I have permanent red hands from washing so much. I have tried so many creams and gels.
Taro Clobetasol Propionate ointment 0.05
Hydrocortisone ointment
Onreltea
(brimonidine topical gel)
Erythego
(brimonidine topical gel)
The Onreltea seems to be the best but I have run out and its super expensive. I have gotten some of the Erythego from India and it seems to have made the hands more red and inflamed.
Is there anything else or better?
Please bros this could change/save my life.
Idk but dont fucking import stuff that goes into your body from INDIA god knows what those monkeys put in there
poojeet probably works in a dye factory in india
dont wash that often then?
But they will be dirty.
get over it before you become a fuckin mess like my brother. 15 min hand washing minimum
>touch something with dirty hands
>object is now dirty
and?
everything is dirty, get over it
and?
better to have dirty hands than no hands
your hands are dry because you constantly strip the natural oils from them
this also leaves them vulnerable becauae those oils are part of your body's defensive barriers and you could have a bacterial infection or something
you need to wash less, use less harsh or no soap, use colder water, and moisturise
avoid any products with fragrances
vaseline is a good heavy moisturiser if you have absolutely no idea what to buy: look for products containing petrolatum/petroleum jelly/white petroleum which are all names for vaseline
wear gloves or tolerate dirty hands until you need to clean them because you're eating or something
>use less-harsh or no soap
Serious question: does washing hands with water actually clean them?
yes, you have to ask your self. Do I really NEED to exterminate every single germ on my hand as well as stripping the oils and drying the skin? Or could I just wash off debris so i dont get dirt in my mouth?
The problem is mental illness. OP is driven by compulsive fear.
Study psychedelic therapy (it's had great success for combat PTSD and more) then work to the root cause.
Stop using antibacterial soap.
Stop using soap with fragrances and additives
Moisturize your hands with vitamin E cream
I use baby soap/no tears, is that the best using baby stuff?
>Stop using soap with fragrances and additives
Good advice, but good luck finding liquid soap without additives. They practically need additives/preservatives because of the high moisture content unlike bar soaps which are dry.
I'm making my own bar soaps without any additives but I'll see if it's any good in about a month (cold process).
I'll also be making liquid soap if the bar soaps turn out decent, and without preservatives or anything of course.
>you WILL smell like sheep
Is this lanolin? I use it for soothing my eczema and it works very well. Lanolin is basically the grease the sheep produce to keep their wool soft and to protect their skin and keep it from getting wet.
>rubbing hydrocortisone all over your hands several times a day
Holy shit bro wtf are you doing. All you need is some gucking lotion and you're rubbing a very powerful steroid on there, of course your hands are fucked up. All you need is granny's favorite moisturizer and to stop washing your hands so much.
If you've been rubbing hydrocortisone on there for weeks you should probably talk to a doctor first about hoe to come off it properly
Why are you washing your hands so much? If it's work related, just wear gloves. I only ever wash my hands after I shit, everything else comes off in the shower
Anon stop fapping.
how do you fuck up so bad? i was washing my hands a lot and only got a red spot from accidentally putting hot water
look at Dr. Berg videos he explains how to put oils on the skin to restore vitamins
The soap isn't the problem, it's the fruit in your head
First, go to the doctor and get some medication to treat your germophobia and obsessive/compulsive disorder.
Then stop washing your so much. If you do wear gloves don't keep them on all day.
If you do work where gloves arent really practical and get stuff on your hands that takes extra scrubbing to get off, a couple of things that can help are:
1. Get some cheap hand lotion and slather your hands in it and let it sit for 5-10 minutes before washing, it will soften up grime and stuff like caulk and paint and wood glue residue, tree sap, etc.
2. Before working with those kinds of things apply a barrier cream,; there are commercially made ones that are worth the cost when working with things like fiberglass and exotic adhesives, and you can get similar protection by wetting a bar of mild soap like Ivory and rubbing it in and over your hands and arms to coat them...you dont want lather, just enough water to make a film.
Scratch the soap with your fingernails too to pack the space beneath them with soap and keep grime out.
Then let that film dry for a few minutes and do your work, when you're done the washing up process will be be far shorter and require less scrubbing.
Where are you from, pal?
I had a similar problem for similar reasons and then I started using this stuff.
Just put some on every night before you go to bed. It's also thick enough that you can wash your hands a few times before it washes away.
Just be aware, you WILL smell like sheep, but the skin on my hands got so dry, cracked, and bloody the trade off was worth it.
As someone who likes not bleeding spontaneously from cracked and dry hands but doesn't want to alter his handwashing frequency I can give the following advice from atop the Dunning-Kruger hill:
If you have to wash your hands with soap then use doctor's soap. Mild soap, no perfumes, PH neutral and no Limonene (check the ingredients for it, it's pretty omnipresent unfortunately but can cause some skin irritation and is also a solvent).
Keep your hand moisturizers simple. If you're going to throw shit at the wall to see what sticks at least make sure it's mostly harmless.
1. stop using chemicals
2. use tallow to moisturize
3. go on a paleo diet and do intermittent fasting
your symptoms will resolve naturally
>paleo diet
dieting at all
how retarded are you? do you know how to read, sire?
Literally almost never wash my hands except before taking a piss or if my hands are greased up from working
I'd try CeraVe's Hydrating Facial Cleanser, Vanicream's Gentle Facial Cleanser, and Neutrogena's Ultra Gentle Daily Facial Cleanser with Pro-Vitamin B5.
https://www.cerave.com/skincare/cleansers/hydrating-facial-cleanser
https://www.vanicream.com/product/vanicream-facial-cleanser
https://www.neutrogena.com/products/skincare/ultra-gentle-daily-cleanser-with-pro-vitamin-b5-for-acne-prone-skin-fragrance-free/6819492.html
I have ultra-sensitive bitch skin, and so I have an allergic reaction to almost everything - including the CeraVe hydrating facial cleanser that I linked. The reason why I linked it is because hopefully your skin isn't as sensitive as mine. I'd use that CeraVe cleanser an all-purpose cleanser for washing my face, hair, body, and hands if I could because it does a really good job of sanitizing the skin while also keeping it moisturized. And it's convenient to have a product that can do both.
Since I couldn't tolerate it, I have to use the Vanicream gentle facial cleanser for my face, hair, and body while showering. And I use the Neutrogena cleanser for my hands because it's cheaper.
If you can't tolerate the CeraVe hydrating cleanser, then I recommend using the Vanicream gentle facial cleanser and following it up with with CeraVe's Daily Moisturizing Lotion (my favorite moisturizer).
https://www.cerave.com/skincare/moisturizers/daily-moisturizing-lotion
And while this might sound gross, I honestly avoid washing the back of my hands and knuckles as much as possible because that's what gets dried out and irritated. I only wash the back of my hands after taking a dump or before washing my face - so like 2 or 3 times a day. And I don't leave the soap on for more than a few seconds and make extra sure to rinse all of the soap off.
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The downside with putting moisturizer on your hands after washing them is that your hands will feel gooey and gross for the 20 minutes or so as the moisturizer absorbs into your skin. But that's better than your hands being inflamed.
Also, as other have said, avoid fragrance as much as possible, because that's one of the most common irritants. I'd also listen to all of the people telling you to wash your hands less.
Also, I recommend getting a cosmetic patch done with an allergist. I had to do that a couple of years ago out of desperation because I was so sick of my skin constantly being irritated. I found out that I'm allergic Cocamidopropyl Betaine - which is very common in cosmetic products.
Good luck.
One thing I've read, and I'm not sure if it's true, is that it's important to dry your hands completely after washing them. They were saying that the cracking of your skin comes from the water that's left on your hands after you wash them. So even if you wash your hands a lot, make sure to dry them after each time, then supposedly it won't mess up your hands so much. I don't know if any of that is true though, it could be completely wrong.
Do you make sure to completely rinse off the soap everytime? Also, wet hands/wrists rubbing against clothing can make the problem much worse, in my experience.
My sister has this, an OCD compulsion that has left her hands looking like those of a seventy year old woman's. Its terrible.
Aside from the hands is she hot ?
Eat collagen protein so your skin heals faster.
Wash you hands before lunch, and 10 minutes before work ends because everybody has to pee before the end of the work day.
>lotion
>morons were right on this one
>lotion after washing and lotion regularly when off work
>gojo has a good product that you use before you wash your hands