Fingertip Small cuts(like paper cuts)

[bbh]

Yeah, try some kind of moisturizer a few hours before playing and wash it off just prior to hitting it like normal. Worked for me...

 

[bbh]

Ditto on the no greasy residue! For me I found lubriderm red label to be the best at soaking in and not being greasy. I tried a lot of different ones when I was playing congas. I use it regularly in the winter for cracked heels too.

I found that product to be too lightweight for myself when compared to o’keefes or Vaseline intensive care. But the drugs I’m on cause dryness.
o’keefes, seems to be 1 of the less greasy ones I’ve tried.

 

[bassjamn]

Thanks for all the info all, will look into these remedies!

 

[BassBrass]

Many people are vitamin K2 deficient, it helps calcium to cross cell walls from the blood, all tissues need it. also Vit C and it's naturally occurring constituents (rutin, hesperidin, bioflavonoids) are needed to knit tissues that get cracked from dryness. Enough vegetable oil in the diet is also helpful. Olive oil, flax seed oil, pumpkin seed oil, etc. and hydration in general (which should come partially from mineral and phytonutrient rich vegetables in colors like green and orange)

 

[g-dude]

Bag Balm works great. I would apply it before bed and wear some light gloves , as it can be a bit greasy.

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It smells...well, like a barn.

Couldn’t get past it. Ended up going for Shea butter stuff instead.

 

[Killing Floor]

Aquaphor is great for helping dry or cracked skin heal. I also use Tea tree oil sometimes with good results. Drinking a lot (of water, sorry) helps more than anything.

 

[Nickweissmusic]

Noticing i am cutting my fingertips more often, if i play for a long time or dig in too hard for longer periods...this used to never happen. But i recently moved to CO and the humidity is constantly 10-20.

I hope its the climate and just need to use some sorta dry skin ointment and not something like type 2 diabetes

Absolutely could be environmental. I use acne.org moisturizer for my zitty old face (zits and gray hair is simply not fair, I tell ya), and it’s also great for hands. Absorbs completely with no residue, I can play minutes after using it. 8 oz. Moisturizer with Licochalcone

 

[jdh3000]

It happens to me more in winter when my skin dries and cracks, I don’t have to dig in much.
Gold Bond moisturizer every night helps a great deal.

 

[asparaguspee]

Hmm not sure about putting super glue on your skin intentionally. I know it was originally used for battlefield wounds, but its somewhat toxic and you're hopefully not in a war.

I use moisturizer 2+ times every day to combat the problem, it does work.

 

[devnulljp]

Get soem of that horse mane n tail stuff.

 

[Peteyboy]

I use this stuff:

 

[kumimajava]

Don't use much hand cream, so can't help you with that

But... Meanwhile, might flatwound or tapewound strings be more gentle on your fingers?

 

[MynameisMe]

Makes me glad I live in Florida.
My hands/ finger tips split enough in the winter here.

 

[MotorCityMinion]

 

[Element Zero]

Duke Cannon Bloody Knuckles hand balm. Stuff works great for my constant dry and bleeding knuckles and finger joint cracking.

 

[Susqmike]

Noticing i am cutting my fingertips more often, if i play for a long time or dig in too hard for longer periods...this used to never happen. But i recently moved to CO and the humidity is constantly 10-20.

I hope its the climate and just need to use some sorta dry skin ointment and not something like type 2 diabetes

Try using a liquid bandage like "New Skin" rather than glue.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Sorry but putting CA glue into your bloodstream is never a good idea.

Don't treat the symptoms, solve the problem, it's all about moisturizing.

And diabetes is very serious, in your yearly doctor checkup they can easily check your sugar levels.
Un-treated diabetes can lead to all kinds of very bad things. Google it if you don't believe me.

Good luck,
Dirk

 

[baileyboy]

Noticing i am cutting my fingertips more often... the humidity is constantly 10-20...

10-20 RH is way too low... need to humidify that room until it hits the 40-50 range. Because of the low humidity, you most likely have dry, cracked skin which is susceptible to breakage.

 

[slagbass]

10-20 RH is way too low... need to humidify that room until it hits the 40-50 range. Because of the low humidity, you most likely have dry, cracked skin which is susceptible to breakage.

That was my first thought. That kind of RH will also likely cause damage to any instruments made of wood.

 

[MetalMaximus]

Highly recommend O'keeffe's Working Hands. You just need to get used to the little bit of greasy feeling (it does go away). Nothing else I've used works faster or better. I used to work in a wet/dry environment and my hands would get wrecked. The O'keeffe's saved me more than once and then some.

Agreed! The corners of my thumbs tend to crack in winter, and it’s really painful. O’Keefe’s Working Hands was the cure when other moisturizers failed.