I'm only 17 years old and my hands are terrible, they are so dry my skin is starting to crack. I always clean with gloves, I use Dove soap or hypoallergenic soap, and after each wash I creamy them with creams for very dry skin. I've already tried paraffin, cotton gloves and nothing helps. When I don't cream them and look at them, they look like they are covered in flour, and this is that dry skin. Sometimes they break and I am ashamed to shake my hands in greeting because they are so rough. What should I do?
Unfortunately, in order to make a proper diagnosis, it is necessary to perform a dermatological examination. Certainly, special care for such skin is necessary. It is worth using intensively moisturizing and oiling preparations every day. Pharmacies offer a wide range of products (washing preparations and creams) containing emollients based on paraffin, petroleum jelly, hypoallergenic lanolin, vegetable oils, borage, wheat and avocado. The second group of preparations are water-absorbing humectants (propylene glycol, glycerin, ceramides, urea, lactic acid).
Remember that our expert's answer is informative and will not replace a visit to the doctor.
Elżbieta Szymańska, MD, PhDDermatologist-venereologist. He deals with classic and aesthetic dermatology. He works as a deputy manager in the Department of Dermatology at the Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of the Interior and as director of for medical matters, Center for Prevention and Therapy in Warsaw. Since 2011, he has been the scientific director of the Postgraduate Studies of the Medical University of Warsaw "Aesthetic Medicine".
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