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heal split tips

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Orphaned · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2007 · Points: 11,700

I am constantly splittling and re-splitting my fingertips. I'm very impatient and want them to heal as fast as possible. I've tried a variety of topical cures that I've heard from random sources including vitamin e, garlic, propolis, black tea bags, green tea bags, bag balm, burt's bees hand salve and, most recently and with the greatest success (and also the greatest cost), joshua tree climbing salve. I was curious if anybody had anything that they found works well.

Scott McMahon · · Boulder, CO · Joined Feb 2006 · Points: 1,425

I use superglue man...

Kevin Stricker · · Evergreen, CO · Joined Oct 2002 · Points: 1,242

3M Nexcare Skin Crack Care. It comes in a small glass container and has a brush applicator. Keep putting it on daily tell it stops hurting. Ranch hand cream bar helps prevent the splits as does minimizing long hot showers(bummer eh?).

Brian Tessier · · Lakehood, Colorado · Joined Dec 2003 · Points: 295
Darren Mabe · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2002 · Points: 3,669

anybody get splits at the tip, underneath the nail? i have also used super glue. any other ideas/treatments if different from above?

BackCountry Sortor · · Ogden, UT · Joined Oct 2009 · Points: 400

I used almost all the same creams you listed above and nothing worked for me either. Skeptical, I tried O'Keeffe's Working Hands, and within a week my hands were almost completely healed. Use at night before bed as directed.

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mitchy B · · nunya gotdamn business. · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 0

did you try viagra..give it a shot.

Scott McMahon · · Boulder, CO · Joined Feb 2006 · Points: 1,425
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Plug for my friend's company...
Andy Laakmann · · Bend, OR · Joined Jan 2001 · Points: 1,990

Superglue and then use an emory board to file down the excess glue. Works amazing on heals and splits at the edge of my finger nails.

TJ Esposito · · San Diego, CA · Joined May 2011 · Points: 95

I use NuSkin, same concept as the NexCare stuff. It's the best when your cuticles are shredded from finger cracks, glues all the loose stuff down so you don't keep getting it caught on pockets, chalk bag, etc.

I also use Burts Bees hand salve nightly, and after really shredding my skin I use Kiehls Recovery Salve which is kind of expensive but a colleague got me hooked on it and it really is an amazing (miracle even) product, especially when doing multiple days at places like JTree.

Morgan Patterson · · NH · Joined Oct 2009 · Points: 8,960

Neosporine and tape it up for a day or two... then let it breath, file down the excess skin around the split... if you don't it will just keep drying and re-splitting, then neosporine and tape again for a day or two...

I've always found that those that don't file down the excess skin around the slip continually have reoccuring splits... think if it as making a new surface...

Howard Snell · · Belen, New Mexico · Joined May 2010 · Points: 80

I've used Superglue and Toughskin with good results. I find that I'm more susceptible to cracking if I'm not staying well hydrated. Drinking more water throughout the day (as opposed to remembering to drink half a liter once or twice) seems to help, but I've got thin / brittle skin anyway.

Noah Doherty · · Nashua, NH · Joined Feb 2012 · Points: 200

Gardeners repair lotion from crabtree and evelyn

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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