OT solutions?

C'mon.....NO Vaseline:eek: :banana: :banana:

http://www.lush.com

Helping Hands hand cream.

It's very greasy and lasts a long time on your skin. Don't buy it if you like your lotion to "sink in" right away. This stuff leaves a film and i LOVE IT.

EDIT for direct link: http://www2.lush.com/cgi-bin/lushdb/410.html

I just bought baby oil. Was told to put in on IN the shower.

I seem to get bad patches where my clothes are pushed out. Hips, shoulders, thighs, etc.

Originally posted by 4x4GGG
I just bought baby oil. Was told to put in on IN the shower.



That's #7 on my list of things I didn't want to know.

Try ecotrine, or something like that. It's a very thick greasy lotion

-Bug-

It puts the Lotion in the basket or it gets the hose again!

Drink more water, a lot more.

Chronic dry skin is often due to dehydration, excluding skin related maladies like psoriasis.

Also try using a Eucerin as a topical lotion for especially bad/scaly areas. Multiple treatments are required so buy a big bottle and use it often.

But again, increase your fluids intake as water can literally do miracles for a body and that which ails you.

- Janq

winter and me = dry exterior membrane covering

I use el-cheapo bannana boat moisteriser on hands and face

It's the cold. I usually pretty greasy for an irishman, but when the deep cold hits (60* T-day, 28* today) my skin and lungs take a bad beating.

No scales or anything. Just spots. Kidneys, shoulders, thighs, and the side/back just under arms under my shoulder blades.

do not use anything with petrolium! it dries out your skin more! burts bees wax makes great hand salves. Check out your local health food store, or a place where they sell homopathic medicine. ask a clerk there. anything that is natrual will most likely help you out.

Also, try using a pumice stone on your dry areas to get the dead skin off, then moisturize when you get out if the shower

I was blessed with really soft skin and hands that don't try out at all...

Too bad it can be a bad thing bieng italian because my face and nose are naturally greasy.

Originally posted by 4x4GGG
It's the cold. I usually pretty greasy for an irishman, but when the deep cold hits (60* T-day, 28* today) my skin and lungs take a bad beating.

No scales or anything. Just spots. Kidneys, shoulders, thighs, and the side/back just under arms under my shoulder blades.

Neutrogena makes a good one Norwegian Formula Hand Cream. Many dermatologists recommend Hydrocortizone Lotion. I think that 2% is what you can buy OTC.

I use the neutrogena hand cream and it works really well for me. I have really dry skin in the winter as well and my hands take a beating because I work with inks and chemicals as wel but if I use it a few times a day they are pretty normal. The good thing is that you only have to use a little bit for it to be effective.

Might wanna try this out...

If you go to see a dermatologist have him prescribe a moisturizer. Over the counter moisturizers are somewhat watered down and have perfumes in them which could cause more irritation to some dry areas. My doctor prescribed a moisturizer called Carmol and it started relieving my dry, cracked skin after the first application.

I'm a big fan of Dove moisturizing soap. For me (eventhough I'm a greasy Italian) is taking a hot shower. The dove makes it less of a problem.

Or you could just use Jerkins and forget about the dry skin.
j/k I really know nothing of moisturizers I just wanted to chop a Jergins bottle...

Originally posted by Mancini
I'm a big fan of Dove moisturizing soap. For me (eventhough I'm a greasy Italian) is taking a hot shower. The dove makes it less of a problem.

Hot showers will dry your skin even more.

Erm...yeah, what I meant to say is that...hot shower = bad, dove soap + hot shower = not as bad.

I moisten my skin with lots of olive oil or corn oil and trap it with cotton gloves/socks (lets you keep the moisture in as well as letting your skin breathe. The next morning, my hands/feet feel wonderful...like a baby's butt!

Have you tried Udder Cream?

I have dry skin it feels like fire ants are crawling on my flesh biting me when it gets bad

nothing has worked

not the baby oil shower thing
not dermatologist
went without taking showers just washed hair
drank lots a water

its cold my skin is dry im screwed

I've got psoriasis. It gets wicked bad in the winter. I use Aveeno daily moisturizing lotion. It's fragrance free, so I don't walk around smelling all fruity. The tube say it works for 24 hours, but I apply it several times a day to keep my parts moisturized.

http://www.aveeno.ca/en/frameset.asp?content=productsline_body.asp

http://www.kissmyface.com/products/fullsize/moisturizers/honeycal16oz.jpg
This stuff will keep your skin moisturized ALL day. No lie.

For your face I always recommend Oil of Olay products. Nothing better.

My wife used Kiss My Face, and she broke out from it. Probably just a personal reaction to it though.

Also, Eucerin cream works very well. Get the cream. It's very thick, and really seals in the moisture.

Nivea Creme's what I use:

http://images.ciao.com/ide/images/products/normal/072/product-129072.jpg

And yeah, it's been murder for about a week now. My lips and fingertips are cracking like crazy. :(

The best stuff to use for dry skin patches in the winter like that is either Bag Balm or Eucerin. You can find them both in any drug store.

Originally posted by e_a_olson
My wife used Kiss My Face, and she broke out from it. Probably just a personal reaction to it though.
Yes, everybody is different and skin is sensitive so you have to try different things until you find what works for you. I have super sensitive skin and Kiss My Face has never given me any problems.

I use Eucerin too.

Listen to Janq

Originally posted by 4x4GGG
No scales or anything. Just spots.

You sissy. Just suck it up. After a few days you get used to it.

I thought the Jerkins pic was a joke.

get it?

I have used the Norwegian stuff and that works really good but can be very greasy for a while after.

I also use Dove soap.:disco:

If you are hardcore dry, Mary Kay Night Cream. It's the duct tape of cosmetic cream. good for chapped lips, elbows, faces, etc.

Originally posted by Glass Man
Have you tried Udder Cream?

What are you implying? I know Rick is a freak, but I doubt you could milk him! :lol: :p

-Bug-

next time you go down to your local pr0n theatre, take a bottle of jergens... squirt it over the row in front of you during the chase scenes...

Its punishment for using the word hella. :p

I only get real dry on my elbows. It can get pretty bad, but even cheap store brand moisturizer works pretty well if I use it often enough.

This thread's hella stupid

stop smoking, stinky.

this is a proven method for curing dry skin on your hands (seriously):

before you go to bed at night, slather them with vaseline, rub it in well, and then cover your hands with socks and go to sleep. when you wake up, they'll be as soft as a baby's hiney...

Originally posted by terpWRX
this is a proven method for curing dry skin on your hands (seriously):

before you go to bed at night, slather them with vaseline, rub it in well, and then cover your hands with socks and go to sleep. when you wake up, they'll be as soft as a baby's hiney...
That is what I do. The powder used in our Latex gloves kills my hands. That, combined with cold weather and frequent hand washing, is the devil. Our lab has some stuff that works well too.

After you get out of the shower like with in the first five minutes put on lotion. I suggest Aveeno. It is not scented and really good for your skin.

that ultraconcentrated Neutrogena Norwegian Hand Cream works like whoa. the old "Vaseline overnight" treatment is good, too - just make sure to wash your face well before you do that, or you'll just seal in the nasties and end up looking like a pizza.

It is super dry where I am and I use Aveeno and my skin is nice and soft. It isn't really greasy and doesn't smell either.

Originally posted by AC Lerok
or you'll just seal in the nasties and end up looking like a pizza.

But wouldn't that be an improvement for him? :p :lol:

Originally posted by docwhorocks
But wouldn't that be an improvement for him? :p :lol:

"pizza, baby . . . you're DELICIOUS!"

Try Vitamin E Cream and/or take Vitamine E tablets...
Seems to work wonders for me...
Winter puts the hate on my hands..

Also carry a small container of you're favorite moisterizer EVERYWHERE and don't be afriad to break it out whenever you need it. It's the only way my hands survive winter.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

"... and he ate himself"

Originally posted by docwhorocks
:lol: :lol: :lol:

"... and he ate himself"

http://www.consumptionjunction.com/downloads/cj_29871.jpg

...Alive!

- Janq

I always have had dry cracking hands. I talked to a person that does manacures and she gave me a solution that worked very nicely. Get a salt scrub to exfoliate (sp?) the affected area, then apply moisterizer.

It worked for me. No more dry cracking hands.

-Fish
and I know I can't speel.

Originally posted by Dorkfish
I always have had dry cracking hands. I talked to a person that does manacures and she gave me a solution that worked very nicely. Get a salt scrub to exfoliate (sp?) the affected area, then apply moisterizer.

It worked for me. No more dry cracking hands.

-Fish
and I know I can't speel.

Salt exfoliation works great for the entire body, but its more work than most people much less guys will keep up with for more than one or two efforts. Also its resolving the after effects of the issue by stripping the dry skin away but it does not solve the dry skin issue in and of itself.

The primary problem is dry skin as in dehydrated.
The simple and very effective solution as I posted early on is to drink more water. Follow that up with a moisturizing protectant such as Eucerin (inexpensive, available everywhere, approved by dermatologists for all areas including the face, has no perfumes and is clinically proven to work).

Dry skin is a common complaint now days especially as we drink coffee, carbonated drinks and work, sleep and commute in conditioned air cubicles that dry us out.

Outside of a condition such as psoriasis or some other specific skin condition or being in the medical profession having to wear latex all day, water can and will cure the dry skin ailment.

- Janq

I drink about 3x 64oz mugs of water a day. No caffine, and maybe a beer or 2 at night. If that. Oh.. and not to mention the 16 oz bottle of water I suck down twice a day for my antibiotic pill. (Take on empty stomach with LOTS of water, per the label.)

It isn't my hands face or feet. It's clothing contact. Hips, "love handles", shoulders, lats, thighs. They start to itch, then burn when I get in the shower. Lots of lotion and baby oil in the shower are really helping.

Originally posted by 4x4GGG
I drink about 3x 64oz mugs of water a day. No caffine, and maybe a beer or 2 at night. If that. Oh.. and not to mention the 16 oz bottle of water I suck down twice a day for my antibiotic pill. (Take on empty stomach with LOTS of water, per the label.)

It isn't my hands face or feet. It's clothing contact. Hips, "love handles", shoulders, lats, thighs. They start to itch, then burn when I get in the shower. Lots of lotion and baby oil in the shower are really helping.

Oh well geez you are having contact abrasions.
You're correct...thats totally different than typical winter dehydration.

For the upper body try wearing an undershirt (not an tank) and if you already do try a thicker type such as hanes 100% cotton.
For the legs either upsize your jeans by one size or what I used to do when I worked an outside job in the winter was wear my running tights under my jeans. FInd a pair of short athletic compression shorts from Sports Authority (they are cheap) and wear them in lieu of regular underwear beneath your pants. Get the kind with _no_ padding in the crotch (padding is for cycling and gets very uncomfortable for walking around in) and are made from nylon which will breathe well and allow your jeans to slide over your thighs without issue.

- Janq

Originally posted by Janq
Oh well geez you are having contact abrasions.
You're correct...thats totally different than typical winter dehydration.

For the upper body try wearing an undershirt (not an tank) and if you already do try a thicker type such as hanes 100% cotton.
For the legs either upsize your jeans by one size or what I used to do when I worked an outside job in the winter was wear my running tights under my jeans. FInd a pair of short athletic compression shorts from Sports Authority (they are cheap) and wear them in lieu of regular underwear beneath your pants. Get the kind with _no_ padding in the crotch (padding is for cycling and gets very uncomfortable for walking around in) and are made from nylon which will breathe well and allow your jeans to slide over your thighs without issue.

- Janq

I usually wear compression shorts on the weekends (working at the bar I like keeping my boys secure while running around). Mon - friday I wear baggy cargo pants to the office. I usually wear generally loose clothing (baggy cargo's and an XL polo shirt). Most of my issues come from the waistline where I tuck my shirts in.

Originally posted by Mancini
I'm a big fan of Dove moisturizing soap.

Ditto. Even then during the transition to winter colder weather my skin gets dry still.

Originally posted by bluesunlion
If you are hardcore dry, Mary Kay Night Cream. It's the duct tape of cosmetic cream. good for chapped lips, elbows, faces, etc.

Great stuff.
Also, Skin System by Supre Tanning works great.

Originally posted by 4x4GGG

It isn't my hands face or feet. It's clothing contact. Hips, "love handles", shoulders, lats, thighs. They start to itch, then burn when I get in the shower.

You should have that looked at by a professional. The stop humping the bar skanks!

-Bug-

Up your water intake, switch soaps to Lever2000 or something like Ivory.

I use this. it works good because it has no alchohol drying agent in it. http://www.walgreens.com/dbimagecache/7443.gif
Some old carpenters I know stand beside Udder Cream, it apparently works great for them when the wood dries out thier skin. It never really worked for me.

lay off excessive hot showers too. It will dry you out quick.

Originally posted by WRXedUSA

lay off excessive hot showers too. It will dry you out quick.

NO! We want to encourage Rick to shower *more*, not less!

:eek:

-Bug-

Originally posted by BugGirl
You should have that looked at by a professional. The stop humping the bar skanks!

-Bug-

Look... it was a one time thing. I didn't know she was married, and besides, we never refer to you as a skank..

clean and clear oil-free moisturizer. i used ot have dry face problems too, but this stuff applied like once in the monring, at night, maybe more can really help. and only wash your face with water, no soap-soap kills dry skin!!

Ok... this may be TMI, but my left outer thigh (quad), left shin, and a small spot just behind the left knee is red and swollen and itchy. Like a rash.

This isn't good.

You just told me it was better. Quit yer bitchin' or buy that lotion I recommended.

Winter skin perhaps. You need to moisturize!
http://www.1tan.com/xcart/image.php?productid=3941

or

http://www.marykay.com/PWS/Spa/SatinHands/images/132500.jpg

Edit: Or get any of the other items people have recommended. :)

i get that if i keep get a dry spot and keep scratching.... usually if it gets like a rash like that i put on cortizone anti-itch cream and stop scratching it.
and then i will put on eucerin everyday right after i get out of the shower. it's a real pain now that it's cold out and i have to moisturize ALL of my skin instead of in the summer just getting away with my elbows, upper arms, and face.

This just occurred to me...
If it is just contact spots, what are the chances that you are allergic to you laundry soap or dryer sheets. Since you body chemistry changes over time, it may be time to change your soap.

oh yeah, and if your washer has an extra rinse cycle, turn that on

goo idea.

Bink... it was better... then today I just broke out.

Originally posted by BugGirl
What are you implying? I know Rick is a freak, but I doubt you could milk him! :lol: :p

-Bug-

It may have a funny name, but it's some good stuff for the serious dry skin. If Udder Cream (http://www.udderlysmooth.com/productsudderlysmooth.html) is good enough for a cow's teets, it's good enough for my hands... :lol: