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   BruceS | Nov 21, 2010 10:22pm | #1

   Something else works
   No kidding. Bag Balm and Utter Butter..

   Now for the onslaught of comments ;-)

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   swenson | Nov 22, 2010 02:06am | #2

   I soak both hands in my waterstone "pond" after it gets yellow from flattening my 8000 grit, then I remove all dead skin with a rasp and finish off with a good rubdown of Tried & True...NOT the varnish oil but the beeswax oil, then I seal in the moisture with leather work gloves and go to bed.  I've been doing this for years and see some progress on my hands but no progress picking up wimmen... I think it's the oil soaked gloves.

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   RalphBarker | Nov 22, 2010 11:44am | #3

   funny

   LOL. Them wimmens is just so persnickety. ;-)

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   swenson | Nov 23, 2010 12:36am | #4

   Dialog from  "I Go Pogo" one of the first Pogo books from the 50s

        "I need some after shave."

        "Do you want Mennens?"    

        "No, wimmens."

        "Do you want it scented?"

        " No I'll take it with me."

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   9619 | Nov 23, 2010 07:13am | #5

   Gordon,

   To keep my hands from getting dry during woodworking, I use woods like teak which have their own oils.   Not only that, but I have found that Brylcream is not only for hair.  It really puts a nice oil finish on furniture, and it keeps your hands in good shape.

   Mel

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   swenson | Nov 23, 2010 08:15am | #6

   It's a lot more fun to treat dry skin from the inside out by increasing my consumption of olive oil.  I'm surprised you didn't think of that. 

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   littlej | Nov 26, 2010 09:54am | #14

   Flax seed

   My dermatologist recommended ground flax seed. Eat two tablespoons every morning. Last year my hands were so cracked, they were bleeding. After two weeks of eating flax, my hands were good as new!

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   fxston | Nov 23, 2010 11:31am | #7

   I used bag balm when I was a kid and had to milk cows by hand.  It works!  

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   noviceneil | Nov 23, 2010 02:07pm | #8

   split hands

   eagle,

   the best product I've found comes from Bath and Bodyworks. It's called "Look Ma, New Hands"  I use it personally and have recommended to lots of patients with good results.

   Neil

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   PSeverin | Nov 23, 2010 05:39pm | #9

   Udder balm.

   When I was a potter, with a rash up both arms the answer was udder balm.  It does smell, but it works.  Then there was a product by Neivia (sp) I remember as a Swedish company that had a moisture skin product that wasn't quite as scented.  

   I guess your choice is smell or have dry skin.

   Peter

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   dboetb | Nov 24, 2010 09:12am | #10

   Eucerin- doesn't stain like bag balm and not greasy after it dries. Usually heals cracked finger tips over night.

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   RonT | Nov 24, 2010 11:40am | #11

   Glycerin! Get it from the drug store!

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   DonStephan | Nov 25, 2010 11:09am | #12

   Years ago a pharmacist recommended Ultra Mide 25 for splits in my fingertips.  It works very well and I've stayed with it.  Expensive, but only need a bit morning and evening.

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   jyang949 | Nov 25, 2010 06:14pm | #13

   My dermatologist recommended Lac-Hydrin, which contains ammonium hydroxide. I use Lac-Hydrin Five (http://www.LacHydrin5.com/index.htm) because it doesn't have a greasy feel, and it is odorless (compared to Lac-Hydrin 12%). 

   I've tried and rejected Liquid Gloves. It wasn't greasy, but it didn't do much, either.

   Janet

   P.S. I should mention that Lac-Hydrin may sting when applied to broken skin, but it's so mild and fleeting, I don't notice it.

   Edit:  That should be Gloves in a Bottle, not Liquid Gloves.

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   AllenO | Dec 08, 2010 10:56pm | #15

   "Superglue!"

   I've tried nearly all of these remedies and they help, but I still get splits on the tips of my thumbs that get really really tender.  I found something at the drug store which is like a superglue for your skin.  One drop on the crack seals it instantly and holds for a few days until it is healed and doesn't come back.  Can t remember the name.  But then again, I can't remember lots of things.  Just go ask the pharmacist.

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   jyang949 | Dec 10, 2010 12:30pm | #16

   Do you mean New Skin? It's not really super glue, as it dissolves with alcohol (not acetone) and it provides a barrier over the cut, rather than holding the edges together. 

   But super glue can be used to close cuts. Last year I had to go to the emergency room to treat a cut from one of those snap-off razor cutters. The ER doc said I was lucky the blade was so clean and sharp, because it made stitches unnecessary. He closed the cut with medical-grade cyanoacrylate glue.

   He said that rock-climbers had been using super glue for years before it was available in medical grade.

   Janet