I was a cashier in a grocery store and my hands would get really dry. I started using gloves when I did dishes and I would wear rubber gloves. I put a lot of extra lotion on my hands before donning the gloves. The heat from the hot water helped to lotion to be absorbed into my skin. Don't know if it will help you, but it's worth a try as you have med gloves and a lotion already. I used corn huskers lotion.