Home Remedy for Chapped Hands
December 3, 2008 by Marye Audet
Filed under Home & Living
In the winter several of us get chapped hands. The backs of our hands get red, the skin cracks and bleeds and they just hurt. Of course, having them in water doesn’t help but I am not willing to tell the kids that they can’t do dishes any more (aww)
There are a few hints that can clear chapped hands up quickly, and help prevent it in the future.
- Try to keep them dry
- When you wash use a very mild soap, not antibacterial! It may be just us but we have to be careful of the soap and dish soaps we use here at the house. Even Ivory will leave our hands chapped, cracked, and dry. We use an organic goat milk soap for washing and Dr. bronners or Seventh Generation for cleaning.
- Use lotion! The best thing I have found is organi, virgin coconut oil…it is antibacterial, anti fungal, healing…and it works. If your hands are chapped cover them with a coating of it and wear mittens to bed. Next morning you will be amazed at how much they have improved!
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Marye,
Ever tired Aquaphor, expensive, but works every time. It’s really just a high grade of petroleum jelly. It’s gentle enough to use on little ones for chapped cheeks. I coat the backs of my hands at night and they are wonderful the next morning. I only have to do this about twice a week.
A little old lady I cared for would wear white gloves over her hands at night after she coated them with olive oil.
She had pretty hands, I used this on my feet before, too. I think my feet get drier than my hands, oddly enough. Not like I use them for washing dishes.
I might get funny looks if I put my toes in the sink!
arcana-no I haven’t..That sounds great!
Julie- nolive oil has alot of the same properties as oranic cocnut oil..I can see how that would work…bet she was from the south…