I did until like a week ago.
I’d had enough as they hurt and wasn’t getting better, I do a lot of rock climbing so the chalk makes the issue worse, plus I have not been doing great mentally so diet and hydration was awful.
What I did:
- Bought some Nails Inc Cuticle Oil (I am male, but it works). You just add a bit and rub it in. I now use this most days and definitely after climbing.
- I know that with a poor diet I am likely missing vitamins as some of my nails had lines down them. I take a cheap multi vitamin everyday.
- I am conscious to drink more water, although I already drink 2-3liter a day.
- I am making plans to improve my eating habits as I get decision fatigue and really just don’t eat enough. Think I’ve been alive too long that food is just meh at this point. But I went climbing yesterday on hardly anything and felt incredibly sick.
My nails are better now. My mental health not so much but one step at a time.
Moisturizer
Get a brand called Cetaphil and use it on your hands every day or whenever they dry out.
I've worked in construction and I like working as a mechanic in my own vehicles ..... it means my bare hands get exposed to a lot of dirt, sand, mud, metal, oil and chemicals ... which means I have to wash with lots of soap and chemicals. In the winter it's worse in the dry cold air.
So my hands get dry chapped and even cracked and start bleeding. My skin is so cracked and broken now that I can no longer use my finger print ID on my phone. I've tried resetting it multiple times but a new crack forms and then no longer works again.
For years I put up with it and pretended I was a man that didn't need help .... but I got sick and tired of it and started using moisturizer and I really don't care what anyone says about it.
I still get dry cracked skin but not as often and not as severe.
If having lotion in your hands makes you uncomfortable, try just dabbing a tiny bit on the the backs of your fingernails and rubbing them against each other to spread it only on your cuticles. No slimy fingerpads or palms, and it really helps.
How did you get that photo of my hand?
No.
Why did I get in this thread 😨
The story of my life...
I can't believe nobody has suggested vitamin D deficiency. One person suggested vitamin deficiency and sure it may be more than just vitamin D, but vitamin D deficiency can make your skin dry. Specially the genitalia areas. Also you might have issues sleeping, bone density, teeth decay, ridges on your nails etc.
I did, till I started using soaps without SLS compounds.
The clean hands club!!
Your hands are dry. Use moisturizer. Or lather your hands in Vaseline before bed and sleep with cotton gloves. You will have a new set of hands in the morning.
I'm inthi picture and it hurt to see
Hello Anxiety, my old friend...
You need something with hydrocortisone to soothe. Not just a lotion
Am I not the only one? Most people I've heard of eat their nails. I'm the only one I've ever known who chews on his cuticles.
no?? you just have massive bloody spots where skin is missing and didn't have a problem with it?
Yes but I have acral deciduous skin syndrome.
Such is the nature of my work. Is that what caused this?
Hand lotion and learn how to give yourself a manicure. 5 minutes a week and your hands will thank you.
Not all fingers, usually only 1 or 2. Now my left index and right thumb has these holes
Yeah. I rock climb as my job basically, and my finger health is in the bin most of the time…
My sibling in Christ Please Drink Some Water
If your cuticles do this on their own, or you notice pitting on or under your nails, it might be an early sign of psoriasis.
Lol yeah. I stopped biting my nails and cuticles when Covid started, but now i just pick the shit out of my cuticles
Mine. I can't stop...
I don't know - those fingernails and cuticles look way better than mine!
I have cracks on the corners of my fingers, beside the nail. They run deep and I have to put Polysporin with lidocaine on them to reduce the throbbing sting. It's due to a combination of biting my nails and working a job that requires constant antibacterial hand-washing. I hate it.
How did y'all get a picture of my hand after a couple weeks of biting my fingernails?
