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11-08-2007, 05:41 PM
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what do you all use to stop the hands from cracking? its getting cold here now and hands are starting to crack | 
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11-08-2007, 05:46 PM
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Are you using gloves? | |
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11-08-2007, 05:57 PM
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fingerless ones .cant find a good pair of fingerless gloves any ideas what kind to use? | |
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11-08-2007, 06:19 PM
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Mechanic gloves or motocross gloves are nice. | |
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11-08-2007, 06:38 PM
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Gloves and/or lotion helps. Try Eucerin. It is one of the most effective lotions you can buy. My doctor recommended it when I asked about the same problem.
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11-08-2007, 07:00 PM
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I wear gloves year round, but that still does nothing to keep your skin from cracking. Mine have started in the last two weeks. I use Aveeno lotion because it is scentless, but a lot of guys swear by The Body Shop's line of hemp lotion. | |
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11-08-2007, 07:11 PM
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11-08-2007, 07:28 PM
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Don't you just love it when you get cracks on the tips of your fingers, then bump them against a package. Man am I glad to be retired: no more cracks on the fingertips. | |
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11-08-2007, 07:33 PM
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#9 | | Box Monkey
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I use Ironclad Box Handler gloves. No cracking here. I go through about 2-3 pairs over the cold season. Sometimes I do have to treat my hands with some Lubriderm but only on occassion. | |
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11-08-2007, 08:13 PM
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Before going to bed, apply a thick layer of Vaseline to your hands and put on cotton gloves. Sleep that way.....and do it every night. When the Santa Ana winds blow here, I get the cracked finger tips and they hurt.
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11-08-2007, 09:45 PM
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Go to the hardware store and buy a pair of cotton knit gloves that have been dipped in rubber/latex (they give you amazing grip) or go by WW Grainger and look at some of Ansell's high dexterity gloves (which I'm currently wearing). If it's that cold I would opt for the rubber dipped ones as they are thicker and rubber does not breath as well.
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11-08-2007, 10:06 PM
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On the cracks around your fingernails, put a dab of superglue on it. Then when they get bumped, you dont feel anything. | |
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11-09-2007, 02:50 AM
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Corn Husker's lotion. It's a rather old product and many stores don't carry it anymore but a drug store should be able to special order it for you. It's good stuff!
Also try bag balm, which you can find at a drug store. It's greasy as heck and you'll have to wash it off after using but it does a great job of healing cracked skin. | 
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11-09-2007, 05:08 AM
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use to use udder balm. the farmers use it on the cows (you know where) to keep them from cracking. works great | |
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11-09-2007, 05:13 AM
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Originally Posted by dillweed  Corn Husker's lotion. It's a rather old product and many stores don't carry it anymore but a drug store should be able to special order it for you. It's good stuff!
Also try bag balm, which you can find at a drug store. It's greasy as heck and you'll have to wash it off after using but it does a great job of healing cracked skin. | I used Corn Huskers when I drove in the 60's. I didn't think it was still around.
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11-09-2007, 05:39 AM
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Originally Posted by moreluck Before going to bed, apply a thick layer of Vaseline to your hands and put on cotton gloves. Sleep that way.....and do it every night. When the Santa Ana winds blow here, I get the cracked finger tips and they hurt. | Some people think Vaseline has a petroleum base or contains petroleum distillates. The human skin is very absorbent. Do you want your skin absorbing petroleum distillates all night? Please find a product that is free of petroleum in any form.
I could get sarcastic and ask rhetorical questions like, "......why don't you get baggies full of diesel fuel and strap your hands in them overnight?", but you and I are much too classy for such nonsense.
Seriously though, think about what I have said. | |
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11-09-2007, 06:49 AM
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I was the first UPS man that Ironclad had; they started their company on my route and wanted me to wear their gloves, but I was a no gloves driver. I did pass out some samples they gave me in the hub. These guys would go around town and put stickers on poles with their name on it; I even found one on my handcart one day. | |
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11-09-2007, 08:16 AM
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11-09-2007, 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by trickpony1 Some people think Vaseline has a petroleum base or contains petroleum distillates. The human skin is very absorbent. Do you want your skin absorbing petroleum distillates all night? Please find a product that is free of petroleum in any form.
I could get sarcastic and ask rhetorical questions like, "......why don't you get baggies full of diesel fuel and strap your hands in them overnight?", but you and I are much too classy for such nonsense.
Seriously though, think about what I have said. | My wife has been putting Vaseline on her hands each night for years now. I don't see any ill effects.
She starts up just fine in the morning, runs smoothly all day, she idles well in the evening while reading.
She has had the urge to backfire :*******: recently though. Oh well, I guess the stuff isn't too bad after all.  
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11-09-2007, 10:19 AM
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I think Johnson & Johnson actually has a product for this-it's something like glue. It's expensive though. I just went with gloves, it worked fine.
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11-09-2007, 10:45 AM
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RE: Vaseline 5,000,000 baby boomer butts depended on it !! 
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11-09-2007, 11:39 AM
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RE Vaseline: Millions of teenagers.....nevermind I wont go there | |
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11-09-2007, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by moreluck RE: Vaseline 5,000,000 baby boomer butts depended on it !! | ..... I guess you're right. If Vaseline was so good for you it would be on the menu at the local restaurant. So far I haven't seen it listed at the restaurants I frequent. 
....Moreluck, you're a smart person........do you actually think the makers of any product are going to put a warning label on their product? | |
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11-09-2007, 02:42 PM
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