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Originally Posted by bassicgroove  I've been searching all over the web for a solution to a similar problem, although I keep on returning back to this thread.. I guess it's an uncommon problem. I'm a bass player as well in my fourth year at the Bard conservatory of music, I play upright and electric bass. I've had eczema my whole life, but it has never been as bad as it has in the last few months. The skin in the webs of my fingers is so dry that I can't even spread my fingers apart, and there is dryness underneath my fingernails which cracks and bleeds when I play. I've tried every moisturizer on the market, ointments, cortisone creams, light therapy, everything. I tried liquid bandages for my finger tips today, no luck, the bass strings take them right off. Anybody have any more advice on silk gloves or other solutions? It's like a bad nightmare.. bump bump bump |
I'm not sure my problem ever got as bad as yours, but mine occurred when colder, drier weather set in, not in summer. I finally began wearing gloves at all times when the weather is below about 40F. I'm always the first to break out the gloves now. I also use a little tea tree oil lotion during winter, but I think it's primarily been avoiding exposure to dry cold air that eventually solved the cracking problem completely.
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