despite putting my hands under water all night they are still dry. one would think that the very act of hydrating them would solve the problem but after a wee splash my hands revert to sandpaper status. why?
why do you get dry hands?
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dufftownallan 4,517 posts
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caligari 16,352 posts
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Registered 11 years agoTowels? -
effinjamie 797 posts
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Registered 9 years agobecause your obviously washing the natural oils out of your skin, which water alone won't replace. Detergents or solvents are the main cause of this. Replace the oils on your skin by using something like cream E45Nothing to see here!
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GrandTheftApu 6,116 posts
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Registered 9 years agoHow did you put them under water all night? According to popular rumour putting a sleeping persons hand in water will make them wet themself. Any little 'accidents' you want to confess? -
Whizzo 41,152 posts
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Registered 11 years agodufftownallan wrote:a wee splash my hands revert to sandpaper status.
Disgusting.This space left intentionally blank.
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dufftownallan 4,517 posts
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Registered 7 years agoas if a man owns moisturiser...
gta, thank fuck the toilet is beside the sink, eh? -
JoeBlade 2,213 posts
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Registered 10 years agoAre you a Stone Golem perchance?
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Ka-blamo 6,448 posts
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Registered 4 years ago"why do you get dry hands?"
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askew 10,596 posts
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Steal your girlfriends'.
as if a man owns moisturiser...
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generica 4,265 posts
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Registered 7 years agoI have eczema on my hands which is an awkward place because every time I wash my hands or I wash my body with my hands the water dries out the eczema and I have to use moisturiser cream. Water, saliva and most other liquids dry the skin further; paradoxically the best thing you can do is keep your hands dry, until you can use moisturiser. I am prescribed E45 cream but it is cheap to buy, I recommend you get some. To reiterate: wetting your hands with water is drying them further.
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guts 1,668 posts
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Registered 6 years agoWater dries out teh skin!
My missus shocked me with this one because I always 'drip dry' after a bath.
I work with engines and often get dry hands. I just use non perfumed moisteriser if it gets too bad. Loads of blokes brands make them. Look out for the christmas 'gift packs' and pick up a few small ones to try out. They will be in the shops soon, it's nearly autumn after all.Whassamattayou, whyoulookasosad, itsanicaplace, itsanotsobad, heyshaddupayourface.
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Oh-Bollox 5,046 posts
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pinkds 1,604 posts
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faux_carnation 7,685 posts
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Registered 8 years agoaskew wrote:
How many girlfriends does the guy have?dufftownallan wrote:
Steal your girlfriends'.
as if a man owns moisturiser...
gta, thank fuck the toilet is beside the sink, eh? -
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Registered 11 years agoI get dry hands if I use any sort of liquid 'soap', even the so-called moisturising stuff - it's all bullshit if you ask me. Any detergent will trap oils, be they contaminant or natural oils regardless. So will soap actually, but soap contains excess glycerin which acts as a natural replacement far more effectively than moisturiser. Just buy the cheapest stuff the shop sells - but check on the label that it is actually soap, and not soap substitute or detergent. Sodium laureth sulfate is a detergent, so avoid that on the label - but most supermarkets will sell plain soap cheap which is just soap and a bit of pong, and that's fine on my skin.
Also, cold dry weather (of which we've had a small taste recently) will dry your hands out. Wear gloves.Cubby didn't know how to turn off sigs!
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dufftownallan 4,517 posts
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Registered 7 years agofaux_carnation wrote:
about 23.askew wrote:
How many girlfriends does the guy have?dufftownallan wrote:
Steal your girlfriends'.
as if a man owns moisturiser...
gta, thank fuck the toilet is beside the sink, eh?
im not against using moisturiser at all, its just that as a man i dont think about such practicalities. i had this argument with one of my girlfriends, men dont think about getting injured or getting sick, ergo we dont bother stocking up a medicine cabinet. it is then our god-given right to complain when we are struck down with an illness/irritant of some description. this is how the world works. -
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Registered 10 years agoI confess I use hand cream, like a gayer. If I don't, my hands dry up, crack and then blister. Best one I've found is Body Shop Hemp hand cream. Wicked stuff. Not cheap at £9.50 a tube but better than the ones found in Boots etc for £3-4 -
LeoliansBro 35,124 posts
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Registered 7 years agoWhy do you think dripping water onto your hands will 'hydrate' them, or why the dryness you feel is caused by water in the first place?LB, you really are a massive geek.
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Dougs 59,112 posts
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Registered 10 years agoThat's pretty gay ecosse. I get by with Dove soap, Nivea face wash, face cream, Dove moisturiser for the legs and hemp hand cream..gif)
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Dougs 59,112 posts
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Registered 10 years agoI know! Same as the hands though, if I don't, they blister. I blame my old man (my dad, of course, not the old fella!), he's the same. -
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Good job I'm in London at the mo.
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