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The oldest hands in christendom
  • WoollyWoolly
    Hello. Newbie here. Just stumbled upon your little site here and really like it. I've already learned something today!: I will microwave my baby's face flannel instead of washing, as this will kill 99.99% of bugs!

    But now I want to pick your brains.

    I have very old hands, and they've been old for years. Both my sister and I have it, so we recognise that their lined appearance is genetic, but aside from that my hands are very dry. We got a water softener in the house recently principally to sort out my child's eczema, but it feels lovely for the adults too. However, I thought this would really help my hands and if anything they're drier than ever.

    I'm a handcream nut, I'm forever searching for the holy grail. I've tried the usuals:

    Cocoa butter
    Neutraogena (norweigian fisherman formula)
    Aveda Hand Therapy
    Vaseline intensive care

    I use rubber gloves to wash up/clean in.

    Any suggestions for improvement, gratefully received.

    Woolly
  • Anne
    Is it possible you are dehydrated? You might want to try drinking more fluids.
  • WoollyWoolly
    That's the thing - I drink loads of water - and I'm always berating my husband and work colleague to up their consumption. I don't know how much more I could drink without drowning.
  • PurpleRulesPurpleRules
    Use a hand cream with sunscreen. Neutrogena makes one that's not bad. Sunscreens always seem to be sticky, which isn't a good thing in a hand cream, but this one isn't too bad. If you're already using a retinoid on you face, use it on the back of your hands too. If you don't use it, get the ROC retinol face cream (I think this has highest percentage of retinol of any of the drug store brands) or get a prescription from your dermatologist.
  • WoollyWoolly
    I don't use a retinoid face cream currently but I'll look into it. Cheers!
  • JamiSingsJamiSings
    Do you work with a lot of paper? I work in a library and my hands are always dry and cuticles cracking because paper can draw the moisture from your skin.
    Best advice I ever read was in a beauty book from the 1970s called The Masters Way To Beauty. In it he said to put lotion on while the skin is still damp because it's really water that moisturizes, not lotion. And while things have inproved since the 70s, I find that my skin is softer if I put lotion on damp skin then if I put it on dry. No matter what brand it is.
  • WoollyWoolly
    Sorry for late response, I would say I don't handle a great deal of paper. And I generally use gloves for washing up. But I notice that when I wash my hands after going to loo, my hands are so dry. I'm in this continual cycle of wash and cream, wash and cream. And then I hate having greasy hands, as it's always at that point, I need to shake hands with someone. And that's just embarrassing!
    ;)
  • mo
    Try Shielding Lotion from Skinmdnatural.
    http://www.skinmdnatural.com/
  • Suze
    You also need to exfoliate to remove the dead, dry skin before moisturizing. Try Mary Kay's Satin Hands and you'll never go back. I and my customers absolutely love it because it works.
  • waterlily
    Firstly I would try making a cheap as chips hand scrub of sugar and olive oil, then moisturising them again with olive oil and wear cotton gloves before heading to bed. During the day time I use Johnsons' Baby soothing naturals intensive moisturising cream :)
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