I'll probably get slated for this but for those of you that suffer from the above...
I seem to be able to destroy my hands with relative ease - with 2 small children in the house even the frequent handwashing will get my skin cracking at the knuckles - chuck in any house renovation work and I start getting cracks at the tips and in random places along the length of my fingers. My GP prescribed some ointment that helps a bit but it needs a good 4 days of use (and stopping any manual work) before I see a result.
I've used Swarfega Protect for a while now and while it helps it's not prevented the issue.
I overheard a tradesman in a shop recently raving to a mate about 'Working Hands' and how good it was, anyway Screwfix have started selling it so I thought I'd give it a go.
http://www.screwfix.com/p/gorilla-glue-o-keeffes-working-hands-cream/3301f
It is absolutely brilliant stuff! It took 48 hours to go from having hands like sandpaper with multiple cracks at fingertips etc to having hands that are 'normal' and I'm still working on the house at full pace (still using the swarfega) - I just use working hands when I get up and when I go to bed.
My only problem with it is I've had to buy another tub of it as my wife has stolen the first!
I seem to be able to destroy my hands with relative ease - with 2 small children in the house even the frequent handwashing will get my skin cracking at the knuckles - chuck in any house renovation work and I start getting cracks at the tips and in random places along the length of my fingers. My GP prescribed some ointment that helps a bit but it needs a good 4 days of use (and stopping any manual work) before I see a result.
I've used Swarfega Protect for a while now and while it helps it's not prevented the issue.
I overheard a tradesman in a shop recently raving to a mate about 'Working Hands' and how good it was, anyway Screwfix have started selling it so I thought I'd give it a go.
http://www.screwfix.com/p/gorilla-glue-o-keeffes-working-hands-cream/3301f
It is absolutely brilliant stuff! It took 48 hours to go from having hands like sandpaper with multiple cracks at fingertips etc to having hands that are 'normal' and I'm still working on the house at full pace (still using the swarfega) - I just use working hands when I get up and when I go to bed.
My only problem with it is I've had to buy another tub of it as my wife has stolen the first!
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