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Originally Posted by Bergerdude  Maybe I am doing it wrong. It is a neat technique.
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First - nice manicure.
Second - any tissue that is repeatedly damaged will eventually built a callus to protect itself from further incursions. Either that or rot and fall off.
This is mostly body dynamics, but I think I have a small, and maybe not insignificant assist in something I used when I played football.
We used a product called "Tuf Skin" and it's still available at bicycle shops, but may be marketed in a different name.
It might be called "Crotch Tuf" by now or some other name signifying the area that needs the most protection from those silly, narrow seats.
You can also try a heavy brine soak for an hour or so - maybe daily if you can remember to do it.
Mix several tablespoons of ordinary table salt into just as much water as it takes to dissolve it and add a couple of drops of either Betadine or Iodine (hard to find nowadays) and soak in it for as long as you are comfortable doing so. An hour is prolly too long.
The affected skin will quickly and temporarily toughen up, and then apply a nice emollient oil-based skin cream to the rest of the hand
after you rinse the concoction off
thoroughly.
The hand cream, in and of itself, provides nothing until the skin underneath the top surface is holding excess moisture from the hand washing. It seals the moisture in and makes the skin
softer and
nicer to touch.
I didn't say that - did I? that was supposed to be an 'inside word'.
