Hand cream

Dec. 10th, 2012 09:38 am
jack: Glowing recycle symbol (getting things done)
[personal profile] jack
I got some generic moisturiser from Tesco and in the short term it helped a lot. If it doesn't solve the problem I'll see if I can get something more heavyweight.

Looking at my hands I'm a little shocked at how cracked they'd got. I'd mentally consigned this to the category of "little things to sort out when I have time, after all, other people have real problems, surely I shouldn't complain about some cracked skin". But it did look a bit like I beat up a brick wall in a boxing match :)

I still only have a partial understanding of what constitutes "moisturiser"/"aqueous"/"emollient" and which brands are fall under one general umbrella term, and which brands represent something qualitatively different.

Date: 2012-12-10 12:54 pm (UTC)
redbird: closeup of me drinking tea, in a friend's kitchen (Default)
From: [personal profile] redbird
It's the kind of small thing that I figure is worth taking care of (because it doesn't take huge amounts of money or time, yours or other people's) because doing so really will make you more comfortable and likely happier, and may also reduce the risk of a larger problem (like an infection).