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watersprite
Jan 31, 2003, 10:55 PM
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this is a little problem, but my hands are chapped and dry from climbing, and the chalk really dries them out. any suggestions?
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col_sanderz
Jan 31, 2003, 11:00 PM
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Hmmm....this is a tuffie. There is this new invention called "Hand Lotion". Locate a bottle of it and apply liberally to hands. Problem solved!!
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alpnclmbr1
Jan 31, 2003, 11:01 PM
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are you using super chalk or a chalk with a drying agent. Don't.
Vit. E gell capsules worked as a good lotion for after climbing.
sandpaper for your callouses
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xanx
Jan 31, 2003, 11:55 PM
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ahh no! what REAL climber would even MENTION purposely removing their hard earned callouses??
ditto the thing about not using super chalk, it's good when you need it, but no one sweats THAT much in the winter (well, one kid i know does, he leaves palm prints on everything he touches, but most people don't)
now about the hand lotion... i personally hate the stuff. lotions, creams.... they all make me feel too greasy and oily. maybe it's just my climbing instincts, that i'm afraid of slipping off things. or just i'm so used to having dry hands it feels wrong.
so suck it up! i have a gapping crack on my finger tip from a callouse that split i 2. if that happens, rinse it with hydrogen peroxide every night and put a band-aid with some cream on it for the night.
mike
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beercanclimber
Feb 1, 2003, 12:06 AM
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man, i've seen some dumb questions posted, but this one just about takes the cake. it's not rocket science...
not to be too much of a di*k but what kinda things were to expecting? chalk is used to DRY your hands. noq your hands get dry and you're upset?
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mike
Feb 1, 2003, 12:50 AM
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Here's some special climbing stuff. Supposed to keep callouses leathery so you don't get so many flappers too.
http://www.trango.com/showitem.cfm?catnum=22&itemnum=69
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moabbeth
Feb 1, 2003, 1:01 AM
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Hand lotion the night after you climb helps. Not to sound like a smartass or anything.
Personally I use this Hemp Chanvre hand protectant from the Body Shop that really helps the chapping and dryness.
Or if you wanna be truly hardcore, get some Burt's Bees Hand Salve, it's what farmers and other people who are out in the sun roughing up their hands use...or so I was told. It's beeswax based.
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tenn_dawg
Feb 1, 2003, 1:22 AM
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There is a lotion called Hoofmaker that is used for keeping horse hoves from splitting and flaking.
This stuff has gobs of protein in it, and I have found that It helps the formation of callouses and toughen's the skin. (Especially on the back of the hand) It comes in a tub that is enough for a lifetime. You can get it at an equestrian shop, or even at a large conveience store sometimes.
I used to use it on my hands when I came home from the gym, or on climbing roadtrips. I reccomend for your problem.
Travis
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soulclimberchick
Feb 2, 2003, 4:51 AM
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OOH! I learned this trick from a friend. Her hands get way dry, tough and crackly in the winter and sometimes they bleed! So what she does every once in a great while is take vinigar and water and mix it together ( 1:1 )into a large bowl or anything you can fit both hands in and soaks her hands in there for about 5 minutes..may stink ...may sting for a second or two...depending on how icky your hands may be, but after the 5 minutes is up, rinse your hands in warm water then dry them off, you can add lotion afterwards if you want ..optional... and your hands will be moisturized and helps heal the owwies and your hands will be smooooooooth! good luck!
~*kira*~
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phugganut
Feb 2, 2003, 5:01 AM
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I use Badger brand healing balm after climbing & it works well for me. Also, their foot balm works well after a day of hard climbing, too, but I imagine that they are pretty much interchangable.
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theperfectdrugsk
Feb 2, 2003, 5:18 AM
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yeh...any hand lotion should do the trick...but i personlally like the feel of dried out burning hands...lets me know that ive accomplished something...i guess its the same reason that i go barefoot all summer
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mark_e_wallace
Feb 2, 2003, 6:21 AM
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The link that Mike provided to trango.com takes you to a product called Climb On! Bar. I've been using the stuff for a few months, and I think it's great.
Haven't tried Hoofmaker, but it's supposed to be pretty good too.
You probably can't go wrong with either route.
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aussierookie
Feb 3, 2003, 10:31 AM
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There is something called super chalk??????? Hmmmmm, sounds intresting. Using stuff that is for horse hooves??? DAMN!!! You people are tough!! All I do, is moisturise my hands after climbing and before bed. They recover to almost 100% after 1 day of not climbing. I used to let them callus up and go hard, but then they'd sometimes rip off and I'd have to tape my fingers (which I hate with a passion...)
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climbingcowboy
Feb 3, 2003, 11:44 AM
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Hoofmaker is the $#!&
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apollodorus
Feb 3, 2003, 12:31 PM
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My sister swore by Hoofmaker, and even used it on the leather upholstery of my crustancient Mercedes. She also used some sort of Saddle Soap on her saddles. I have NO idea what she was doing. My dirtbike didn't need its hooves picked, its ticks pulled off, and it never tried to kick me. I never saw a horse jumper pull a gnarly cross-up, and I never saw my sister put air into the hooves of her horses. What ARE those things, anyway?
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redpoint73
Feb 3, 2003, 3:15 PM
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beercanclimber: I don't think that is a stupicd question at all. You want the chalk to absorb the sweat from your hands when you climb. That doesn't mean you want it to remove the natural oils from your skin. And it doesn't mean you want your skin chapped and cracking when you are not climbing.
Cocoa butter is also great. It isn't greasy, and it absorbs quickly. You can usually find it at most drug stores.
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millie4690
Feb 3, 2003, 3:23 PM
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my hands have been really dry since i've become a supre-chalk-a-holick. i was hesitant to use lotion, though, because i thought it would make my hands all greasy and soft and tear when i climb. i do use the trango climb on bar, though. i really like it, i only use it when my knuckles and fingers start to crack, though. about once a week, with a good thick layer does the job for me. and it doesn't wash off like lotion, and it leaves my calluses and skin tough for climbing, too.
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hoppinbig
Feb 3, 2003, 4:06 PM
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I use hand lotion every night - I just can't stop!
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sroehlk
Feb 3, 2003, 4:14 PM
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A friend let me use some of his Hoofmaker a few weeks ago and I ran out and bought some the next day. They had it at Osco and Walgreens by the nail polish and cuticle cream. IT IS AMAZING! Moisturizes without leaving your hands greasy and doesn't affect the calluses. Yikes! I sound like an infomercial!
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sroehlk
Feb 3, 2003, 4:19 PM
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P.S. I've tried Burt's Bees Hand Salve and it was sooooo greasy I was leaving my prints everywhere. Kind of gross.
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estherator
Feb 3, 2003, 11:50 PM
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Bag Balm and cotton gloves overnight usually does the trick. It even heals up those microtears that make your tips sing soprano.
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crack_head
Feb 4, 2003, 12:08 AM
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dont use lotion it will make your hands all soft and... soft that is the last thing that you want to do. just rinse off your hands with water when you are done climbing and DONT use soap that will dry them out even more.
who the hell would sand down their callouses?
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crack_head
Feb 4, 2003, 12:14 AM
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oh yeah that climb on stuff works well!
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esimhs99
Feb 4, 2003, 12:49 AM
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i have this problem too, but also because i have my hands in bleach water at work (rags to disinfect EVERYTHING!) i use that neutrogena hand lotion, and it works really well. you just have to try a few to find out which one works best for you.
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pancaketom
Feb 4, 2003, 1:27 AM
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I for one sand down my callouses when they get too big. This helps to prevent the callous folding or getting caught and ripped off (which really sucks). Also if you sand your tips when they start getting holes worn in them then it tends to prevent the holes from ripping and they heal faster.
as far as the dry hands go, try to wash or rinse them off as soon as you finish climbing. then grease them up. Hoofmaker is good stuff. Generally the more grease and the less alcohol and water in the hand lotion, the better.
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