Black Ink Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I'm a pretty industrious guy when I'm not in the smithy I,m working on my wife and I's car or the house or whatever.SO last week my hands got to the point where the were scabbed blistered and bruised, and I was whining about it to my wife so she made this solution for me and it was the best.warm water, hydrogen poroxide and olive oil. Olive oil you say? Yes it has anti bacterial properties.I've used it on all my tattoos with great results. I soaked for about 10 min while I watched Family guy. gigidy goo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnr Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Bag balm is the best stuff I have ever found for sore chapped hands. Your local feed store will have it. Finnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ten Hammers Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Never have wanted or had wimmens hands but I will guarantee you this. Gold Bond creme in a tube works. Use it enough and it will give you soft hands. It works on hands. It works on dry ankles from socks and long underwear. The wife has always had a ton of different stuff around for dry skin but none of it ever did me much good. Yes Finnr I grew up usin bag balm ( by the old name ) in the barn or sometimes Mom had some in the house. I trimmed plastic for a while and yes Black Ink, Hot (as you can stand it ) water works. I never added anything to it though, thanks for the information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yesteryearforge Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 corn huskers lotion feels like cold snot but works Used to use it all the time when I was trapping and sticking my hands in ice water off and on all day / cracked and bleeding hands aint no fun / worked wonders / still does Mike Tanner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skunkriv Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 I use "Original" Udder Balm, made in Des Moines. Like to keep my hand soft enough that my hammer doesn't go flying out of it from being too dry. Another great thing about it is that it doesn't freeze. Maybe it would at -30 or something but it has never frozen in my shop. I was working a show one time and was having trouble keeping hold of my hammer. Kept putting my hand in the slack tub every couple heats just to keep some traction on the handle. A blacksmith friend stopped by to see me working and asked "Do you have any chapstik? Put a little on your handle and it will fix you right up." I did and I did and he was right. Worked like a charm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian C. Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Beeswax will do the same thing for your handles. Almost too good until it wears a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skunkriv Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Agreed. Have got a blister more than once after gettin some of my beeswax mix on my handles by accident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Funk Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I have been having some health problems that have a side effect of dry skin. My Dr. recomended Eucerin. Being a cheapscape I bought a tub of the "Equate" brand generic equivalent at Wally World. The Eucerin was $13 and the generic was $4 for a failry large tub. It has worked very well suprising me. I have put it on very dry and pealing skin and in 24 hours my skin clear with no sign of dry skin. I am sold on it and better yet it is cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Czar Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Bag balm is the best stuff I have ever found for sore chapped hands. Your local feed store will have it. Finnr agreed, Ive worked as a stone mason and they all use bag balm lime sucks the moisture out of your hands faster than anything else I can think of when I develop a crack in my hands I trim back the hard edge a bit and wrap the area with a bandaid or tape and a spot of bag balm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerkid Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Bag balm is the best stuff I have ever found for sore chapped hands. Your local feed store will have it. Finnr yeah thats what we use (my family) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Jim Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 I've used vaseline and been happy with the results. The oil products just soak into the skin nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcraigl Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Get a pet sheep and "pet" it every day. Nothing like fresh lanolin to keep 'em from cracking. Other than that, Kestral Salve, Bag Balm, and Working Hands Cream all seem to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian C. Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I have been having some health problems that have a side effect of dry skin. My Dr. recomended Eucerin. Being a cheapscape I bought a tub of the "Equate" brand generic equivalent at Wally World. The Eucerin was $13 and the generic was $4 for a failry large tub. It has worked very well suprising me. I have put it on very dry and pealing skin and in 24 hours my skin clear with no sign of dry skin. I am sold on it and better yet it is cheap. As much as I hate the wally world takeover of American merchandising, their Equate brand products are quite good. Usually a ingredient comparison is identical to the name brand, and you can always buy the Equate brand in the regular store cheaper than the name brands at their Sam's Club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdalcher Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Baaaahhhhh, baaaahhhhh don't put me to work! LOL I use Udder Butter, probably same as bag balm. Litt;e worried about them sheep though. You know the old saying "them sheep areliars" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 We have a family friend who is a sheep shearer and he says that by the end of the shearing season he has *no* callouses on his hands anymore and has to start building them up again for the regular farm work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete46 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 So Sheep Are Liars And Callouses Thieves???????????:o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habu68 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I have a 1 lb jar of pure lanolin that i've had for 10 years. You just have to stay out of the local saloons "'cause this is cow country and y'all don't want to smell like a sheep man"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Czar Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 You know the old saying "them sheep areliars" Muncie IN where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the sheep scared? he's my Daaaaaad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 This is a family forum. The discussion needs realigned to blacksmithing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Patrick Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 My wife makes soaps and such things as a hobby. She made me some balm from petroleum jelly, beeswax and lemon oil. That stuff works great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 When I was working at a paper plant I found that Paraffin Hand Wax is a great product. It was heated in pot. It is well worth haveing around. I have one in my shop now use it about once a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hofi Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I Use Two Types Of Hand Treatment Both Of Them Are Superb Treatment And U Donot Have To Do It Dayly Every Two- Three Days Apart Is Good Enough. 1 '' Neutrogena Hand Cream'' 2 '' Bud Wheat'' Oil A Very Natueral Product Put On The Hands And Rubb In Only After I Finished My Wasahing And The Dish Washing Which Is My Tusk In The Family Mainly Before I Go To Sleep. Hofi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acier Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 My father-in-law, a bee keeper, makes a beeswax cream with beeswax, liquid paraffin and borax. Absolutely brilliant stuff! Smells lovely too. I must steal his secret recipe one day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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