Health and other general ailments...

[malfosse]

I've always been proud of my dry palms so I can confidently shake hands with folk without seeing them almost vomit, but recently they've become so dry they've started to crack.

Any recommendations for product I can use to alleviate the dryness but not leave me feeling like I've just eaten a KFC? I hate the feeling of greasy skin which most moisturisers leave me with.

Buy yourself a bottle of Oilatum emollient, soak your hands it for about 10 minutes. When they're still damp apply a moisturising cream, do it as often as you can. My daughter has severe atopic eczema and the dermatologist advice for dry skin is moisturise, moisturise, mousturise.

 

[malfosse]

Body Shop hemp hand cream.

I got shocking dermatitis from handing dirty cash working on a shop cashdesk many years ago, I tried all manner of prescription and non prescription creams, then I tried hemp cream and within a month it'd gone completely.

Can feel a bit greasy if you use too much, so use sparingly and often.

You should use a barrier cream mate, prevention is better than cure.

 

[The Cowboy]

You should use a barrier cream mate, prevention is better than cure.

You sound like you work for a cosmetics company! I only ever had the one bout of dermatitis, so prevention isn't really a requirement anymore.

 

[malfosse]

You sound like you work for a cosmetics company! I only ever had the one bout of dermatitis, so prevention isn't really a requirement anymore.

No mate, I'm an expert on skin care though, without any qualifications.

 

[sageyefc]

How often should you need to clean your ears?

 

[craigw]

I clean my ears every morning. But then you know they will still be very waxey by tea time. In fact I am due to get mine syringed.

 

[larrygobfiend]

I've always been proud of my dry palms so I can confidently shake hands with folk without seeing them almost vomit, but recently they've become so dry they've started to crack.

Any recommendations for product I can use to alleviate the dryness but not leave me feeling like I've just eaten a KFC? I hate the feeling of greasy skin which most moisturisers leave me with.

Aveeno. It's a moisturiser but I think they do a hand cream. Really good stuff.