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Dry hands...treatment Needed!

Every winter my hands get extremely dry. Now that I have two children and am constantly washing my hands after changing diapers and before getting their meals ready etc. they are severely dry. I can't even move my fingers without cracking my skin and my hands bleeding. I try to put on lotion after I wash them, but it seems like that lotion just gets washed off within a few minutes because I am washing my hands again. Do any of you know of treatments that I could do at night?

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We have great luck with Creamy Vaseline. Comes in a tube, usually stocked next to the regular Vaseline. Put it on hands and feet at night, works great!

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I have used any heavy hand cream put food service gloves on then gloves like at a salon and slept as long as I can with them. I've also done that and put a heating pad over them with all those gloves and cream on like at the salon plus oil...it has helped.

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I have been using UDDERLY SMOOTH UDDER CREAM. It is wonderful and isn't too greasy. I found it at Rite-Aid or CVS. It's a white jar with black spots (to make it look like a cow). Hope it helps!

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I have the same hands. Cracking and bleeding and I'm a big hand washer too.

Really, the best thing to do is lather up with vaseline and put your hands in gloves overnight. It will be so much better the next day. I would continue the lotion throughout the day. You can use whatever gloves you want or get some gloves in the beauty section at Wal Mart.

Of course you can use socks too. I had my oldest son (poor thing has his mom's skin) put vaseline on the other night with socks on his hands. It made a world of difference. He can't stand the burning feeling of lotion on his hands when his hands get that bad. Good luck! I know how you feel!

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I love my Shaklee Enfuselle lotion but when the severe winter hands and diaper hands hit I use the Shea Cream (also Shaklee) I use these as I know they do not contain any chemicals that will harm me and with as much as I use them in the winter that is important to me. I tend to smother them in the shea cream and just rub longer to try and make up for the days washing of all the moisture.
Good luch finding what works for you!

K. B
www.shaklee.net/takecontrol

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