help, my hands are raw

JeffNY · #21 01/01/05, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Christina R.

Between milking (using a soap, bleach, and water mixture), sanitizing, (more bleach and water), cold air (who ordered this arctic blast?), and cheesemaking (let's rub some salt into those raw hands)....the skin on my hands wants to up and run away. I coat with bag balm, have tried most creams on the market, and they just aren't working. What do you use?

The bleach amounts are minimal (teat wash and sanitizing recipes from fiasofarm.com), and will eventually try chlorohexadine (sp) to see if that is less harsh (thanks to a suggestion by the great lady who bought Corabelle's calf), but meanwhile I still need to get the pain and rawness under control.

As usual, thanks for all the knowledge and experience everyone on this board so willingly shares. Merry Christmas!!!

Try plastic gloves, ive talked to two farmers that wear them.

Jeff

cashcrop · #22 01/01/05, 10:52 AM

Wear gloves when you can. When I worked on that dairy farm we used gloves most of the time. You can get the disposable nitrile(sp?) gloves rather inexpensively. I used to get mine from Lab Safety Supply. I think you can also get them from Gemplers. Both have world wide web presence.

Darren · #23 01/01/05, 11:23 AM

I'm surprised someone didn't mention Corn Huskers Lotion. Put it on. Rub it in. It's non-greasey.

petefarms · #24 01/02/05, 05:09 AM

my hands are the same, i use plain label petroleum jelly from any store, it works better than any of the hand creams and lotions, and i've tried most of them.

Ken in Minn · #25 01/02/05, 11:25 PM

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Christina R. · #26 01/03/05, 12:52 PM

Thanks for all the replies, my computer has been onthe fritz, so I had to wait until school started to get back online. I'm using uddercreme and socks at night as that is what I had on hand (no pun intended

It is working better than the bag balm especially on my palms. My daughter bought me a shea butter hand creme the day before. I'm sure it as quite expensive and it provides relief, but the healing is probably going to be slow going. For prevention, I need to get some disposable gloves. Before I worte my initial post, my husband bought me latex dishwashing gloves, but they were awkward to milk with and I felt like I wasn't cleaning her sufficiently and contaminating the water. They were a size too big (to get them on and off easily, so he thought), so I think I'd feel more comfortable with disposable and the right size. Thanks also for the source on cocoa butter.

cashcrop · #27 01/06/05, 03:23 AM

Christina,

You're welcome! I think we all want to help and sincerely hope whatever you choose helps your hands fell infinitely better!!!