside jobs, I never found a sensitive disposable workshop glove that worked, i.e. lasted more than minutes. I went through all the latex/nitrile disposable options over the years, until earlier this year I discovered Polyco Bodyguards Finite HD (in orange).

Light enough to give feel, but tough enough to last for ages, for me they are the perfect disposable glove.

[Bob YouldonParticipant @bobyouldon45599]

Good morning all,

As one who has reached the age of the bus pass, cracked fingers and entitled to the free prescription, do you think it's worth a visit to my quack ( delightful young lady) to see if one may obtain a prescription for a bucket of udder cream from my local apothecary?

Bob

[David Standing 1Participant @davidstanding1]

Bob

You can but try, we await a further post advising the date of your appearance at your local magistrates court

[Mike Payne 1Participant @mikepayne1]

Mitchells Wool fat hand cream and soap work well for me

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

Kempthorn Prosser's lanoline cream, there is two versions, one for wet work, and the other for dry.

Ian S C (in NZ)

[Cornish JackParticipant @cornishjack]

NOT OT but following Neil's offering …

A man goes into a fish restaurant for a meal. Menu items are selected from live fish in a big tank. Waiter arrives and says "My names Gervase and I'm your waiter for tonight – what would you like, Sir?" Man spots a squid in the bottom of the tank and says he'd like that. Gervase says it's not possible. Man says "Why?" Gervase says it is a) A very special rare breed and b) it is a harmless, mild-mannered creature which he couldn't bring himself to kill. Gervase says that, additionally, the squid is of the ultra rare Hairy Lipped variety and with an unusual green colouring. Man says this is ridiculous and asks if there is anyone else who would be prepared to do so. Gervase says that the German dish-washer Hans might, perhaps be persuaded and goes off to see. He returns saying that Hans was shocked and upset by the very suggestion and had been reduced to tears. Man leaves restaurant, hungry.

Moral of this story …

Hans who does dishes is as soft as Gervase with mild green Hairy-Lipped Squid

Neil knows the tune!

rgds

Bill (bored and idle!)

(Much 'padding' can be added for Shaggy Dog story enthusiasts!!)

[charadamParticipant @charadam]

I prefer to rub my hands with fresh horse manure.

Seems to stop me biting my nails.

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