Elbows

Yes, I'd like to know this. I've got one, but the other is fine!

Pour a little olive oil into your palm. then add a little white sugar. Massage your elbows with this mixture.

Do this about twice a week and within 6 weeks you should see quite an improvement !

Obviously then rinse off.

I also do the back of my hands!

I've got a jar full of that stuff, nonu. It's got lavendar in it, too. A gift from Norfolk. Works brilliantly and makes hands and feet nice and soft, too.

Well we will have the BEST elbows on G/N WHEN.

Lavender is always nice and soothing I think !

Oh. Thank you. I will try that, although I hate Olive oil with a vengeance.

Wonder if rapeseed would do?

Any old cooking oil, perhaps?

Thanks everyone will give it a go and report back in a few weeks.

If your elbows really are crusty, not just dry and flaky, it could be ezcema or psoriasis - I'd see a GP or pharmacist.

No Ana. It's gotta be high in polyuns, low in trans and low in saturates.

You have to think of these things.

My excema itches. It's on my leg. Just a little patch now (since I splashed water from a holy well over it)

True

Was it a male or a female saint?

Male. In Herefordshire. Or it might have been Gloucestershire.

It was very difficult getting down to the water. And getting back up again.

I left a little cross made out of a leaf as a token (to get what I wanted).

ANAbeware of using any "old" cooking oil I cooked some falafel, strained that oil to use again and put it in a jar.

After chopping some chillis I used a small amount of the falafel oil to wash off the chilli residue left on my hands. It removed the chilli but left a strong smell of garlic.

It's best to use fresh oil.
Chilli "heat" is oil based and really needs oil to get it off your hands, soap and water alone does not do it properly.

Ah! (Nodding head wisely) that explains it.

Well, I didn't mean literally 'old'!

I have managed to soften and smooth mine by always using moisturising shower cream and rubbing them well with one of those nylon scrunchy things.
Will the olive oil mix stop them looking grey and dirty though ?

Lemon is supposed to help with the discolouring, shabby, how long did you try it? I heard that after you have squeezed a lemon put a half lemon on each elbow and lean on your elbows for a while (if you see what I mean).

Scrub vigorously with one of those net shower things, then moisturise. Aveeno is good, or perhaps try heel balm, I think Sanctuary do one which is quite thick and soothing but rubs in well.

Must have a look at mine - not easy!

I find it hard to see my elbows so who cares?

You have got rough skin on your elbows because you didn't listen to your mothers when she told you to keep your elbows off the table.

It serves you all right!

Nellie you're right (my right elbow is scuffing up on my armchair right now). I have put my elbows on the table all my life and don't intend to stop.

shabby that tip with the oil and sugar works fast - a couple of days usually sees a big improvement.

GD2 asked me recently if my elbows were sore. When I asked her why she thought they were sore she replied, because they have big scars! As I never look at my elbows, when I did look, I fully understood why she thought that's what my wrinkly elbows could be!

Don't think any amout of oil and sugar would help in my case.

DD1 told me when she was a small girl that 'all joints on the table should be cooked - take them off'. Where or whom she got that from we will never know!

Nellie is that why I have a lot of problems with my heels?!!!

rosequartz I have also heard that expression but I also have no idea where it came from.

Charleygirl