Dry and cracking hands

[anthrax]

My hands are dry with cracks and fissures (>1 mm into the skin)
They've become red (inflamed) in addition to dry and like sand paper (around the metacarpophalangeal/knuckles)

What can I do ?

I have some hydrocortisone cream + an other cream with oxaceprol
Would that help ?

 

[AAP]

Buy some hand mitts from the drugstore (about $4), slather on the lotion or vaseline at night and wear them while you sleep.

 

[The Dumb One]

maybe some type of allergy ?

 

[anthrax]

maybe some type of allergy ?

No

It appeared with cold (-10 to -20 degrees celsius = 14 to -4 F) and dry air

 

[H_T_]

that sounds most unpleasant.

 

[GoldenDelicious]

an emollient cream/moisturiser several times a day, and replacement of soap with a non-soap substitute (go to your pharmacy) is the way to go. i would not use a hydrocortisone cream in this instance.

in case that was too confusing, go to your pharmacy, get the pharmacist to look at it, and supply an appropriate moisturiser (preferably non greasy, non irritant) as well as soap substitute

have fun, sounds shitty. hopefully its just dry skin, but cannot exclude something like eczema without doing an assessment

cu

 

[jaded]

Yeah, that doesn't sound too good...
MOISTURIZER!

 

[Gambino]

Glove Potion Number 9

good shite, made for peeps like yourself

 

[jenscats5]

Zim's Crack Creme: http://www.crackcreme.com/

Works good!! I also agree with the spa gloves/vaseline idea....

 

[onebigab]

Cocoa butter is excellent also.

 

[wootoom]

quit jerkin it

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

Keep putting lotion on them after every time you wash them.

 

[ceo]

drink more water, and use a moisturizer of some sort