hacks, kins, splits!!

doug boardley · 02-12-2008

whatever you call them, when you're finger ends start to split they can be very uncomfortable!! Last year this happened to me so my wife got me some hemp hand cream from body shop, a bit pricey (£9, I think), splits cleared up within 2 days. I use it all the time now in cold weather.Got to look after your hands guys and gals!

**enduro** · 02-12-2008

Good stuff that Hemp cream i use it too.

**MICK the Tiler** · 02-12-2008

I P On Mine

....................MUCH CHEAPER!!!

**Sir Ramic** · 02-12-2008

Originally Posted by MICK the Tiler

I P On Mine

....................MUCH CHEAPER!!!

Stops you biting your nails too

**beanz** · 02-12-2008

Originally Posted by MICK the Tiler

I P On Mine

....................MUCH CHEAPER!!!

What... You get cold hands in Brisabane!?!

**davy_G** · 02-12-2008

Ive had a deep hack one the end of one of my fingers for two years now. Wont ever heal up so looks like im off to the body shop for that hemp cream!

**MICK the Tiler** · 02-12-2008

Originally Posted by beanz

What... You get cold hands in Brisabane!?!

It's the COLD BEER that does it.

**Oli** · 02-12-2008

aqeous cream is good, and really cheap.

**2Balls** · 02-12-2008

Originally Posted by Sir Ramic

Stops you biting your nails too

and picking your nose!

2Balls

**beanz** · 02-12-2008

Originally Posted by MICK the Tiler

It's the COLD BEER that does it.

Ah! Now that makes a lot of sense now...

**sWe** · 02-12-2008

That hemp cream is quite ok, but I find that a combo of using cortisone cream and prescription softening creams works better. Just show yer heands to a dermatologist and he'll be all "oooooooh! Cool!" and prescribe you half a dozen creams, and possibly medical manicure.

Shower oil makes it easier for your skin to heal btw, but if you're a cheap git, some olive oil works as well. Soaking you hands in warm water+salt+oil is also nice, and becomes even better if you also use a hand file, and better yet if you follow up with a salt rub, and following that up with some really fat hand creams is even better.

Sauna bathing is very effective too.

The cool thing about having had eczema all my life is that I know pretty much everything of value when it comes to caring for my skin, and when I need to go see the dermatologist, to refill my prescriptions for über creams, he'll just say "hoi mate, which creams do you need?", and I just tell him and off I go

Don't forget to wear protective gloves and to use protective creams when you work.