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Are your hands as soft as your face?

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TillyTrotter Sun 05-Sept-21 09:20:22

Remembering the old Fairy liquid advert and tune “? hands that do dishes can feel soft as your face …. ?) do you look after your hands?
I’ve come back from holiday with soft hands and want to keep them that way as often they are as rough as a builder’s!
I’ve bought Marigold gloves as a start but what products do you buy / tips do you have to keep your hands looking young and soft please?

JackyB Sun 05-Sept-21 13:57:26

I apply a great big blob of hand cream before putting on rubber gloves and then wash up or clean using very hot water. I'm not sure if it helps much.

I have hand creams everywhere so I can apply some if my hands start to feel dry, which is quite often....

I use those disposable gloves if I am going to work with red onion, red cabbage (to prevent staining) or raw meat (hygiene). I recently bought plastic ones which are awful. Difficult to get on and don't stretch at all. I won't be making that mistake again. It'll be back to the latex ones next time. I can re-use those several times (e.g. for cleaning the bathroom, not for food).

seacliff Sun 05-Sept-21 14:20:33

JaneJudge Sun 05-Sep-21 13:24:27
in a word NO grin my hands are not as soft as my face BUT have you seen these??

Just ordered, thanks Jane.

M0nica Sun 05-Sept-21 17:21:24

TillyTrotter I’ve bought Marigold gloves as a start but what products do you buy / tips do you have to keep your hands looking young and soft please?

Well, I started, with a silly suggestion and then answered your question above. What were you expecting?

TillyTrotter Sun 05-Sept-21 18:32:44

What Fanny said upthread M0nica.
. I got the wrong end of the stick. Sorry.

M0nica Sun 05-Sept-21 22:22:58

Sorry, I was not clear, flippancy doesn't always read as well as it sounds.

BigBertha1 Sun 05-Sept-21 22:30:49

I have one brown hand and one white hand. I'm a golfer so it's par for the course! I hate rubber gloves so don't own any but everything goes in the dishwasher anyway. Hand cream on the bedside table at the moment is L'Occitane Lavender the lovely smell helps waft me off to sleep.

TillyTrotter Mon 06-Sept-21 07:59:34

My DH has the same BigBertha , same hobby! ⛳️ ?️‍♂️

Blossoming Mon 06-Sept-21 11:27:32

Callistemon it was thought to be a reaction to an antibiotic I was taking so that’s another one to go on the banned list! It was the speed with which it happened that was really scary.