Cracked Finger Tips

Cracked Nails Too...

Thanks for sharing, Ken. :good:

I often wondered about this because whenever I use Crazy Glue, I always seem to get some on my fingers without fail. I always thought it was harming them because the skin couldn't breathe or something. Glad to know this isn't the case! 🙂

Also works great on a broken/breaking nail. A little daub lets the nail stay together while the rest of it can grow back and heal.

Band-aid and a couple of other companies actually make a type especially for cuts and cracks that is a little more forgiving than actual Crazy Glue - not as likely to end up with your coffee mug glued to your hand.:-P

Cracked Nails Too...

Super Glue is a great temporary fix for a paper cut. It seals off the air to the cut and stops the pain. Getting someone to try it for the first time is difficult, tho'.

Cracked Nails Too...

> Super Glue is a great temporary fix for a paper cut. It seals off the air to the cut and stops the pain. Getting someone to try it for the first time is difficult, tho'.

Yeah...I get those damn things sometimes when I open my snailmail and they HURT like a (insert cuss word here)!!! Seems like the glue would make it sting more but by that time, ANYTHING that touches that cut stings. :-/

I use copious amounts of triple antibiotic ointment and band-aids (the cheapest I can buy).

This time of year if tough. Wet hands, low humidity and 10 degree temps.

Rick

I hate it when that happens. I use a "glue" called "New Skin". You can purchase it in the band aid section.

Have a great weekend!

Every winter I have several bouts of cracking on the ends of my thumbs. (Don't know why it's only my thumbs, but those are the only digits affected.) I tried the crazy glue technique for a couple of years, with limited success. It sealed the cracks fine, but most of the time a new crack would develop right next to the sealed one.

Then I found Bag Balm. It's a thick, greasy paste -- about the consistency of wheel bearing grease at room temperature -- originally developed for the treatment of chapped cow udders. Once on the skin it melts to a semi-liquid and is absorbed. Religious application (several times a day) keeps the skin moisturized and flexible, allowing the cracks to heal. No more crazy glue for me.

Well that certainly lends a new twist on the old "hey, pull my finger" trick....:-|

Super glue or Krazy glue?

Somebody tried to tell me that one was good and one was bad. I just tried to google an answer and they both seem to be able to work, without any adverse side affects.

Carry on....

Radar

Bag Balm is what I use every evening during the winter as a preventive and corrective treatment. Usually put it on in two light applications several hours apart. Bag Balm is also good on wounds, seems to help them heal faster. First used the stuff on cows tits when milking by hand when I was a kid. Its use during the winter kept the kicks down, all bundled up and having to grab the milk bucket which you had been holding up with your legs with one hand, the one legged milking stool with the other hand while getting out of the way was awkward.
jud

I used to have more than enough cracked finger tips and nose edges until Bag Balm came to my attention.

Now not so much cracking !

http://www.ehow.com/facts_7635502_bag-balm-made.html

Cheers

Derek

Interresting replies. The Doc said regular use of lotion, not washing dishes without gloves, wearing gloves in the field; all help. As the replies said. I think the key is regular use.

The Doc also said there are special versions of "Krazy Glue" that are specifically designed for closing wounds, but they are all essentially the same stuff, so why spend the extra money.

I am going to give the Bag Balm a try -

Definitely works in a pinch but be sure to clean the crack good and be careful to not try and overextend the superglue trick on big ones, friend of mine got an infected finger that way once.

As a 36 year veteran of building and flying R/C model aircraft, I've never heard anyone in the hobby intentionally use super glue, crazy glue or any other form of cyanoacrylate glue to fix a wound. Modelers use the cyano glues because they make a near instant bond and speed the building/repair process, but I would be very hesitant to just use any form of cyano other than something approved for closing a small wound.

BTW--if you screw it up you can get some stuff at your local hobby shop called "de-bonder" to get the glue off of you.

Super glue is used in hospitals and clinics in leu of stitches or stsples sometimes. Bag Balm or Corn huskers lotion is the stuff to use.
-JD-

My friend is a rural mail man and gets lots of paper cuts, he uses crazy glue. I find when it gets to be glove season and my hands dry out and crack, "Bag Balm" is the best, and as others have said any wound will heal faster. I put it on my hands and rub it in for awhile...then under hot water rub your hands till you get a white paste. Let it sit for awhile that way and it is workin', you will love it!!!

Go with the bag-balm. It has lanolin in it. Better yet, apply liberally at night, stick your hands in plastic throw-away gloves, and go to sleep. Your wife may not think its the sexiest thing, but she'll like your smooth hands after a while. If dry skin runs in the family, (as for me), you may be stuck with the condition.

"New Skin" is super glue, just with a fragrance added.

What I found is TJ Maxx sells handmade soaps. These have a lot of oil in them and as long as I wash and shower with these soaps my cuts have been minimized.