Chapped Hands

Suffering from dry skin is bad enough. But sometimes dry skin gets so bad it becomes chapped skin-red, rough, scaly, and even cracked and bleeding. The hands are common victims for such distress, taking the abuse we dish out each day as we wash them over and over, subject them to harsh chemical and cleaners, and expose them to the elements.
Wherever you’re a postal carrier, a cannery worker, a bartender, or a new parent changing diapers countless times a day, your hands are probably getting left high and dry.
Unfortunately, the constant wetting and drying that out skin undergoes during the course of an average day can remove the protective oils that help seal in moisture. It can also damage the skin by drying it out.


PROTECTING AND REPAIRING DRY CHAPPED HANDS.


WEAR GLOVES OR MITTENS OUTSIDE.
Your mother probably used to tell this each time you made a move to the door in winter. Well, she was right again. Keep your hands covered to protect them from cold, windy,dry weather.

DRESS YOUR HANDS FOR WORK.
Wear vinyl gloves as much as practical. When you’re washing dishes, scrubbing the tub or otherwise exposing your hands to chemical and cleansers.

PROTECT AGAINTS SUNLIGHT.
The sun’s ultraviolet rays damage the skin and only worsen dryness and chapping. So be sure to wear a sunscreen with a sun protection factor(SPF) of at least 15 on all exposed skin when you’re going outdoors in daylight.

SMEAR ON THE PETROLATUM.
Petrolatum, or petroleum jelly, is the most effective for treating chapped skin, agree the experts.One way to get results without getting petrolatum all over everything. You might
Also consider doing this before you sit down to read the newspaper or watch television.

USE MOISTURIZER.
If you don’t like the greasy feel of petrolatum, use a product you do like.Among the products recommended by dermatologists. Eucerin, Nivea, Lubriderm, Moisturel, and Aquaflor.

DON’T WORRY ABOUT LANOLIN.
As for lanolin, an ingredient that some people say is highly allergenic.

LEAVE THE MAGIC INGREDIENTS ON THE SHELF.
In other words” you don’t need something with vitamin A, E, or C or mink oil”

GIVE YOUR POCKETBOOK-AND YOUR HANDS-A BREAK.
“The higher the price, the less likely its useful”.