On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 10:19 AM, Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net> wrote: > > > What he didn't mention is the best after the fact fix for split fingers > there is. Masking tape. No gooey hands, holds the split closed, retains > moisture, easily replaceable, durable enough to ignore as you go back to > work, and you can ignore it as the pain of the split ceases very quickly. > Ron N > FYI ... my finger tips began splitting in early winter (2010), as they have for the last few winters. I figure there must be a better way than always having to use tape as a healing medium. So I started trying hand lotion again. More often applied, and working it into the fingertip area around the nails. It's called Renew, made by Melalecua. Every morning and every evening, and more if I'm at home during the day. It prevented splits for over a month until just this week. I've been working long hours, and not applying it during the work hours. One split has returned. So I'm gonna start taking the lotion with me during the work days. Now, Ron, I know you're gonna say you don't like lotions -- cause you said that last year. <g> But, for me, I'd rather deal with occasionally slimy hands (if washed soon after application) than continual pain from splits. Call me troglodytish and Neanderthal in other respects, but I value finger comfort enough to justify this slight wandering slightly off the straight and narrow path of masculinity. Well .. that, and lycra shorts for bike riding. <G> The Renew lotion works the best of any I've tried. It's available only from distributors (similar to Amway--I have a friend who orders for me). My sister swears by Bova Cream, which she gets at our local farm co-op. It's for treating chapped cow teats/udders as well as "keeping skin soft and supple." -- JF -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20110205/4dae05f1/attachment.htm>
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