In the winter do you get chapped hands?  

I know what you mean! I don't think lotion helps all that much either sometimes. I think they are mostly water and they help for a bit, but then it evaporates out of your skin and it is dry again. I have days and weeks that I am worse than now. Some days I get really sore hands that do crack a bit.. but they don't bleed like my mom's did. I think it might be the dish liquid too. I did change to dawn liquid, and I think they are a bit better than they were but still dry. I don't use the lotion every time I get my hands in water. Maybe I should keep a bottle at the sink and use it more often... maybe that would help. I feel for you, that you also suffer with this in the winter. I really appreciate the conversation here, so thanks for coming by. Talk with you later I hope. :D

My hands never really bleed either. But I do have a couple of small cracks in the skin, and they always just look so terrible and dry! And sometimes they burn really bad! That is always the worst of it, I hate the burning! Sometimes I put vaseline on my hands, but not often because it's a pain! lol.

Oh My Goodness MSV! I am so sorry you are suffering. You do have it bad. And the nerve problem too has to make it so miserable for you. Maybe you could use gloves when washing your bottles and things.. To me, I just can't stand wearing gloves. I too am glad I am not alone in this problem. I do hope you do get some relief though. Avon used to sell a product called Silicone Glove... I don't know if they still do. I used to buy Avon products, but I just can't afford to anymore. I really loved chatting with you MSV. Please do come by again... maybe we can have a bit of coffee..lolz... my coffee is the cheap brand and not so good this time.. money was short... but what the heck... Thanks for the chat! Have a great day...:D

My sister is an Avon lady, I'll ask her about the silicon glove. I am not a big fan of gloves becasue Ihave a hard enough time gettng my hands to do what I tell them, gloves would be more of a nuisance than the bloody hands. I've had this problem for years and have learned to accept it, so don't feel too bad for me - it could be worse. No matter how bad any of us has it, it could always be worse.
Don't worry about the coffee, I'll bring some from home LOL. As broke as we are, two things we will not skimp on are Coffee and Coca-cola. We'll go cheap on everything else, but these things we cannot live without. I've tried cheaper vrsions of Coke and coffee and just couldn't stomach them. So I get pretty much everything else generic, on sale, or go without to make enough room in my tiny budget for these must have creature comforts. LOL
I find it nice talking with you also.

silicone glove is one of the best products out there for dry hands that crack so much and bleed.being a hairdresser my hands get very dry,back when i was working in my salon my hands got so bad where they would bleed and look like i put my hands through a piece of glass.i actually had to wear socks on my hands at night with loads of vaseline until i came across the silicone glove.the silicone glove worked so great because you can wash the dishes or anything and your hands are protected while you are in the water.please do get this item it is wonderful!and it only cost like five dollars or so.pattie

Yeah, with Silicone Glove you can put it on and it stays on for a long time... you don't have to reapply every time you wash your hands. I wish I had some.

Wow! That is fantastic. Buttermilk? Just mix buttermilk and almond oil... hmmm. I wonder if I can get almond oil in the supermarket? I have really bad cuticles.. they tear and I pull them off and I get so sore there too. I will have to try that. I do love buttermilk anyway, so I could buy some to use on my hands with some oil. I sometimes buy olive oil..if I cannot find this almond oil, I might substitute with olive oil. I really believe that might help me. Thanks so much, and thanks for telling me. I appreciate the chat. Hope to talk with you later.

I wonder? It seems that the gloves would protect you from getting dry from wind burn and stuff. I don't know. I'm not sure, but I almost think that is a medical condition... but I cannot place what that goes with. You may not peal on your fingertips... but I remember something from my nursing days that dry flaking fingertips was a symptom of something. You might mention it to your doc the next time you have to go. Maybe it is nothing but what you mentioned about the gloves.. anyway... I am glad you stopped by... and hope to talk to you again later. :D

I've never had a rash from the cold, I don't think.. but I do get dry. I can see the skin cells sticking up from my hand... I guess it's not really individual skin cells but I can see the flaking on the skin right now. I think it has to do with the cold in the house too. We have electric space heaters and one or two gas ones... and I think the air gets dry. Maybe I should start keeping a bit of water boiling for a few minutes to put moisture in the house every day.. don't know if that would help, but I might try it. Thanks for coming by chunter. Nice talking to you. :D

You are the second person to mention almond oil. I must get me some of that. I do have very brittle nails. I've never had strong nails.. they are a bit thin. I do take vitamins and minerals, but they are still brittle and break easily. Thanks so much for the info... and welcome to mylot. :D

huh? 2nd person? ooh Mz. Ira + Mz. Ira = 2 ahihihi.... hope it will help u ^_^

Sorry, I forgot it was you all along... different posts I guess. Sorry. My mind must be slipping.

aheheheh.. its ok:-p have a good day!

I do use VIL but not that particular kind... I should get that and try it. I think I am not using it enough because I do forget after dishes and things like that. When I get up I will make sure to put some on. Thanks for this info... and I will try it. :D

Now, Curel is a good lotion, I have had that before. I need to get some white gloves.. don't have any. I guess I could probably get some at walmart or someplace like that. I think part of my problem is that I am not consistent in keeping my hands moisturized. Thanks for stopping by and I will talk to you later. :D

You have Raynauds disease? I had a friend with that and she really suffered with cold. I think my problem is that I am not consistent. I may forget to use it after dishes and I forget to use it before bed sometimes... the thing is that gets me is that I don't keep moisture in my skin, but I am seeing other folks are the same way. I know the scleroderma has to be terrible with the hardening of the skin. I sometimes get hard skin over my side of my hand... it isn't so hard now.. just dry and flaky. Hope you do well with your medical issues. I know how Raynauds does people. I have 2 friends actually. One has to stay by a heater in the summer time even... because she gets so cold.

Air conditioning is hard on people like myself with Raynaud's so I feel for your friend who has to stay by a heater even in the summer time. I wear gloves in the winter when it is cold around the house and I do not know if this would help you with your hands but it is worth a try!

It sure is worth a try.. thanks Kim.

Oh OKay.. I was wondering where to buy white gloves. Good idea.. someone else mentioned the white gloves too. I need to really do this too. I have a lot of dry skin right now.. not cracked and bleeding yet, I never bleed unless I get to picking at the dry places and then I bleed. I will do this Peanut. thanks for the info. Have a good rest of the day.