I'm the same way. When you can "file" the skin off your fingers with an emery board, it's bad. My husband bought me some Liquid Gloves and a box of cheap plastic throwaway gloves from Costco. If you put the Liquid Gloves on before using the plastic gloves your hands stay nice. I hate gloves but my hands were so bad I broke down and used them. The times I really notice are when I touch my grandsons...I hate to think my rough hands are the thing they'll remember about Grandma.