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  Graham Taylor January 24, 2017 at 10:48am

  My wife had similar problems a while back and the doctor reckoned it could be caused by a vitamin deficiency    http://www.livestrong.com/article/505451-can-a-vitamin-deficiency-c... Might be worth trying some vitamin supplements...... nothing to lose.
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    Harry@VWGS > Graham Taylor January 24, 2017 at 12:44pm

    You may be onto something there Graham, I have a really poor immune system ATM and have been told to up my vitamin intake, will look into this further, thank you
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  Richard Gadsby January 24, 2017 at 11:09am

  Try some aqueous cream from the pharmacy.
  Seems to work for my wife's dry hands
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    Harry@VWGS > Richard Gadsby January 24, 2017 at 12:45pm

    In the mean time going to try some of this cream, cheers Richard...
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      Richard Gadsby > Harry@VWGS January 24, 2017 at 1:06pm

      Just remembered the second part of the name it's aqueous emollient cream. Big tubs in Tesco chemist £2.50 I bought some last week!
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  Scott H January 24, 2017 at 1:17pm

  Definately try emollient cream - I have same problem through the winter with wet hands in wet gloves all day. 

  I have one called Diprobase Emollient cream, few days of that twice a day and my hands start to get back to normal.
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  Robbie January 24, 2017 at 4:00pm

  I suffer from occupational dermatitis, I use 'dermol 500' cream, you can get it prescription however tend to buy it out of my local chemist for £10.

  Have jars of it everywhere lol, one in the van, office, sitting room. It keeps the dermatitis at bay.. 

  For handling chemicals / fertilisers  I have spent the last couple of years trying different gloves and found arco do a box of disposable nitrile gloves for under a fiver per box (25 pairs) and offer me the best protection versus cost. I find the heavier gloves aren't as good as you get lots of cross contamination and your hands sweat more ect and my condition flares up more... . 
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  Mark January 24, 2017 at 5:10pm

  Harry

  I had a similar problem - I suspect after working in the chemical industry for years. However, I found that switching to full cream milk helped a great deal. ( Also wear gardening gloves whenever needed - if working with wet conditions,heavy duty rubber gloves with breathable material gloves under them )

  Mark
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    Thermo > Mark January 24, 2017 at 9:12pm

    sounds daft but when you have a shower use plenty of hair conditioner on your hands. works wonders and on chapped facial skin as well
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      Robbie > Thermo January 24, 2017 at 9:24pm

      Seaweed works well too for cracked skin, my dad suffers from dermatitis too and picks it straight off the beach! Washes his hands with it...