Dry Hands/Fingers

I haven't been around due to a busy schedule. Usually our schedule
slows down as soon as summer is over, not this year. I look at my
calendar and see that almost every day has something written on it.
But this isn't how it's supposed to be, I wanna bead! ;=)

So every moment I get to myself, I've been working on a necklace using
Cheryl's glass beads. I've taught myself the spiral weave and I love
it! I must be an official beader now because my right hand is dry and
my index finger is starting to crack and catch on my thread. I'm
currently using Keri Lotion to keep it at bay but hoping that someone
else a better idea. I don't like the perfume smell. Help!


--
Margie
"The only thing that separates us from the animals is our
ability to accessorize." -from the film Steel Magnolias
http://www.picturetrail.com/margiek

On Sat, 2 Oct 2004 10:19:31 -0400, "roxan"
wrote:

Shay butter works well. I have a problem when I work a lot with
silversmithing and my hands get very dry from the flux etc. shay butter is
great.

Thank you Roxan! I think I've heard of this before and hope I can get
it at CVS or Walgreens. What are my chances?

--
Margie
"The only thing that separates us from the animals is our
ability to accessorize." -from the film Steel Magnolias
http://www.picturetrail.com/margiek

Shay butter works well. I have a problem when I work a lot with
silversmithing and my hands get very dry from the flux etc. shay butter is
great.
Roxan
"Margie" wrote in message
...
I haven't been around due to a busy schedule. Usually our schedule
slows down as soon as summer is over, not this year. I look at my
calendar and see that almost every day has something written on it.
But this isn't how it's supposed to be, I wanna bead! ;=)

So every moment I get to myself, I've been working on a necklace using
Cheryl's glass beads. I've taught myself the spiral weave and I love
it! I must be an official beader now because my right hand is dry and
my index finger is starting to crack and catch on my thread. I'm
currently using Keri Lotion to keep it at bay but hoping that someone
else a better idea. I don't like the perfume smell. Help!


--
Margie
"The only thing that separates us from the animals is our
ability to accessorize." -from the film Steel Magnolias
http://www.picturetrail.com/margiek

They have some wonderful "body butters" at The Body Shop.
http://www.the-body-shop.com/bodyshop/

Barring that, if you don't have one nearby (it's fun to test out the
different flavors), I highly recommend Neutrogena's Norwegian Formula hand
cream. It's thick and takes a few minutes to absorb, but it's WONDERFUL for
getting and keeping your skin moist and softer. I use it all the time, even
on my legs (which get really dry out here in the desert). It's also
available in an un-perfumed version, though the original scent isn't
unpleasant or heavy.

KarenK

Margie wrote:
I must be an official beader now because my right hand is dry and
my index finger is starting to crack and catch on my thread. I'm
currently using Keri Lotion to keep it at bay but hoping that someone
else a better idea. I don't like the perfume smell. Help!

Udder Ointment, AKA Bag Balm. Used by dairy farmers to treat chapped
udders. The cows love it -- and the farmers noticed that it keeps their
hands soft and smooth. The cows love *that*, too. :-D

Wicked greasy, though, and smells of eucylptus and menthol (think Vick's
Vaporub). However, if you apply it before going to bed, work it in well
and wear cotton gloves, in the morning you have soft hands without the
smell and the treatment lasts all day.

Alternatively, add more olive oil to your diet. Fat is necessary in the
diet, but too many people have cut it out altogether, leaving them with
dry, itchy skin -- and without a clue why. Olive oil is good for you.

I use Avon's Moisture Therapy hand cream occasionally, but that also has
that chemical perfume smell. I also use Avon's Moisture Therapy Aloe
and Chamomile body lotion on my terribly cracked feet, which smells
better. (I am not in the habit of getting my feet anywhere near my
nose, but I *do* have to apply the stuff with my hands, you silly thing!)

Arondelle
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Cocoa Butter! Grab a tub at WalGreens, and it will last eons, I swear!
Plus, you get to smell good enough to eat--I caught myslef licking my
fingers clean after applying it to my pregnant belly, more than once!

"Margie" wrote in message
...
I haven't been around due to a busy schedule. Usually our schedule
slows down as soon as summer is over, not this year. I look at my
calendar and see that almost every day has something written on it.
But this isn't how it's supposed to be, I wanna bead! ;=)

So every moment I get to myself, I've been working on a necklace using
Cheryl's glass beads. I've taught myself the spiral weave and I love
it! I must be an official beader now because my right hand is dry and
my index finger is starting to crack and catch on my thread. I'm
currently using Keri Lotion to keep it at bay but hoping that someone
else a better idea. I don't like the perfume smell. Help!


--
Margie
"The only thing that separates us from the animals is our
ability to accessorize." -from the film Steel Magnolias
http://www.picturetrail.com/margiek

I get dry and cracked fingers from working with wire and from doing beading
too,
so I keep a little tube of petroleum jelly next to the bedtable and apply
it to my hands before bedtime,
has worked wonder for many years, no scent,and a dollar tube lasts for a
long time......

--

susie gibson

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http://www.reachone.com/sgibson/
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"Margie" wrote in message
...
I haven't been around due to a busy schedule. Usually our schedule
slows down as soon as summer is over, not this year. I look at my
calendar and see that almost every day has something written on it.
But this isn't how it's supposed to be, I wanna bead! ;=)

So every moment I get to myself, I've been working on a necklace using
Cheryl's glass beads. I've taught myself the spiral weave and I love
it! I must be an official beader now because my right hand is dry and
my index finger is starting to crack and catch on my thread. I'm
currently using Keri Lotion to keep it at bay but hoping that someone
else a better idea. I don't like the perfume smell. Help!


--
Margie
"The only thing that separates us from the animals is our
ability to accessorize." -from the film Steel Magnolias
http://www.picturetrail.com/margiek








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Having done needlework for years, I've always used Udder Cream. Thjis is not
the medicated, yellow bag balm but it does serve the same purpose. It's a
white cream that doesn't leave your hands sticky or oily. Very important
when stitching on linen with silk threads.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Margie" wrote in message
...
I haven't been around due to a busy schedule. Usually our schedule
slows down as soon as summer is over, not this year. I look at my
calendar and see that almost every day has something written on it.
But this isn't how it's supposed to be, I wanna bead! ;=)

So every moment I get to myself, I've been working on a necklace using
Cheryl's glass beads. I've taught myself the spiral weave and I love
it! I must be an official beader now because my right hand is dry and
my index finger is starting to crack and catch on my thread. I'm
currently using Keri Lotion to keep it at bay but hoping that someone
else a better idea. I don't like the perfume smell. Help!


--
Margie
"The only thing that separates us from the animals is our
ability to accessorize." -from the film Steel Magnolias
http://www.picturetrail.com/margiek








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Oh! I know this one! I have two products for you. One is Hoof Alive. (yes,
I know.)
It's WONDERFUL...

also, my MIL and SIL who are medical professionals use this stuff from
Restoration Hardware, called Unscented Day Use No-Crack Creme. WONDERFUL
also...both are to be found online!

The Blessed Fiddy, Patroness Saint of the Disorganized
LC in Sunny So Cal
Personality Development Specialist (Full-Time Mom!)

No lotion! It has alcohol, which dries the skin. Cream takes longer to
sink in, but works much better. Moisturell has no smell. That's what I
use, on the advice of my dermatologist for both function and price. If
cream isn't good enough you need ointment. Vaseline works well.

Tina


"Margie" wrote in message
...
I haven't been around due to a busy schedule. Usually our schedule
slows down as soon as summer is over, not this year. I look at my
calendar and see that almost every day has something written on it.
But this isn't how it's supposed to be, I wanna bead! ;=)

So every moment I get to myself, I've been working on a necklace using
Cheryl's glass beads. I've taught myself the spiral weave and I love
it! I must be an official beader now because my right hand is dry and
my index finger is starting to crack and catch on my thread. I'm
currently using Keri Lotion to keep it at bay but hoping that someone
else a better idea. I don't like the perfume smell. Help!


--
Margie
"The only thing that separates us from the animals is our
ability to accessorize." -from the film Steel Magnolias
http://www.picturetrail.com/margiek