Hands Hand Cream
December 8th, 2009 | 
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What’s the best hand cream for day care workers, nurses or other people who frequently wash their hands?
I work at a daycare and change diapers, feed, and clean All Day, so I’m constantly washing my hands. I would say I wash them between 40-60 times a day. My skin is so dry and thick, you can pinch the back of my knuckels and the skin doesn’t go back. I get paper cuts easily and I have tiny painful bumps on my palms and sometimes back of my hands (the doctor says it’s ezcema from Dry Skin). I’ve recently thought about the paraffin wax baths, but not sure if it’s worth the investment. Is there anything that you can recommend from experience or someone who you know. It seems that I’ve tried 5-6 different creams and it’s just not enough. Thank you!
Probably your best move is to get some alcohol based hand gel and use that to wash your hands unless they are visibly soiled. Most of the hand gels have some sort of glycerin or lanolin in them and dont dry your hands out as bad as soap and water. Also, DO NOT use antibacterial soap.
If you are washing your hands with soap and water, the friction and the running water Wash Off the bacteria. If you are using the hand gel, the alcohol kills any bacteria on your skin.
Antibacterial soaps do both wash off and kill. However, the pH of antibacterial soap is very high so it strips your skin of its natural oils and protective layer called the acid mantle. Dove is the best, commonly found soap to use to keep your acid mantle intact.
I am a nurse and use hand gel (which is recommended by the CDC) about 20 or more times a day. I use no lotions or creams and have no issues with dry hands.
As long as the gel has 60% alcohol, it is effective!~
Another thing you can do is when you get home from work and ready for bed, slather some plain Vaseline on your hands and go to bed. If you can wear some type of breathable glove while you are sleeping it will make the Vaseline soften your hands up faster. Like those brown work gloves! You wont have to do it every day, just a few times a week until you get them in the shape you want them.
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