Moisturizers and exfolients

hand creams instead of lotions are better

also zinc oxide ointment with your lotion would help
 

Here's a couple of tips from and "old guys" perspective... I have rather thin skin, and bruise easily. I keep a small bottle of "homemade" solution, containing 1/4 apple cider vinegar, 1/4 Canola oil, and 1/2 water on my workbench. When I whack my hand or arm, and see a bruise forming, I shake up the bottle, to mix the solution, then dab some of this on the affected area with a Q-tip, and rub it in. Within a couple of hours, the bruise begins to go away.

Also, I spend a lot of time outdoors, with exposed arms, and always try to remember to apply sun screen, as the sun quickly dries out my arms. However, that often doesn't keep my arm skin from drying excessively, so after a day of working outdoors, I apply some "Surgeons Skin Secret" beeswax....which my wife found on QVC, and that stuff works quite well. One 2.5 oz. tube usually lasts me most of the year.

https://www.jamarklabs.com/surgeons...5oz-twist-up-stick-2-pack-6-scents-available/
 

fmdog44 said:
Try taking a tablespoon of olive oil daily. For creams try "Honeyskin Ultimate" and e.raorganics "relief". I use them on my psoriasis spots and they make the skin very soft.
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My skin has improved a lot since I first posted this thread but thank you for the advice. I do have olive oil a lot in my salads. I also found a good facial cleaner. I'll see about those ones you mentioned.
 
I've used that before Dog but, it's kind of expensive. The zinc oxide ointment mixed with regular hand lotion works pretty good especially in the winter with all the handwashing I have to do at work.
 
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Well, as we age we get "thin skinned". With that said, my skin was still "tough" and I loved to lay in the sun. A couple of years ago, I did a dumb thing and got a severe and I do mean mean case of poison ivy all over my legs and arms. I swelled up on one leg and one arm bad. It took a dose of prednisone and then topical steriods to finally do it in after 4 months. After that, I've had winter to spring and fall to winter skin breakouts - 2 a year -A topic dermatitis and my skin is now fragile compared to before. Just hoping it will continue to lessen like its been doing. Wheatgrass extract is a great balm for even the most fragile parts of your body.
 
Same here. At certain times of the year humidity is low & I have skin peeling on my hands & feet. Dry eyes, too.
I use Gold Bond Diabetic skin lotion & they make a similar product for feet to prevent cracks.
 
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