Help with skin problem

The skin off my hands is in such a state at the moment. I have sensitive skin and with changing nappies all day I'm constantly washing my hands plus I've got my hands in dishwater every day As a result the skin between my fingers is cracking and peeling away which leaves me feeling like my hands are on fire Anyone know any good tricks to get them back to being soft and supple. I'm not really a fan of looking like I have leprosy! I've been using the girls bum cream and it soothes the burning feeling but it's not doing a lot for the healing.

Tui bee balm is awesome.

You could make up some soap substitute to wash your hands with which'll help with the drying out when nappy changing and I'd add a couple of drops of almond oil too. Try rubbing abit of almond oil into your hands before and after the dishes coz it'll work as a barrier with the water before then help soften and its non-drying afterwards.

2 tbsp of cornstarch
2 tbsp of glycerin
1/2 cup of water
A few drops of Eucalyptus Oil
Mix until smooth. Heat in a double boiler (i.e bowl over a pot of boiling water) until thick and clear - it will have the consistency of pudding. Do not boil. Cool completely and use in place of soap to cleanse your skin. (If jelly is too thick, you may thin it by adding a little water, one tablespoon at a time, until you reach the desired consistency.)

As someone who gets bad eczema on her hands I'd suggest -
a) use a hand sanitiser rather than washing your hands with soap when doing nappy changes. Those liquid hand soaps are very drying. Or at least save the soap for the pooey ones.

b) wear gloves when you do the washing and apply moisturiser to your hands first before putting the gloves on. The heat will help your skin absorb it.

For a non-medicated hand cream the best I've found is that Neutrogena Norwegian Formula stuff.

You could try rubbing vaseline in at night and putting your hands in gloves - this works great if you have cracked feet - vaseline, wrap in gladwrap and into a sock - within a couple of days feet are healed and I have had my hubby do this with his hand and it worked - inexpensive too!

I've had no luck whatsoever with aqueous cream - though it is great to use when you're shaving your legs

That's true about the hand sanitiser hurting on broken skin - sorry yes, you'll need to sort it first and then start using it as a soap replacement.

The best thing to fix it short term is probably to get some very low level steriod cream from your doctor.

Oh and I switched our hand soap to ecostore and that has greatly improved things.   They smell divine too

Lucas pawpaw cream is great for all skin problems. It is sticky though so may not be the best in this situation ....but great for scrapes, bites, cuts, nappy rash, et.c