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Login Here Signup Here Signup using FacebookGreetings everyone just wanted to ask the question to see what others have experienced and what they use. I have always had dry skin in the colder months and used a lotion/cream called 'glysolid' which was about the only thing that would work to help relieve the cracked and sometimes bleeding hands that i would encounter.
Have been 100% raw now for over 2 months and its warmer here now but still having the struggles that i normally only used to get in the cold months....I have at least 2 green juices a day as well as a sweeter grape or pineapple i juice then a huge salad for supper with avacados,peppers,carrots,mushrooms and a lovely dill sauce...i pound the water as well having at least 2 liters(maybe this isnt pounding, 2 liters seems alot when i have 1.5-2 liters of juice as well) ontop of the juices so i should think i am getting enough hydration and good clean eatting??
The wife wants me to go see a doctor now which i really dont want to do as i dont believe they are really of much use other than to get you on a product that you need the rest of your life!! not sure if its just a case of continue with the glysolid(which i would rather not as there some crazy stuff in it dont know what half of it is!!)or if there is anything else anyone recommends, i do wash my hands alot having 3 kids and cleaning up but nothing more than i used to so dont think that is a huge issue or reason behind the dry hands??? even so is there a liquid soap that anyone recommends to use, at the moment i switched to a dettol/e45 mix in the hopes that it was the imperial leather soap i was using might have been the issue, seems a little better but still hands get quite bad. No dry skin anywhere else other than the hands.
Anything at all to help or any hints or tips you guys use would be great, and anything more natural based than this stuff i am currently using would be wonderful, have wanted to get away from it and get something more natural but they get so bad need something thats quite strong and this stuff has always worked well...
thanks agian.
Answers
Burts Bees have a few good products for chapped and dry hands, with mostly natural ingredients. I'd give them a try.
Hey Schwam66,
I looked up the Dettol soap you have been using and no wonder your hands are so dry!
Steer clear from any "antibacterial" soaps as these have been known to be very drying. One popular antibacterial soap here in the states is called "Dial" and its best to stay away from them. The soap I love using is Dr. Bronner's lavender bar soap, which I'm sure you won't have any trouble finding. There is different scents and also in the liquid form, but after trying both I prefer the bar soap.
Claire has recommended a great brand (Burt's Bees) so you can't go wrong using their products as well.
thank you both very much, i had always read antibacterial wasnt very good but had always used so figured it was down to something else, but will get rid and try both of your suggestions. thanks again.
Let us know if it helps :)
Fats are your friend when it comes to dry skin/hands. Eating more fats may help, and using coconut oil on the hands may also. Since you posted this a few months earlier I'll hope everything is better for you!
I recommend coconut oil as well. It's pure, simple, and works.
thanks everyone for the continued replies, switched soaps a month or so back to non antibacterial which helped BIG time, i always read and knew in the back of my mind not to be using antibacterial but never did it, was fine except for the winter when i had issues and just used lotions at night, still experiencing dry cracking, probably my own fault i should probably be moisturizing each night ill try to do better and be using the coconut oil, i used a badger lotion i found in the drawer ingredients>>organic extra virgin olive oil, castor oil, jojoba oil, beeswax, and essential oils of rosemary, peppermint, balsam fir, eucalyptus, tea tree and cardamom
hand felt great the next morning but it didnt last long by the end of the day the relief i had was gone and actually seemed to be cracked and sore even worse than before, so maybe something in there isnt as good as was made out to be, but will get the coconut oil and be using that as i am half way there as changing soaps has helped...
thank you all again for your help!
You're getting there :) I'm happy that you have had some improvement.