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cracked hands

i've found gojo and similar hand cleaners hasten it. My hands crack real bad in the winter, especially when working on tractors and cleaning the hands often.

I try to wear more disposable gloves and use a (whisper) hand soap with moisturizer in it.

I got a 1g jug at lowes in the contractor section.. ig pump hand soap with moisturizer. works real good on grease.. but not as agressive as gojo. If I have thick greasy oily hands.. i grab a handfull of sand and then a pump of soap and let the grit work, then rinse.

good luck
 
Amlactin 12 hand lotion. I use it every night before bed. I have to use hand sanitizers all day in the food industry and frequently get hands greasy working on machinery and using hand cleaners. This stuff isn't cheap but really works well when used every day.
 
(quoted from post at 16:31:36 01/21/12) i've found gojo and similar hand cleaners hasten it. My hands crack real bad in the winter, especially when working on tractors and cleaning the hands often.

I try to wear more disposable gloves and use a (whisper) hand soap with moisturizer in it.

I got a 1g jug at lowes in the contractor section.. ig pump hand soap with moisturizer. works real good on grease.. but not as agressive as gojo. If I have thick greasy oily hands.. i grab a handfull of sand and then a pump of soap and let the grit work, then rinse.

good luck
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hick grease is also easily cleaned with motor oil - even used from a gas engine (from a diesel leaves a odor that is hard to get rid of). I have also found that if I have paint or wood finisher on my hands that good quality hand lotion will break it down and make it easier to remove. Now if I could find a way to get rid of the smell of transmission rear end grease.
 
Long story been out of work on disability since October. Have three one running two in progress on hold for now. Have a lead on two more need to get healed first.
 
Go out to the pasture and rub a sheep daily! All joking aside, sheep"s wool contains lanolin, the ingredient in most hand lotions. "Course, I actually have sheep, so I have the raw material at hand!
 
Been waiting for someone to ask this question.

Absorbine veterinary ointment gel. We just call it horse liniment. Amish neighbor got me using it.

Get it at TSC or any place that sells animal care products.

Gene
 
yep.. wife won't even let me NEAR the house when the hands look like that. have to wash up in the barn before I can come inside to wash up :)
 
Pee on them.That's what the old time loggers did in the Canadian woods so I was told.
By the way I have never tried it.

Vito
 
Borrow this one.
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I use Udderly Smooth. It is a version of bag balm but smells a lot better. It comes in a Holstein colored container. All drug stores and walmarts have it I believe.
 
Sheared a lot of sheep in the early sixties. To this day, my hands will not chap or crack and I've absued them. Never wear gloves and grab metal in winter, etc. So, I'd vote for lanolin - or rub a sheep.
 

Generally, I use "Corn-Husker's Lotion" before I go
out to do any heavy hand-work..they don't blister and grease washes off easier..

Now, for Cracked Hands, use "Snow Seal" for Leather Boots..
It will make your Leather boots last a Lifetime and soften and water-proof your hands but GOOD..
If the Hands are really bad, rub the Snow Seal on your hands and slip a pair of latex gloves on for a while..even put your hands in warm water, while they are soaking in the Sno-Seal..
Some stores have about the same product but use another name..
Snow-Seal has Bees Wax and Lanolin in it..
When treating your Boots, use a hair dryer and warm them until they cannot soak up any more, let them cool well and rub the excess off..

Ron..
 
Best thing I found is a product from Watkins called Petro Carbo Salve. This stuff is very heavy paste, but it sticks well to your hands and heals very quickly. Good luck to you.
Kow Farmer
 
(quoted from post at 03:22:11 01/22/12) anybody have a good cure for cracked hands besides super glue.
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Trim all the dead skin off around the crack with a razor blade... At this time I am using lubriderm hand lotion...
 
Super glue is actually used to do fancy repairs on peoples faces as it leaves a much smaller scar than stitches.

Re softening, lard or any thing fatty that soaks into the skin for a bit helps, its basically what skin creams are.
 
By dad gum I never thought of that..I guess that removes all grease and even skin oils,,but I thought the lanolin in the ingredients was supposed to help in the aid to help cracked hands .. on seeing your post I guess if you wash in waterafter using the Go Jo ™ it would tend to remove that protection as well.
 
(quoted from post at 18:01:42 01/21/12) Go out to the pasture and rub a sheep daily! All joking aside, sheep"s wool contains lanolin, the ingredient in most hand lotions. "Course, I actually have sheep, so I have the raw material at hand!
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emember to remove the velcro gloves first...
 
I had cracked fingers for years and dried rough hands. A nurse were I worked gave me lanolin and euricerun (that last word is misspelled but it is a hand lotion)A drug store has both products, but might have to order the lanolin. Mix the two 50/50 and use generously, It is guaranteed to work.
 
I also 2nd O"Keeffe"s working hands, I use it almost everyday since I found it last yrar. Espically in the winter probably 2 times a day.
 
cornhusker's lotion helps but neutragina (SP?) hand cream that Paul Harvey used to bragg about is real good.... Better to prevent than cure also..... Good Luck.... Dad used to swear by taking vitamin E.....

Dave
 
Bag Balm, made in Lyndonville Vt. Rub well into hands and cover with some cheap cotton gloves overnight. This stuff works very well on cracked hands.
 
I use Bag Balm.Been handling udders for 60 years.You can get kicked or slapped if you have rough cracked hands.Better kiss her first.
 
Not sure of the spelling but the best thing I've used is Elizabeth Arden, Eight Hour Cream. It's kind of greasy and takes some work to rub in but it works.
 

you folks don't put enough stress on prevention and too much on the cure... Just like chapped lips, you wait till they crack then cry and gram for the chapstick...
Now, chapped lips come from lickin em when it's cold.....
Smear a little chicken poo on em before you go outside and you won't lickem.... Finish up your stuff and go back inside with nice smooth lips.......
 
I put petroleum jelly on split fingers at night and wear a pair of cotton gloves to bed. By morning they usually don't bother me anymore (until you smash them with a hammer).
 
Mix the following:
(2) 4oz jars Vitamin E Cream
(1) 12oz bottle of Johnsons Baby Lotion
(1) 4.5oz tube Vaseline petroleom jelly cream
(deep moisture creamy formula).

This is very good for hands, face, or total body cream. Apply as often as you want.
 
Last thing after showering before going to bed, slip nitrile exam gloves on hands while hands are still moist from showering. Next morning your hands will be soft and almost puffy from all the body moisture in them not having been transpired or evaporated out into dry air of house. Wear them under your outside work gloves as much as possible also. Drinking more water helps too.
 
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