My hands go like this after a 5 minute shower

    by AlphaChadDude_

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    1. You might want to talk to a doctor, this looks like it could be mild eczema.

      Edit: just to clarify, eczema isn’t debilitating or anything, but if this makes your hand uncomfortable, there may be medications that can help you.

    2. SuitableExercise7096 on

      You may want to test your water. You could have super high chlorine or other caustics in it. This actually is very common in some areas

    3. You work with chemicals or wear nitrate gloves a lot?
      My hands used to do this all the time when they were being constantly exposed to powerful solvents.

    4. If it’s not sore, then try exfoliating your skin on the palm of your hands and moisturise afterwards.

    5. The_closet_iscomfy on

      “dihydrosis” or something ? I have a milder form of the same thing, if I recall correctly, it’s an offshoot of exema

    6. Good_Function6946 on

      I’d be rubbing my hands together like a greedy little rat with a villainous plan.

    7. Whoa a fellow sufferer as myself. Do you have a bunch of extra lines in your hand, too? Dermatologist told me it’s something called ichthyosis vulgaris and it means the dead skin doesn’t shed naturally. I get cracks in my feet and heels like a inch long and deeeeeep as hell. Do you get periods of molting, where you lose layers on your knuckles and stuff?

      If you have any knit winter gloves, put lotion on, then Vaseline or aquafor on, then wear the gloves for like as long as you can. It will definitely help it for a little while. Or don’t, and wear your calluses as a badge. Its prevented a lot of splinters and small cuts over the years so it ain’t all bad. Also makes for one hell of a high five and handshake.

    8. Are you using hand sanitizers regularly? Something similar happened to me everytime I used one brand of hand sanitizer. The alcohol does that to my hands

    9. Hyperkeratosis possibly. The palms and soles of your feet have an extra layer of the skin to protect against abrasion – that’s why you get calluses there far easier than anywhere else – and sometimes that layer goes into overdrive. Any rate, might be good to have it checked just to rule out a chronic fungal/autoimmune issue.

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