I always seem to end up with awful dry hands. I don't have a dishwasher so I'm constantly doing dishes by hand. Then yesterday I had to send home one of my DCB for vomiting every five minutes. I cleaned everything with Clorox solution. Then my dd ended up having an accident on her nap cot so I had to scrub that. Even with gloves my hands get dry. Plus all the hand washing before/after diapers and making meals along with before handling bottles. I'm sure my hands aren't the only ones that seem to take a beating this time of year. What type of lotion do you ladies use to keep your hands soft? I got a mini bottle of dramatically different moisturizing lotion from Clinique when I bought the face cleaning system. It works very well but too expensive to use all the time.
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I second the Gold Bond (I use the one with Shea Butter-maybe it is the healing formula?). I also like Cetaphil cream moisturizer, Aquaphor, Vaseline Cocoa Butter cream, and just plain shea butter (100% Shea Butter). I have heard great things about O'Keefe Working Hands, as well. When I'm really dry, I'll take a long bath before bed, slather Aquaphor all over my hands and put on disposable gloves and wear them to bed.
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I have the same problem! I wash my hands probably 40 times a day, and I hate how they start to hurt. I use either coconut oil or Curel Soothing right now between washes, but occasionally at night I soak my hands in Corona (it's mostly lanolin, similar to udder butter, I buy a huge tub at the vet) and wear spa gloves to bed. Same routine for my feet in the summer! I think it doesn't matter so much what product you use, just that you cover your hands at night so your sheets don't wick away more moisture.
I also think that a lot of it has to do with our fat intake. I doubled my fish oil capsules and added a lot of coconut oil and avocado to my diet this fall and I can tell some major differences this winter from last as far as dry skin goes.
Ps, I have kiddos with dry cheeks or lip lickers with awful rashes above and below lips, so I smear Corona on them before nap and the rash is gone when they wake up. Miracle stuff!
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Originally posted by daycarediva View PostI use coconut oil. It's very cheap, fragrance free, and wonderfully moisturizing.
I love coconut oil!! I lather it on all my parts.I use it as lip balm and lotion and since I don't use dairy, it's also my "butter".
I buy it in huge tubs and just separate out a little jar of it to use as lotion/lip balm. lovethis
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