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28th May 2020, 06:45 | #1 |
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A word of warning (not car related)
Over recent weeks I've been out and about shopping for vulnerable people, this has seen me using much of the alcohol hand gels. I make no excuses at this time for having too many beers and last night I tripped and fell, I landed with my palms open on a flat carpeted floor but, the copious use of hand gel has dried out my skin quite badly. As I fell I got a searing pain through my hand like I'd fallen on glass, the thumb pad on my hand has literally torn away and the skin looks like pulled pork where it's torn. I didn't think that the hand gels could dry out the skin so much, and so I'm sharing this as a warning to moisturise your hands if you're using the gels, I've learned a very important lesson.
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28th May 2020, 07:16 | #2 |
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I’m suffering dry hands too Mike, we have to use the gel frequently at work, I’ve been using e45 before I go to sleep to try and restore some moisture!
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28th May 2020, 08:05 | #3 |
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Ouch! I never thought about that, though I am using scotch prior to going to bed.
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28th May 2020, 08:45 | #4 |
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Best solution is to use Dove soap (not sure if I am allowed to advertise), because it contains 10% moisturiser, IF you can get hold of any!
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28th May 2020, 16:10 | #5 |
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I'm using, very slightly, Celia's special lady soap. If it does for my hands what it does for her face I'll be more than pleased. Not that she needs it, of course.
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28th May 2020, 17:10 | #6 |
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The Damage.
I took this picture earlier as I dressed it again, the natural lines in the skin are where it's come apart. I've never seen anything like this and it really has woken me up a bit, the pain as it ripped was subdued by alcohol and it still hurt a lot.
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