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    Dan Magdoff
    BPL Member

    @highsierraguy

    Locale: Northern California

    Hey all.
    So…after a few days on the trail my finger tips always get dried out and cracked….if they get really bad they start to bleed. It becomes pretty painful and makes it difficult to do small work with my fingers.

    Does anyone else have this problem, or have heard about it. And, if so, any way to fix it or prevent it?

    The same thing also happens with my heals, they get very dried and cracked. Any solutions?

    Thanks
    Dan

    #1624979
    Scott Lehr
    Member

    @lehrscott4

    Locale: Louisville - KY

    Try Joshua Tree healing salve. We use it alot to help heal and soften our fingers after hard climbs.

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    Anonymous
    Inactive

    "So…after a few days on the trail my finger tips always get dried out and cracked….if they get really bad they start to bleed. It becomes pretty painful and makes it difficult to do small work with my fingers.

    Does anyone else have this problem, or have heard about it. And, if so, any way to fix it or prevent it?"

    Take a small bottle(one oz should do) of a good hand lotion along and massage some into your finger tips at night. That way it'll have time to absorb overnight.

    #1625062
    Stephen Barber
    BPL Member

    @grampa

    Locale: SoCal

    Get a bottle of Intensive Care hand creme or some other good lotion, and EVERY NIGHT rub it onto your hands and feet.

    I know, but it works. Really!

    Ah! I see Tom and I agree!

    #1634949
    drowning in spam
    Member

    @leaftye

    Locale: SoCal

    I had a blister on my hand this winter that eventually gave me cracking issues. A couple days of wedging chapstick into the cracks resolved that problem. It's basically the same type of advise as Tom, except I always carry chapstick.

    #1634974
    . .
    BPL Member

    @biointegra

    Locale: Puget Sound

    Another fine use for olive oil is as a hand balm.

    #1634978
    John Donewar
    BPL Member

    @newton

    Locale: Southeastern Texas

    Dan,

    GoJo Hand Medic does it for me on dry and cracked hands.

    No problems with my feet.

    Party On,

    Newton

    #1634980
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    Bag Balm. Works wonders.

    #1635581
    Mike In Socal
    BPL Member

    @rcmike

    Locale: California

    Cracked fingers: I apply neosporin or lotion then put a bandaid on the finger and keep it on.

    Cracked heels: I never had the problem but I read somewhere about using Stridex (yes, the acne medicine) and socks.

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