Surely to hell there is something that will help my hands!!

[tartandreams]

Mostly posting for traffic, but I'm getting really fed up of the state of the skin on my hands.

I can get this dry, horrible, sore skin anywhere and it usually flares up on my neck, face and hands. Have been prescribed creams that clear up my neck and face, but not my hands.

My fingers feel like they are burning, it's awful, so sore and ugly

Atrixo hand cream - i have really dry hands due to nature of my job and this works wonders
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Gloves for baking and definitely gloves for washing up. Be strict with them for a fortnight and see what happens

My mum had this, dermatitis. It was triggered by stress (abusive husband), the heat of summer, and a nickel allergy - nickel in cheap cutlery. She got a nickel testing kit and I thought to test the cutlery, she was so chuffed I found this trigger for her, I was only 7!
Apols got the derail, nice memory

Avoid triggers rather than putting yet more chemicals on to treat the inflammation. And try for a referral to a dermatologist

I have the same on my hand. Steroid creams do not work at all!!

Try child's farm, baby moisturiser. It hasn't gone completely but it has certainly improves. And when I have big flare ups... say for some reason I've been washing my hands more then normal, I put some on and it soothes it straight away!

another vote for flexitol. I am also on methotrexate (from dermatologist) but struggle to sort my hands out.

Never wash up without gloves, avoid shower gel etc.

Even if you get them sorted, moisturise twice a day at minimum. (I have doublebase on scrip).

Is your thumb sort of peeling? My mum's hands look like that when she eats gluten; she's got coeliac disease. I'm not sure why it happens, but it's treated by her gastro doctor and mainly consists of being extra careful of what she eats.

Buy some vitamin E capsules from the health food shop.
Break open a capsule and mix with something plain like Epaderm.
Coat your hands at bed time and wear cotton gloves overnight.
Re-apply during the day and wear cotton gloves as much as possible.
Cover the cotton gloves with disposable gloves for everything to do with cooking etc.
Use warm water to wash, pat dry and reapply.
You may need oral and topical antibiotics if the skin is burning and sore - it is probably infected. So see your GP asap.
Use paper towels only for your hands.

I seconds childs farm moisturiser. Cleared up my sons eczema v quickly . I think it’s the grapefruit and that tree oil one. Gets lots of amazing reviews.

Have you tried bodyshop hemp hand cream it's the only thing other than a paraffin manicure that helps me

QV cream, it's Australian so only available via Amazon, I spent 20 years trying hand creams and prescriptions, this one actually works.

What handwash are you using? I had to stop using Ecover because my hands suddenly seemed to react to it. It took me ages to figure out what it was though.

Lush dream cream is pretty good. I sometimes use Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream overnight in a thin layer when mine are cracked and peeling. It's basically just vaseline with aspirin in. And use hibiscrub or similar for handwashing.
Mine started after too many years in kitchens- contact dermatitis. Gloves all the way!

Ds hands were dreadful and he was prescribed epederm through the dr (who happened to be a dermatologist)

Its the mutts nuts...for ds and a friend of mine that I recommended it to at least

If you have any knocking about, lansinoh (pure lanolin) good for small rough areas. Bit of a pain to absorb, but really sorts out dry skin.

My hand are in a terrible state too so reading with interest! I have also noticed that my knuckles and joints look bruised/have a blue tinge sometimes - anyone else get that?

marashino

Ds did...red and blue splotchy skin with the texture of sandpaper

No washing up liquid, no liquid hand soap, no sls shampoo.
My hands get like this sometimes. It is definitely these products which cause it, but also more likely to flare up when i am stressed.
Good luck!

DM gets this, now uses the child's farm unscented baby moisturiser, works wonders and she also bakes a lot. When she first used it she put a thick layer on and cotton gloves overnight for a week. The body shop hemp cream also works but smells a bit.

I have suffered from dishydrotic eczema on my hands for years - insanely itchy blisters which pop & then leave cracks in the skin.

I have found the only thing that works when my hands are very sore is Germolene as it numbs the pain & stops the itch.

Once under control I use Diprobase Elave or Epaderm cream to moisturize.

I try not to use any hydro-cortisone or steroidal creams now unless I am desperate as my skin is so thin from years of using them.

I was taking antihistamines for years too but stopped recently & have found no difference tbh.

I work in a job where hand washing Is a must ended up signed off with contact dermatitis cracked broken hands they were awful tried all the gp creams ended up at a dermatologist nothing worked till someone recommended medi honey (it's on Amazon) it's a barrier cream and it's expensive but i haven't had an issue since I started using it. I have also heard good things about child's farm though.

@PrincessCessy

I feel your pain - see above 💐

Doublebase handwash and oilatum cream is my solution to add to the collection here! Sounds obvious but I found that ensuring that you dry your hands thoroughly after washing really makes a difference. Hope you find a solution- I know how sore they can get.

My hands have been so dry and sore recently, tried loads of hand creams but they just sting as my hands have lots of little cuts opening up. Got desperate and tried the bepanthan (nappy Care ointment) I got for my tattoo. Took the sting out enough and soothed enough to use handcream. Still sore but definitely getting better.

So so many suggestions! Thank you all massively I will look into them all!

I was visiting a newborn today and I just didn't feel comfortable when holding her, such a beautiful baby then such horrendous hands! I try my best to hide them, because I have no idea what people must think of them

I've recently been using salvon, but it doesn't seem to be helping!

Our GP has a great thing called askmyGP where you can send in photos and tell them what your problem is without having to go in, so that's really useful but I feel they must've getting sick listening to me by now with my skin problems!

I bake a lot too. Was also my job for a while and my hands were so dry they were cracked and bleeding. The only thing that helped was the Hemp hand protecting cream from the body shop. That stuff is magic!! Within a few days my hands were baby soft and healing. My husband has a very hands on job often using chemicals and his hands were the same as mine. He carries a tube in his van at all times. Seriously, it is amazing.

@MissMollyMoon you're one of many who has mentioned that! I think this will be one I will be giving a try, thank you!