Say hello to my little friend.

I suffer from painfully dry hands in winter, so dry they crack and bleed. It's not only painful, but in this day of blood-transmitted diseases, I hate to be reaching for a Styrofoam cup or pulling down on a coffee urn lever with my hands bleeding.

I went to a local big box store looking for "cow udder balm," which a colleague of mine said was a very effective (thank you, Brian M), but the one I visited didn't have anything close. Instead, I picked something that looked simple and sounded effective: "Corn Husker's Lotion."


I'm sold. It's simple, all right - plastic bottle with a screw top, like a half pint of Popov's vodka (an analogy from my drinking days). Cheap, too, $3-$4.

It's about the consistency of real maple syrup, but dries fast and leaves a pleasant, light herbal smell. It doesn't sting on open skin and soothes immediately.

We'll see how it goes. This is Day 2, but so far I like it.

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Update: It's been about a week, house is still extremely dry (room-size humidifier needs refilling daily), and hands are better; it's not a miracle salve, but it seems to be working better than anything else I've tried. I still use a traditional bargain brand lotion at the office, so might even be a combination of the two.

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Started: 2013-02-03