I am also subject to cracked/split fingertips during the winter (not today though - 82% RH in my house - I've never seen it that high - we've had an unusually large amount of rain lately here in Tampa). I won't use hand lotion because, like Ron, I just can't stand having gooey hands. Tape works well for me, but I also add a little patch of paper towel with some lotion on it - rather like an el-cheapo home- made bandaid. But I don't like having tape on my hands during the day. Also, I fear someone freaking out if I did have my fingers all taped up - they might wonder if I was fondling their piano keys with fungus- among-us fingers. My other problem with tape is that I can't put my gloves on with tape on my fingers (motorcycle gloves). I recently tried a new (?) product called "Skin Crack Care" by Nexcare First Aid. Found it at Wallgreen's. It is a tiny little bottle of clear liquid with a brush applicator attached to the cap - much like a nail polish bottle. It seems it is some sort of CA glue with oils and other stuff in it. Smells good, and dries in a minute after application - you just swab some on the crack. It doesn't work as well as a good piece of tape with some lotion on it, but WAY better than nothing at all. And I have no goo and no tape. It's quite invisible. So my practice now is tape at home and at night and the liquid Nexcare during the day when I have appointments. Terry Farrell On Feb 5, 2011, at 1:11 PM, Susan Kline wrote: > On 2/5/2011 9:58 AM, Ron Nossaman wrote: >> >> As to lotions. If you want something that makes your hands >> instantly softer and makes the splits quit hurting on contact, make >> up some hamburger patties. The best moisturizer and softener for >> skin seems to be raw meat. Really. <G> Not awfully practical day to >> day, but a good occasional evening emergency Rx. > Probably works quite well, and I'll remember about the masking tape. > > Coconut oil (the same kind you can cook with) is a good moisturizer, > and also anti-bacterial. Smells good, too. Sinks in, isn't sticky, > isn't slimy. > > Susan Kline -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20110205/afa3304e/attachment.htm>
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