Re: Preventing dry hands

["Preferred Customer" <ggordon@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Irene,
I use Bag Balm and cotton gloves at night! You know, the stuff Shania swears
by! It works wonderfully for skin AND nails; you just have to get over that
feeling that your hands are smothering while you are sleeping. ..It is worth
it!! Take care, Gaelen
-----Original Message-----
From: ikarsten <ikarsten@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: TexCons <texcons@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 1:47 PM
Subject: Preventing dry hands


>I would like some advice on products and strategies for preventing my hands
>from drying out from frequent hand washing during the day.  I have
naturally
>dry skin and washing just makes matters worse.  After a while the roughness
of
>my skin becomes a liability since fibres and yarns tend to catch on it.
Does
>anyone know of a good soap or moisturizer that minimizes dryness and an
>appropriate method of using these to ensure that hands are clean when
working
>with artifacts?  I am interested in products that can be used at the end of
>the day as well as those for use during the day.
>
>Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks in advance for your help.
>
>Irene Karsten
>
>Doctoral Student in Textile Conservation
>Department of Human Ecology
>3-02 Human Ecology Building
>University of Alberta
>Edmonton, Alberta
>Canada  T6G 2N1
>
>Phone: 780-492-5385
>Fax: 780-492-4821
>E-mail: ikarsten@xxxxxxxxxxx
>