during the winter, my hands always get crackly, and very dry. I had been putting on vasaline(pertrolium jelly) for a few days, and i stopped for 2. Now my hands are bleeding cuz it’s dry. What causes dryness? lack or moisture or moisture during the winter? and why would there be no moisture. it’s cold.
and how do i make my hands beautiful again.
u mean petrollium gelly is bad? i’ve been using that.
I don’t hardly think petroleum jelly would be bad because it’s recommended for diaper rash.
The cold air definitely causes problems so always wear gloves when you are outside
Washing your hands a lot will dry them out and cause them to crack, too. Keep the water lukewarm when you do wash them so the hot water won’t dry your hands out so much.
If your hands are dry, the rest of your body is probably suffering, too. Don’t use deodorant soaps regularly, if at all, because they can cause a lot of skin problems because they dry your skin out way too much.
If you can use Ivory soap, try that and see if it works better for your showers and when you wash your hands. It is supposed to be the mildest soap and recommended for babies bath. What is odd is, my mother was allergic to it so buy one bar and try it first to see how your body reacts to it.
You might also try Cetaphil soap which is also very mild and may be more beneficial.
I have never, ever found lotions all that beneficial.
We have an all electric home and they are much drier inside, plus we live in TX where it’s dry so adding moisture to the air / our skin is a challenge at times. I don’t do too badly overall but my husband is having problems again with his legs itching all the time from the drier air and soaps he was using (Caress) (goes thru this every winter) so I bought some Aloe Vera Gel.
He used Gold Bond lotion (supposed to be really good) and another lotion we had here but they weren’t helping but the Aloe Vera Gel is doing the trick. He also now showers with the Cetaphil soap which doesn’t dry his skin out as much.
Put the Aloe Vera Gel on and then wear gloves at night as someone else suggested so it can work into the skin on your hands while you sleep plus the gloves will add a bit of moisture with the gel.
You might also want to put a very large (teflon*) pan of water on the stove and turn on the furnace fan (if you have one) and get some moisture in the air ~ be sure and watch the pan so it doesn’t go dry.
I put it on low heat and check it several times and add water as needed until we go to bed, then I turn it off and start it again the next day or sometimes wait for 3 days and do it again to keep moisture in the air throughout the week. You can add whole cloves to make the house smell good or add white vinegar to kill germs in the house.
Good luck ~ hope your hands feel better soon.