Eureka! A cure for dry hands.

[franstjohn]

For years, I've suffered from dry, rough skin on my hands. In dry, cold winters I even get some cracking. A few months ago, I noticed that I had a fair amount of lather left in my bowl after I finished shaving that I was just washing down the drain. I started scooping the lather out of the bowl with my brush and then squeezing the contents of the brush into my hands and massaging "washing" my hands and wrists with the lather. After rinsing well, I noticed my hand feel and smell really nice.

After a few months of this regimen, I have noticed my hands are considerably smoother and more hydrated. I haven't needed to use the Gold Bond hand cream in over a month. I have noticed the best results from the tallow soaps.

I;d like to pass this along for what it's worth.

 

[Delawareguy]

I'll have to give this a try. I also have dry skin that gets much worse in the winter.

 

[Bazau]

yeah thanks for tip I will give it a go nuthin to loose

 

[TheVez2]

Good tip, with winter approaching that could be very useful.

 

[Defend Tacoma]

I'll have to give this a shot!

 

[ackvil]

What kind of cream are you using? I'll bet it contains lanolin.

 

[cnnc97]

Mine are already getting dry on me, I'm going to have to try this.

 

[dfollett_98]

Excellent recommendation. Thank you for sharing it with us. This is the ultimate in recycling using every last bit of our products. Well done, Fran!

 

[kingfisher]

I will also add that if you buy a nice REAL bar soap and place it next to your sink, and use that for all hand-washing activities (in place of SoftSoap or whatever other "soap" you might be using that comes in a pump bottle) you will also have much smoother hands and less trouble with dryness.

 

[Mr. Styptic]

Using the leftover lather sounds like good idea. But if you want to get instant, dramatic results when fighting dry skin, try another product familiar to many wetshavers: glycerin. You can buy small bottles for little money at many pharmacies and grocery stores. Pour a few drops into the palm of your hand, dilute it with water and massage it into your hands. Instantly smooth and soft! But use enough water, or your skin will be tacky.

 

[Myosin]

Only a matter of time before someone makes a thread about how they managed to combine aspects of shaving with cooking to make better recipes.

 

[urkel]

having worked outside for the better part of 1/2 century i found regular use of any hand cream was the ticket. like the idea of using the lather left-over with a good scent. thanks for sharing

 

[Drybonz]

If you read the product description of the Mitchell's Woolfat soaps on most of the vendor websites, it says they discovered using woolfat in soap because the sheep shearers' hands were so consistently soft.

So, I'm guessing this technique, with a woolfat soap would be really effective.

 

[franstjohn]

Jim, I regularly rotate my soaps and creams. Soaps include Tabac, Williams and Mama Bear. Creams include Speick, Palmolive Classic and KMF. I don't think there is an overabundance of Lanolin. I really started this practice because it made my hands smell good. The moisturized hands were a bonus.

 

[Sharp Blade]

Thanks for the great tip,I also have a real problem with cracked and rough hands during the winter months. On occasion my hands will bleed if I don't get them taken care of very quickly ! I will definitely this one a go.

 

[rtt]

Thanks fir the tip, I have to try this out!

 

[franstjohn]

For years, I've suffered from dry, rough skin on my hands. In dry, cold winters I even get some cracking. A few months ago, I noticed that I had a fair amount of lather left in my bowl after I finished shaving that I was just washing down the drain. I started scooping the lather out of the bowl with my brush and then squeezing the contents of the brush into my hands and massaging "washing" my hands and wrists with the lather. After rinsing well, I noticed my hand feel and smell really nice.

After a few months of this regimen, I have noticed my hands are considerably smoother and more hydrated. I haven't needed to use the Gold Bond hand cream in over a month. I have noticed the best results from the tallow soaps.

I;d like to pass this along for what it's worth.

A little over a month ago, I posted my solution for excess lather. I am pleased to report that I still am getting significant improvement with dry hands.

 

[GDCarrington]

I have noted that some people use Barbasol in the tube (not the can) to treat bed sores. It appears that some of the properties in many of the creams seem to have a healing effect upon damaged skin.

 

[SkipH]

Same here with the dry hands. I'll have to give that a try. My number 1 soap is MWF so the lanolin should help.

 

[njpaddy]

I must have missed this thread before. Just shaved with CF Lavender earlier and never gave that extra lather a thought. That would have been a good one to try. I'm also going to try this with my Vintage Blades lavender. These two creams, more than any others, always leave my face feeling great.