Split & Bleeding Hands

Not sure if it was because of the gardening last year, general yard work or fishing (can't be fishing!), but several of my finger tips developed cracks and bleeding. Saw a TV add for a product called "Working Hands". Bought a jar and it does work. Not sure if it would work better than any other medicinal hand cream, but after about 3 weeks of use, the wounds healed and fingers got a lot better. Scars from the splits are still there, but at least I'm not bleeding, fingers are not super sensitive as they were and the pain is gone. You might want to give it a shot. Got mine at Walmarts, in the "Lotions" department. Cost around $7.00, but it goes a long way, you don't use much.

Been using the stuff for a couple years now, works great and not greasy like most lotions.

I work on water and sanitary sewer systems so working in dirt/mud and wet then throw winter on top of it I get very bad cracked finger tips and love working hands but this winter I have been using some girly stuff my wife uses and I really think it works better than the working hands but I'm not a fan of the smell at all.

I masonry work I just learned to live with it years ago. I tried several different products and nothing really works for me

I have used Working hands. It works well.

If it's the O'keefs Working Hands, I like it too, but I think it's the greasiest hand stuff ever. Takes a minute to dry out your hands, but good stuff. IMO

Tit balm works about the best. Use to use it on the cows udder in the winter time. We have some of it around here someplace. I still use it when my fingers get cracked in the winter time. EB

that stuff is called UDDER Balm and it works great, comes in a tub that is colored like a dalmatian, used it on my uncles cows way back when I was a kid. I guess the coloring on the tub is supposed to look like a Holstein cow.

Man all you guys are OLD!! LOL just kidding. My hands have yet to get cracked and split. You might say I have "girly" hands they look so good. I guess some people have more sensitive fingers.
Hope you guys get the cracks out!!!

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Originally Posted by kickingback

Man all you guys are OLD!! LOL just kidding. My hands have yet to get cracked and split. You might say I have "girly" hands they look so good. I guess some people have more sensitive fingers.
Hope you guys get the cracks out!!!

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You must work behind a desk or something along those lines

In the mid 70s- to mid 80s I worked on an oil drilling rig in Northern Michigan. I would get brine rash on my hands & arms , also split finger tips. Bag Balm in the green tin box worked Great! It is used mainly for treating cows utters.

I've been using Super Glue on the splits/cracks in my fingers for probably 5 or 6 yrs. Works good and definitely stops the pain when I touch or bump something. Heals pretty quick too.

My wife bought a jar, but it seems everything feels greasy to me. After this winter I've had to force myself to use it - or the wife uses it and gets it rubbed into her hands then rubs the little bit on to my hands.

If you can stand it Vasoline works pretty good. I put it on my hands slide a pair of latex gloves over it and go to Sleep.

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Originally Posted by wbeadlescomb

You must work behind a desk or something along those lines

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No, actually we were taught to wear gloves whenever possible. You know the government! I guess that's what helped me.

Hey they never told me that!!LOL Always working on a printer and getting toner all over my hands - my wife keeps trying to get me to wear light khaki's and I keep telling her I don't want to walk around with toner stains on them!!LOL

There is a foot product called heeltastic that works great. It comes in a roll-up stick about 1&1/2 inches across. I think we bought it at Bed Bath and Beyond.

I worked the 11-7 shift at the railroad for 28 years, 14 years outside. Every winter my hands would crack real bad. I would mix Neosporin and Vaseline, rub my hands down and sleep with latex gloves on. Walgreens carries a product called Healing Hands that we used along with the companies hand lotion. It helped a lot.
Lordy, tit balm, udder balm, it's Bag Balm. I've used it for a few years now. It's good for that over worked muscles and sore joints.

cotton picker's friend if you could ever find it. I bet very few here ever heard of it or ever picked cotton.

Cornhuskers

Most of us don't drink enough water either. Believe it or not, that helps.

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Originally Posted by olduckhunter

cotton picker's friend if you could ever find it. I bet very few here ever heard of it or ever picked cotton.

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I pick out of the aspirin bottle every so often.

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Originally Posted by Tadpole!!

Most of us don't drink enough water either. Believe it or not, that helps.

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Absolutely !! Keeping your skin hydrated from the inside is your first line of defense. :ThumbsUp

... cp :kewl