[VFB] Re: Dry Skin in Winter

[JSchrader]

The best hand lotion is by far Gardeners hand therapy by Crabtree and Evelyn. I have tried them all.     Another good one is Corn Huskers Lotion.  You're not left with greasy fingers with it. Mark At 07:32 AM 1/27/2004, you wrote: >Allan > >I find that as more years pass, I have more problems with dry hands. > >My solution is a "folk solution".  It is Bag Balm.  Bag Balm is sold at >all of your better feed and livestock supply stores.  It has also made it >to some of the trendy outdoor outfitters.  Bag balm says right on it "for >veterinary use only".  It is a product to keep the udders of cows from >chapping.  I've known some people to use it as a cure for diaper rash on >babies also.  It is greasy but it has worked well for me for 15+ years. It >has a much longer effect than any hand lotion I have tried and seems to >aid in repairing split fingers and such. > > >Moooooooooooooooo > >Ed > > >At 12:43 PM 1/25/2004, you wrote: >>on 1/25/04 12:09 PM, Ed Engelman/Sue Atkinson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> > While Bic pens without the ink cartridge work well for tying half >> > hitches.  I teach them to use their little finger.  I like to keep it a >> > simple as possible. >> >>Ed, I like to keep it as simple as possible too.  But I agree with teaching >>the Bic pen (minus cartridge) technique.  My skin is so dry that my fingers >>crack badly in the Winter (and always have). >> >>Any beginners with a similar problem (and with a group that big, there are >>bound to be one or two) will have terrific problems making a half hitch >>using their finger, because the thread will catch in the cracks in the skin. >> >>I prefer doing a  whip finish 'by hand', but have to use a Matarelli >>whip-finish tool in the Winter. >> >>Allan >>-- >>Allan Fish >>Greenwood, IN >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >