Chris.

You are on the right track.

While moisturizing creams help, the real problem is often not "dry skin" but
a side effect of a fungus or germ that loves the dry condition.

I raised this question on the ABS web a year or two ago, and got this info
from a doctor. I had raised the question about skin splitting when I was
wiring with heavy wire. It just seemed to"pop" under the pressure.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Cochrane"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 3:20 PM
Subject: [IBC] Fw: Allergy (Eczema?) Relief


I find little relief from the skin on my knuckles drying, cracking &
peeling
in large, unsightly, oozing patches (... I apologize for the graphic
detail...) after working on bonsai or on landscape plants even a short
while. I live with it, but my doctor and pharmacist both recommend for
treatment of the condition an externally applied steroid cream-- and the
pharmist recommends an anti-fungal cream, additionally. The
after-the-fact
"doctoring" of disrupted skin with external creme application takes three
days to accomplish healing. Have others found a better solution--
hopefully preventative?

Best wishes,
Chris... C. Cochrane, , Richmond VA USA


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