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As a child, I suffered from very painful, dry, cracked finger tips and sometimes feet. My Mom would have me rub olive oil on and then Vaseline and wear thin Merino wool gloves and socks overnight. It always worked. She would also make sure I was drinking lots of water. As an adult, I still do this when it happens to me especially in winter. I swap the olive oil with coconut oil too. 🙏Praying you'll find the remedy that works for you.

A friend of mine had a similar problem. It turned out it was the hand sanitizer. She stopped using it and it cleared up.

My son had a similar thing on his hands. He would open up his hands and you could see the skin split. Took him to the doctor and it ended up being athletics feet on his hands. With all the thifting you do you could have been exposed to it😊

I would recommend having your dermatologist check for auto-immune issues. My daughter had a similar issue and that was the cause.

A friend of mine is a teacher and she had a similar problem and they found out she was allergic to the chalkboard eraser and chalk. She had to start wearing gloves in the classroom. She was a teacher for quite a few years before she developed the allergy. I hope they figure out what your issue is. Good luck.

I used to work with a lady that had something like that happen to her and come to find out she was allergic to paper. She had to wear gloves when handling paper. Praying for you ❤

Thanks for sharing.

My sister had something very similar. She occasionally has to work out of town and when she would be sent to Saint Simons Island, she would start having this peeling and burning on both hands. She works in the food service industry, training, so she's not coming in contact with anything different. She finally decided to all but stop going back there because they couldn't figure out what the cause was!!! I wish you better luck than she's had! 😢

I’m sorry you are suffering with this rough rash. Please continue to contact both the allergist and dermatologist to get to the bottom of this. Good luck please keep us posted. Sending❤&🙏🏻

I had something similar…I went to a dermatologist and was diagnosed with severe skin allergies to 2 different things! I had no skin issues up until then and was diagnosed around 18-20 years old….might be worth a trip to the doctor to see what is causing it, but I had the same type of peeling itchy skin then it would feel and look like a burn. It was baaaaad! But the good news was, I figured out what caused it avoided it and a course of oral steroids made my skin go back to normal in about a week! ❤ Best wishes you get it resolved!

My brother in law suffered similar hand issues. His got so bad he went to Mayo Clinic. He was allergic to his dogs saliva.

Something similar happened to me randomly this summer! I painted my basement and used a garden glove because the prolonged pressure from the handle hurt. Within a few days, I had this HORRIBLE reaction on my hand. I wish I could put a picture on here and show you, but my entire hand itched & burned like mad. It was eventually covered in small pustules (like poison ivy). My derm prescribed an oral & topical steorid. Cleared it up within a week. It was so miserable until then & I couldn't figure out what it was and why it came on so suddenly. Then I remembered the gloves. The derm said it must have been a reaction to something in the gloves

Feel better soon. Prayers for 🙏🙏♥

It could be from school the chemicals - cleaners the janitor uses to whip the top of the desks. The schools usually spray some kind of bug pesticides. Pip wants some attention so cute. Maybe you could also see your regular Doctor get blood work done also. Change of laundry soap, dish soap, body wash, floor cleaners, house cleaning supplies just a few suggestions. Thank you for sharing.

This happened to my son during covid. He worked at a coffee shop and he was washing his hands constantly plus wearing gloves . The dermatologist told him to not use the gloves. The gloves were causing moisture to build up and it was making his hands so incredibly itchy, scaly and cracked. They would bleed at night. The medicine cleared it up rather quickly. BUT he had to change up his cleaning/glove routine.

I am wondering if a plant based diet and using plant based products would help. When I became vegan, my body and world changed. I am sensitive to traditional soap. I only use vegan products. My late mother was a teacher. She had a reaction to chalk. She used a special chalk holder or created sentence strips with ink markers. She would also use ink markers on large sheets of paper. My Mother passed away unexpectedly last December. I offer you my condolences. I admire you can keep teaching with your loss of your Mom. I am also diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. I am happy you are receiving ongoing support.

my husband was diagnosed years ago with anxiety and panic disorder, which he gave up meds after about 2 years on them, he says staying busy and keeping his mind busy works for him. About 2.5 years ago, he started having painful cracking and peeling on his hands, nothing dr prescribed, worked, steroid creams, etc. Finally, after dealing with it for a year, he was able to get in to see a dermatologist, and they said it was eczema he has been on dupixent for over a year now, it has worked for him. A part of me thinks it could be stress and stress can cause eczema. I hope you are able to figure out yours and get it controlled 🙏

Praying you find a solution and get it healed quickly and forever💖

I hope you get some answers soon and hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!

I have not had this happen, but I would definitely contact them now and get some answers. My husband does get som e sort of itchy rash and they just gave him cream, but no real answers. He is also an RN in the ICU so is not to happy about not getting a real answer and something he can resolve. Please just keep on them to find an answer so you do not get more frustrated !!

🙏💕🙏💕🙏Kieran: So sorry you are going thru this and praying you get some answers really soon. Pls continue to keep trying to figure it out❤

I had a similar issue (retired teacher). Mine turned out to be chalk. Once we went to dry erase boards, I no longer had issues.

Try, Beekman 1802 Goat Milk Pure Soap and Lotions, avoid fragrances, Parabens and Sulfates, even in your hair products, when you wipe down things at home or in the school wash your hands right away. Also, maybe try Gold Bond or a generic of Gold Bond Hand cream, and even cover your hands at night with cotton gloves. Avoid those hand dryers too if the school has them. Yes reach out to your Dermatologist and let them know it is flaring up again, they may want to look at it during this time too.

Hello Adorable Pip 🧡🧡🧡🧡. I had a similar thing happen to me and it turned out because I was suffering from severe depression I was no5 taking care of myself I wasn't eating right and was not drinking water , it was during the time my father was very ill for months I didn't realize that I was physically mentally and emotionally hurting myself and I finally realized that I needed to take care of myself ❤. I thank you for being so strong and coming on to talk about how you are doing I am grateful 🙏🏽 I found your YT channel ❤️ ♥️

Did they change the cleaning products at school? One time, we had a new custodian who mistakenly cleaned the radiators with the wrong fluid. We all had different reactions - I got all stuffed up, one person had numb lips, another a rash, and another bad headaches. Ask what chemicals are used to clean all the spaces you’ve been in. I’ll bet you find it’s something you’re allergic to.

To me it sounds what we would call hairdresses eczema. (prone to people that work a lot with water and or chemicals or in your case wash your hands alot, not only hairdressers) It may be a combination of more factors. Maybe due to stress you wash your hands more. This makes your skin thin to the point bacteria and chemicals can penetrate way more easily which can break your skin open like that. Schools are known to house a lot of those so that environment may trigger it when your skin is already thin.

❤I had stressed reaktion allergy on my whole body and Im allergic to latex. Im also have reaktions with the Powder that are in some glowes. I also have allergy to most glue that are on bandage. So if I put a bandage on a wound the glue will make the wound even bigger.❤ I think its stress relatet, remember our skin is the biggest cleaning organ. Something else to think about. We use our hands to grabe on to life with, so when we are in overwhelming situations, that are stressfull and that makes it difficult to “hold on” to our daily life it can show up in situations like that. The backside of our body represent our past. So emotions of caos or feelings from the past of difficulties with holding on to ourselves ,can get triggert from something in our daily life. I know it hurts so bad. My advice to you is try to write down daily how your day have been. And look for pattern the days when it get worse. What happend that day. Because the mental factor, that your body is trying to tell you something. Both mental state of mind and the body is not 2 mashines, that works on diffrent parts of the body.. it might be 2 mashines, but they work together as a whole. So mental and psycical works close together. I would make a handbath with some epsom salt, himalyan salt or seasalt. You dont have to use much and disolve tha salt in some hot water and let it cool down to bodytemperature. And sit with your hands in the salt water for 2-5 minutes. You can ad 3-5 drops of teetree oil in the bath water. Do it in the eveningtime were you can relax. After the salt bath I would use some scentfree cocanutt oile or castor oil The salt drags moister down to the wounds from the sourunding skin Teatree oil descinfeckt the areier and kills backteria and more. The oils moist the skin with both moist and fatt Im so sad my english is so bad but I hope you can understand what Ive written. I send you so much compassion, kindness and ton of love to you and your loved ones 🤗🤲🏼💖💗💕💗💖🥰😍🥰😍🥰😍🥰😍🥰😍💖💗💕💖💗💕💖💗💕🌸🌿🌸🌿🌸🕊

Check all your water sources, soaps, makeup, lotion, etc for any fragrance or extra added chemicals (home, school, etc). My son bursted out into a rash and I changed our soap and it helped. We have to stay on top of it otherwise it comes back every now and then

You may want to check with your Dr to see if you have either eczema or psoriasis. Stress can really trigger a lot of hibernating things that are in our body. It happened to one of my family members. Good luck and just don't stress yourself out. Stay positive.

I had an allergic reaction to chemicals at my first job. It was terrible. I ended up telling my boss and they sorted it out. But my goodness, I hope you figure it out soon.

I’ve been suffering with that issues in my fingers for a long time. I finally got a dermatologist to tell me it’s a type of eczema. He put me on a steroid cream called clobetasol and then he switched me off with a cream called tacrolimus they really helped a lot. I would get where my skin on my fingers thicken up and just peel off and are completely raw.

I have a little bit of eczema. If I use hand soap with too much perfume I get itchy. I'm allergic to cats too. My eyes get itchy, my hands and my nose too. My sister has a cat that I love, but every time I touch it I get instant itchiness.

My father was having a painful reaction in his hands and after years of trial and error he found that it was certain inks in printed materials, newspapers and books. He started wearing gloves when he read these and the reaction stopped. I hope you're able to figure this out 🥺❣️

as you were describing this, i kept saying "yeah, she's reacting to stress". then you said it. i had a period of extreme stress where i would just hiccup. any time i got over stressed, i would just hiccup like crazy. it just made my body more stressed, but other than that, it was a joke with the family. i have a fear of bridges and my father in law drove over one that was unexpected (we were in a new area) and he just took his time getting over it while i was hiccuping so much and crying. he thought it was funny, but he always did try to yank my chain. then one day it just stopped. i'm not really sure how i got control of my stress other than learning to put more faith and trust in God. not sure if that's your thing or not, but that's what has helped me a lot for years now. i hope you get it figured out.

sorry my computer was shutting off and on, also try changing your laundry detergent, and even Pip's doggie shampoo. use Aveno Baby wash for him, good luck and keep us posted

Doesn’t sound like stress, but it definitely sounds like something at school.

I get the same thing on my hands when I use certain dollar tree soaps… I always go back to method foaming hand soaps and it goes away!

Do you use hand sanitizer? I had a similar thing during the pandemic. I finally realized it was the sanitizer. It literally caused my skin between my fingers to break open. It was bad sores.

A special Pip Kiss...so sweet!! 💋🐶🐾🐾

I’ve struggled with a skin irritation since 2020 from all the hand sanitizer I used in my classroom both before the shut down and after the reopening of school. My dermatologist called it water based eczema. I’ve had to watch everything I put on my skin, especially my hands. If it flairs up, it’s extremely painful and itchy. I have found Pears soap (from DT) works great. Also, I use Nivea intense healing lotion every day. I have to keep a careful eye on what soaps are offered at school because they tend to flat it up again. I’ve been known to pack my own soap. Lol

Bless u fur baby

Stress can manifest in MANY ways so it is a possibility. I hope you find the cause and are able to get some relief!

I get a similar problem with my hands. It is caused by the chemicals in cleaning products, such as dishwash liquid, soap, including liquid hand wash and hand sanitiser. Even the powder inside plastic gloves will react. My hands get dry, hurt, sting, and crack badly. All natural products and products for sensitive skin are best, but you may still need to check that they are chemical free and contain only natural perfumes, or no perfume.

Soft cotton gloves (they make special ones for like burn victims but they’re for everyone as well). Lotion your hands with non-fragrance non-dyed lotion, and put your hands in a plastic bag then add on the cotton gloves.

Nickel allergy as well. My self and my husband started getting a bad rash like you experienced, especially with the gloves as we were hospice nurses. It can be in the food you eat, your water, etc.

I’m sorry to hear about your poor hands. I get what sounds exactly the same. It’s when I wash my hands or wash dishes by hand too often. Are you wearing gloves when you wash up? Always use soap free wash (like QV wash you use on your body) to wash your hands and wear gloves if you hand wash dishes. Hope that helps!

I have something very similar. The skin is just peeling over and over, deeper and deeper. It's so painful. The only thing that worked was Lidex (fluocinonide) cream. Apply it and cover with a Band-Aid overnight. It took a few days, but cleared it up.

I had something similar. My dr gave me a steroid cream that helped a little but it always came back. My grandson’s pediatrician saw my hand on day and asked what I was using, she suggested Cera Ve lotion and it worked! I was SO happy! My hands (mostly my R hand) were had been peeling for 3 years. I would wash my hands well before bed rub coconut oil on them, then Cera Ve and wear the little cotton gloves you can get in the personal care section of the grocery story. By the scrubbies and makes, those types of things. It cleared up within a week. You might try it.

sorry you have been going through this

My daughter had the same issue she bought some Avon lotion liquid gloves it really helped her, maybe it will for you also, best of luck.

I get crazy skin during the winter into spring and it only happens on neck and face. Could be seasonal. Try natural soaps . If season not much can do. I feel your pain.

Try using regular cotton towels instead of paper towels. When I was hospitalized for a long period of time the paper towels really caused my hands to chafe. Just a thought.

Get well soon prayers.

You could put crisco on your hands at night. Put cloth gloves so that you don't get it on your bedding. I cured a wart on the bottom of my foot.

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I havent had this happen. I hope that the dermatologist and allergist can help figure out what is causing it. I was going to ask if you have tried using Bag Balm? It was originally made for cow utters when they would get chapped and crack , it really works great for extremely dry skin. They even have a dog friendly version i bought for my dogs rough elbows and paw pads.

Sounds like stress and alcohol reactions. Some lotions and all hand sanitizer have alcohol. The more you use it the more your hands dry out…

You should look into if it's an " auto- immune " condition ....for it's not only external but internal ....maybe an MRI is required

I hope someone can help. My hands dry and crack but not like u do. Here’s hopping that all is well next time u talk to us. Until then b safe, and happy!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏

Try putting castor oil on your hands (maybe at night) Put cotton gloves on and sleep with them on. Castor oil is antifungal and antibacterial. Worth a try

I forgot to add that I've also been using castor oil after I've rubbed in the coconut oil.

Hi Get the water tested as they do add extra stuff in the water, each season, wear white cotton gloves after u put cream on yr hands..

Hi, I have something similar forever! But it's only in the fall & winter I would get it, I would have little blisters & then cracking & peeling it kind of look like a burn. Sometimes it'd be worse & other times it wasn't. I just would put vastceline on them & that helped! But I didn't go to the dr for it! It could be stress, but I seem to only have it in the fall & winter. So good luck! Sending prayers for you! Pip is sooo cute! Our Iggy doesn't kiss to often either! Take care! ♥️😉🫂🐾🦋🧵🪡🧶✏️📓🍄🍁🎃🧙‍♀️✨️

Could be hand sanitizer if you use that. I was a nurse aide and had to over wash my hands and use hand sanitizer. It was the hand sanitizer

It could be so many things. I have a skin sensitivity to baking soda (as well as Lavender essential oil from overexposure) and I get a chemical burn and peeling hands if I use it to clean and forget to wear gloves. Overexposure to almost anything can cause an allergic response to develop. For example, another RU-vidr named Brianne Walter cleans homes for a living and developed a terrible reaction to polyester on her hands from using microfiber cloths. I know someone else with a latex allergy which also makes her allergic to avocados. Stress could very well be a factor too because it wreaks havoc on the immune system, sometimes causing it to attack parts of your own body. It could even be an environmental factor inside the school, like if the air is noticeably drier or if there's a possible mold issue. I hope you're able to pinpoint the cause(s) soon!

Are they like blisters?

Do your hands start to feel better over the weekend and not at the school? You can become allergic to something that never caused a reaction before. My husbands hands starting cracking years ago Turned out he developed an allergy to the rubber substance that was on the grips of his Golf clubs. You are getting very close to 100,000 subscribers congratulations

I'm not going to act like I know what's going on with your skin, because I don't know for sure, but as I've aged and with moments of stress I've noticed skin changes and issues in myself. I've been to Drs and dermatologists about stuff, and honestly, the thing that has helped me the most was seeing a naturopath. They really looked at my overall health picture, and they were able to assess issues and changes, what vitamins I was getting, dietary stuff, and what products to use on my skin. The vitamin thing helped me a lot, but if it's available to you, you may want to look into at least trying a holistic approach to the hands issue. I hope you figure it out, and it gets better. It sounds painful! I'm sorry you're going through that! 💖

Have you been to a rheumatologist? That might be something you should do. I had a friend who had soriatic arthritis. It started out slowly and she would use an excema cream and it would go away, then she started getting it on her elbows, and knees as well. Don't know if this helps but hope it does.

I question if you drive? Seems like where you might hold your steering wheel. We can become intolerant of chemicals etc & it only takes a little of whatever your bodies reacting to in a product to cause problems. Sending you healing positive love ❤️

I’m SHOCKED the allergist didn’t test you for allergies. Mine put patches one my back that I had to wear four a few days. It’s tests for chemicals. Turns out I was highly allergic to 5 different chemicals. Went home and looked at my toiletries and they all at the chemicals I was allergic to. It changed my life. My hair was falling out . Once I stopped using it my life was changed.

It could b stress , dry skin can do that u might have sensitive skin see about finding something for sensitive skin and see if that helps

I’m sorry to hear about your pain. Do you still push around that cart? Could you be reacting to the metal handle? Just a thought

Possiblely eczema? I have it and its on my hands as well. I hope it gets better very soon ❤!

I had a reation to latex gloves .

The same thing is happening to me right now.l

How About Purell! Using too much? Latex gloves? Hopefully you can find a cure.

Could it be eczema? Last year I had a very serious trauma and the stress of that caused eczema and it was on my hands.

Could you peeling and cracking skin be from a vitamin deficiency, before you mentioned you are a vegetarian, could you be deficit in the B vitamins, Vitamin D, iron, have you ever had your thyroid checked?

Always remember - we are here for you! During winter my hands & feet will be very dry. Not cracking. I use petrolrum jelly on those spots. Wear gloves & socks at night.

Possible contact dermatitis? You could look into using a barrier cream.

I don't know what yours looks like, but I have psoriasis and it will cause your skin to peel.

Latex allergy from the gloves maybe?

Keep an activity journal for a couple weeks. Look for patterns and correlations between your activities (what you do with your hands) and the condition of the skin on your hands. My *totally* uneducated guess is that you're coming into fairly constant contact with something that doesn't agree with you. It could be a soap or personal care product, a laundry product (detergent, fabric softener, etc) an art supply (paint? glue? etc etc or even fabric that may have sizing or fragrance or something on it). I'm sure you've been wracking your brain trying to discover the culprit. a journal may help pin it down. It could also be a food allergy. I know from experience gluten does weird things to people who're sensitive. You might try talking to your GP or allergist about an elimination diet. I think he'd have you start by eliminating "the big 8" common food allergens from your diet for a stretch of time and then putting them back one by one. Good luck on your hunt to figure this out! I'm a recent subscriber and am enjoying watching your videos. My condolences on the loss of your mom.

Do you get pus under the dry skin? It sounds like you may have Palmo Pustulosis. There is a woman with a case of it on the TLC youtube channel. It is an autoimmune disease.

Stress is a big thing too. You should get your histamine levels checked. Some people have this issue and issues with stress.

I wonder if it’s hand sanitizer or hand lotion, or wet wipes maybe? Have you changed clothes detergent or dish soap or a house cleaner? Sorry you’re going through this. I hope you can figure out what it is soon. 🙏🏻🩷🙏🏻

Latex allergy from the gloves maybe?