Hand Washing!

[Tilly2]

All this handwashing malarkey is playing havoc with my hands. Yesterday, I had four plasters on my hands to stem the bleeding from the cracks that keep appearing.
I use a very gentle soap and apply hand cream and cotton gloves but they are my hands are still sore and uncomfortable.

Just an observation.

[TheDevil]

"TD..if ever I met you, virus or not, I'd be keeping my hands well stuffed in my pockets rather than shake your minging hands."

"minging hands"

My hands are clean, not cracked or bleeding, thanks. Yours sound a bit worse for wear, though.

[woofgang]

Tilly stop with the cotton gloves thing. Keeping you skin hand damp like that will make them more liable to be damaged. Its fine for dainty ladies who want wonderful white hands and never do a hand's turn with them. Mega kudos to the folk who say DRY PROPERLY to which I would add pat dry not rub dry if your hands are sore How often are you washing in total in 24 hours for every reason? I have just done a quick add up and reckon I handwash a minimumish of 24 times over 16ish waking hours and that's for non covid reasons. It might be worth doing the same calculation and seeing if you actually do need to add extra handwashes

[sunny-dave]

Regardless of the idiotic nonsense from the usual suspect, Tilly does have a current issue with sore hands - exacerbated (or caused by) washing.

I'd unreservedly recommend the use of Neutrogena Hand Cream ( if you can find it at the moment ) - it's wonderful stuff - got me out of trouble several times in the past.

[TheDevil]

"Regardless of the idiotic nonsense from the usual suspect"

Something doesn't make sense so I'M the idiot... Makes sense ;)

[TheDevil]

Sunny, https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2020-03-03/coronavirus-outbreak-to-peak-between-may-and-june-wales-chief-medical-officer-warns/

Regarding the peak in July and NHS capacity.

Not what else didn't make sense? I'll be happy to clarify or discuss further anything i've mentioned.

[sunny-dave]

I was attempting to provide a solution to Tilly's problem - rather than making ill-informed (and frankly unhelpful) comments.

[TheDevil]

My solution would provide instant relief... Don't wash your hands a much!

If your hands are starting to crack and actively bleed to the point of plasters, then maybe just maybe you're washing them too often.

The NHS advise to wash your hands:

-when you get to work or arrive home
-after you blow your nose, cough or sneeze
-before you eat or handle food

Seems the suggestion I provided isn't too far from wrong. Before you eat, yes.

But if you're at home alone, why do you need to wash your hands after you blow your nose, if you know you haven't got corona virus? There is no need.

Can just catch it bin it kill it. A dry environment will kill any disease, which is why a tissue is effective then in the bin.

The reason you don't want corona on the hands is in case you then touch your hands, eyes or mouth.

It's a case of common sense, and if your hands are being washed to the point of cracking, then you are making our hand a possible entry of infection.

Considering only eyes, ears and nose is how you currently get infected, if washing your hands makes you at risk of contacting a virus or infection via the hands then that really is doing more harm than good.

[gulliver1]

T/D 10.22, Don't think you would want to shake Ducksie's Minging hands either . (How rude)

[RayH]

Why don't they let the virus run it's course, just like Flu ?

[TheDevil]

RayH, because IF they did that, the NHS would hit maximum capacity within weeks. This means 100's of vulnerable would die. The benefit of dragging out the inevitable is that there will never be a number of people ill at the same time to max out NHS capacity.

It makes sense and it's a good idea! It will save lives. It may drag out the process but yeah.. it'll save lives.

[Peter Pedant]

this occurs quite commonly
just use water

I keep a dog and basically wash OK rinse twenty or forty times a day - each time I touch him

[Theland]

Wear boxing gloves :-)

[Theland]

"Catch it kill it bin it."
I sneezed, tried to catch it, but it got away, now it's hiding behind the telly and growling.

[Patsy33]

Hi Tilly, it could be bad circulation, too. Apparently, if so, can effect your hands much worse, re the hand soreness, cracking, after washing. Just a thought.. :-)

[Tilly2]

I have had some really good advice on this thread. It wasn't actually about the virus but was a more personal comment about the problem I currently have.

Mr T bought me some O'Keeffe's cream when he was in town today. I have taken off my cotton gloves and I am now patting dry my hands instead of tentatively trying to rub them dry. Circulation may be a problem too, as I generally have this problem when the weather turns colder. Having thought about it, on the recommendation of Woof, I generally wash my hands at least twenty times a day. The hand washing, which is necessary, rather than excessive, will continue.

Thank you all.

[woofgang]

you are welcome Tilly, its amazing when you add it up. Those of us who are sensible are already handwashing frequently.

[pastafreak]

I hope the O'keefes works for you.
I always get rough, almost calloused, skin on the sides of the tips of my fingers every winter. That is until I started using it just nightly last year. There came a eureka moment when I realised...no rough fingers! Yay!

[david small]

Neutrogena hand cream worked for my wife ex nurse forever washing her hand at work and home visits.

[fiction-factory]

If you are mainly at home, Tilly, I ;m not sure you need to keep washing them.
I'm wondering whether older teachers like me are at risk in schools. I am constantly touching exercise and text books, pens, rulers, calculators, keyboards/mice, door handles, remote controls that others have been touching. I do try to wash my hands at break and lunch before I touch my food but I bet i touch my face a lot - I have a habit of standing silently and stroking my chin to show I'm waiting for everyone to sit and listen

Maybe I'll wear gloves today.