Originally Posted by ckcowl
i use 'gloves in a bottle' from my local quilt shop, a little on the expensive side but works great for me...i wash my hands hundreds of times a day and they would be a cracked ugly mess without this stuff! a quilty friend sent me a bottle of 'udder cream' quilter's lotion one time, used it once, my hands started burning, turned bright red and raw/rashy...washed it off as quick as i could and decided its' not for me...i know people who love it though...its' hard to find what works best for you, but once you find it, stick with it.....i love vaseline intensive care products too.........this is always an issue for quilters, handling all that cotton leaches the oils right out of our skin, then winter comes and oh boy...
My skin is sensitive to certain products, too. I've had the same experience of using certain lotions and having my hands (legs, arms, etc.) turn bright red and raw/rashy, so I'm very careful what I try. I think that's why I haven't ordered the Surgeon's Skin Secret yet; I hate to buy it over the internet without being able to try it first. Hmm...I wonder if they'd send me a small sample? I think I'll email them and ask.
Regarding Bag Balm, we used to have a dairy farm and used it for what it was originally intended: cow's teats! I have to admit it did work well on the cows, but I never liked getting it on my hands, so I've been reluctant to use it. I think I hurt my oncologist's feelings the last time I had chemo. I was having issues with my hands and fingers such as infections, fingernails lifting off, skin peeling off worse than normal, and lots of fun things like that. My onc started to tell me about Bag Balm and was getting a big kick out of saying I probably wouldn't believe what he was going to recommend, when I interrupted him and said oh yeah, Bag Balm, we used to use it on the cows when we farmed. Poor guy, you could just see I took all the fun out of his little presentation. :twisted: