• ThePantser@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    When lotion is not cutting it then…

    I take 200grit sandpaper to get the rough spots off then use 400grit to get a silky smooth finish. Make sure to do a wet sanding, I use a bit of hand lotion as the wetting agent.

    Works well on hands and feet, if your skin is that Velcroy then you won’t even notice the sanding has hurt you. Fingers are a bit tender for a few days but it’s worth it.

    • Thorry84@feddit.nl
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      2 days ago

      YSK this is actually a bad idea. By repeatedly damaging the skin this way you can actually trigger a nerve condition where the ends of your nerves just send pain signals all the time. People who work in professions where they scrub their hands a lot for their work are at risk of this. It’s probably fine to do every once in a while, but don’t make it a regular thing.

      The chance is small, but I know a few folk who were real men when they were younger so they didn’t wear gloves when they really should have. Just don’t worry about it and scrub it off was the mindset back then and men wearing PPE were (and sometime are) seen as weak. But they describe the pain as getting stabbed in the hand repeatedly and wish they just wore the gloves.