Do you use hand treatment?

I've never used much for mine but, I've seen those climb on bars and I bought a used crash pad and in the little pocket there was a small jar of J-tree climbing salve. It just seemed like a greasy mess.

Does anybody use these and is it really very beneficial?

J-Tree climbing slave rocks for post climbing abrasions. I don't tape my hands when I climb crack and I use a bit of the salve to tend the abrasions afterwords.

I use a balm/salve like Badger just to keep my skin from cracking/becoming painfully dry.

I sometimes use burt's bees hand salve after a tough day at the crag. Never apply it in the morning or you will grease off of every hold though. I got a small free sample of the J-tree stuff and I think the Burt's Bees is just as good for less than half the price.

I do use hand lotion during the winter when my skin is getting a little more beat up but I feel as though the generic stuff like lubriderm works just as well.
For what it's worth here's an article on the topic.
cheers, BA

webmd.com/skin-beauty/slide…

I'm a big fan of Climb On! Creme. Doesn't feel greasy, doesn't smell nasty, and seems to work well.

Angenlina's is my favorite. It's less greasy than JTree.

I use Badger Balm too–no specific brand loyalty, it's just what I bought, and I haven't run out yet. Chalk makes my cuticle dry out and then crack/split open and bleed, and a balm does a good job of preventing that.

This thread "Do you use hand treatment?" and "CRANK supplement" are next to eachother. I have never shown this level of restraint......

Look above, BADGER BALM!!!!!!

Hank Caylor wrote:This thread "Do you use hand treatment?" and "CRANK supplement" are next to eachother. I have never shown this level of restraint...... Look above, BADGER BALM!!!!!!

Hank - I cannot believe you did not stoop to the all too obvious . You're SO mature .

rub a good one out and you will have lot's of hand cream- let dry before crankin'

john

Kevin McLaughlin wrote:Hank - I cannot believe you did not stoop to the all too obvious . You're SO mature .

It's fuckin' climbing !! Your hands and feet are suppose to hurt ! WOW I thought that thats what makes beer taste so good

An unknown GUNKIE "If you stop drinkin' before closing that your next climb does not count"

I know who this is but I'm not tellin'

john strand wrote:rub a good one out and you will have lot's of hand cream- let dry before crankin' john

im afraid to let olive oil, lotion, or greasy foods touch my fingers. that could be because i suck and i need all the friction i can get.

I use "Climb On" works pretty well to heal your hands; cuts, flappers, you name it.

The climb-on bar is the best stuff I've tried and doesn't leave you greasy.

I have been using Antihydral for years. I can't say enough about it. But, I use it before climbing because it creates callouses so that I don't have to use any healing stuff afterward.

Before Antihydral, I had bad (read: thin) skin, but now I feel like I can go all G. Gordon Liddy and put cigarettes out with my tips.

It is sold at foosball.com (don't laugh): foosdirect-store.stores.yah…

PS: Do not, I repeat DO NOT, put Antihydral on your whole hands. Just use it on the tips. If you get it in the creases of your hands and fingers, the skin will split on its own. This is powerful stuff.

Jay Knower wrote:It is sold at foosball.com (don't laugh)

From the website:

Antihydral Cream "Stops Hand Sweat"

This product is UNBELIEVABLE. One little dab of the cream, rub it into your hands and your hands will stay bone dry for hours or days, it varies. If your hands sweat, and you want them to stop, this cream from Europe is the trick.

Hint: One tube will last you for years and sweaty hands will no longer be a problem

So is this like the alcohol/chalk blend on steroids? Or does it actually do something crazy to your skin? Ever since climbing my hands and feet have become increasingly sweaty. Perhaps this is a semi permanent solution for this problem...