So my doctor says this is eczema, buuutt I don’t think it is cause it only comes up on my fingers.. it hurts really bad…

So at night I’d put the cream my doctor prescribed and then put Vaseline on top. I’d put cotton gloves to help it soak into my skin. I’d have to do it a few times in the day too. So during the day I’d but the finger tips off the cotton gloves and not put the cream on my finger tips (again mine was all over my entire hand. Finger tips to the wrist on my palms). People at worked called me Michael Jackson because of it. But it was better than being embarrassed to shake hands because of the cracked and scabbed sores. I washed my hands in cold water. I used cetaphil hand soap and lotions. Always always wear gloves when you come into contact with chemicals. I even switched my shampoo, conditioner and body wash to organic stuff. No parabens, sls, fragrances, etc.

Once it started to clear up I only wore gloves at night. Finally it healed and I was able to start using the smell good lotions and soaps. But it took a while. It was annoying to deal and super painful. I really hope you find a routine that will help you. Because it sucks having this. My hands were bad for months. And it happened most during season changes.

@mommy_x3, hopefully it will finally heal. It make it hard to do anything

So at night I’d put the cream my doctor prescribed and then put Vaseline on top. I’d put cotton gloves to help it soak into my skin. I’d have to do it a few times in the day too. So during the day I’d but the finger tips off the cotton gloves and not put the cream on my finger tips (again mine was all over my entire hand. Finger tips to the wrist on my palms). People at worked called me Michael Jackson because of it. But it was better than being embarrassed to shake hands because of the cracked and scabbed sores. I washed my hands in cold water. I used cetaphil hand soap and lotions. Always always wear gloves when you come into contact with chemicals. I even switched my shampoo, conditioner and body wash to organic stuff. No parabens, sls, fragrances, etc.

Once it started to clear up I only wore gloves at night. Finally it healed and I was able to start using the smell good lotions and soaps. But it took a while. It was annoying to deal and super painful. I really hope you find a routine that will help you. Because it sucks having this. My hands were bad for months. And it happened most during season changes.

@abbyrose, I’m going to have to start wearing gloves.. I usually don’t 🤦🏻‍♀️

Looks like dermatitis to me, my mom has it and that's exactally what it looks like. Try not getting your hands wet and stuff wear gloves when washing up ect

@mimixtmn, thanks! It definitely is painful and very very irritating

@mommy_x3, no problem I hope it works for you I know how irritating it can be and painful.

@mimixtmn, thanks I might try it! Nothing else helps, so wouldn’t hurt to try it 🤷🏻‍♀️

@mommy_x3, you can buy it. You can buy it just about anywhere Walmart even Home Depot has it.

@let_there_be_life, it really does!

@mommy_x3, hopefully it will finally heal. It make it hard to do anything

@let_there_be_life, that’s how mine is right now and any time this happens.. it’s so painful! And if I barely hit it or anything it cracks even more, it’s like a never ending cycle..

@mommy_x3, I used to much bleach once and for over a month my whole hands were like this, cracking and peeling, anything would hurt it so bad, like a million open cuts, just air water anything made it so bad!

@let_there_be_life, no not really.. every once in a while though

@mimixtmn, is that something you can buy or the doctor gives it?

@rayofmysunshine, haha oh my gosh! 🤦🏻‍♀️😂 it does look gross though, I try and hide my hands 😓

Do you use bleach a lot?

My fingers and hands get like this in the winter sometimes, I’ve tried everything but only thing that’s helped is polysporin and that healing hands crap, sometimes I’d even wrap my hands in syran wrap or wear plastic gloves after apply to let the creams soak in.

@mommy_x3, thank you, I totally understand. It was so bad my mom thought I had a skin eating disease.😂 🤦🏽‍♀️

@rayofmysunshine, okay thank you! 😊 glad yours is healed up, cause it’s no fun lol

@mommy_x3, I’ll type my routine that helped. I’m cooking dinner now. But my hands are much better. I have only a few dry patches now. And have kept at bay for over 2 years.

@rayofmysunshine, my doctor gave me some kind of cream but it isn’t helping! Yess cleaning stuff and soap make mine a lot worse, Or just when it gets wet at all.. it’s very very painful 😣

@mommy_x3, I get that too. But normally all over my hands. It’s called dyshidrotic eczema. The only thing that really helped was clobetasol propionate. I wear gloves when I’m cleaning. I noticed for me detergents and cleaners cause the blisters. It’s painful. I also stopped using soaps and lotions with fragrances.

Gotcha

@ladyfreyja, it comes up in patches randomly all over my hands.. right now it’s just on my finger though

Contact dermatitis. It's just weird that it's on one finger.

@chelseaz, thank you ❤️

@mommy_x3, I’m sorry ☹️ I know it has to hurt. I remember my mom always saying how bad it hurts. Hope it gets better soon!

@chelseaz, yesss it hurts really bad.. anytime it gets wet it hurts really bad and then when it cracks even just the air hitting where it’s at hurts 😣

@rayofmysunshine, yeah it starts as blisters and then gets really dry and cracks..

That’s how my moms eczema looks on her hands. It looks just like that on her fingers and knuckles! She has to make sure she wears gloves when doing dishes or anything to that nature because it makes it worse and they burn. It also only happens on her hands.

Do you get tiny blisters under the skin before it cracks?

@vmalden612, idk 🤷🏻‍♀️ I think it has to do with my thyroid because it comes up when my levels are all out of wack.. but my doctor doesn’t agree..

Maybe it can be a fungus 🤷‍♀️

And I broke my pinky nail today 😣