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@SilleeMee wrote:

@Sooner wrote:

@granddi wrote:

But how do you NOT cut the dry ragged cuticles during the healing process?

 

I have not had any success with cuticle removers. Must be doing something wrong. 


@granddi I use a fine nail file and carefully sand them down when needed.


 

 

 

 

I have the hardest and most disgusting cuticles in the world because of scleroderma. I have to cut mine. For me there is no other solution...I've tried everything.


@SilleeMee, I don't have scleroderma, but I do get really bad, hard hangnails mainly on my middle fingers. They're not ugly looking, but drive me crazy. I used to pull them out, which is quite painful, but then I got an infection after doing that.  So, now I try not to pull them out and resort to cutting them.  I wish I could find something to soften them and keep them soft.  

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Has anyone tried Sally Hansen cuticle creme in the small Orange and white small tub. I love this stuff. Inexpensive but really works. Has a waxy consistency.
WORKS !


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There are two products that I use daily. One CND Rescue Rx which is a cuticle oil. The other product is Hard As Hoofs which I get at Walmart. This really helps my cuticles and I have very thick cuticles.

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@Katilein  during a recent trip to the dermatologist I asked her what I could use...she suggested good ole vaseline!  I also have dry cuticles and I will say the vaseline seems to work.  I use it several times a day rubbed right into the cuticles and the left over is used as hand cream.

 

I also have used it on my dry heels with socks to bed at night.

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@Tricolor isn’t that cnd rescue rx only for nails to get stronger? If it’s helping the cuticle dryness and ugliness I will try it because I have it in my stash.
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@Mom2Dogs Vaseline seems to make the cuticle even softer and for me it makes them tear faster.
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@brisco yes I have. To me it makes them soft and tear faster.
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The ONLY thing that has ever worked for me is applying and reapplying whatever oil I am using.  I do this several times a day.  Twice a day helps but the more times a day I do it, the better my cuticles get.

 

 I tend to put it on before using the computer, watching TV, reading a book, and before bedtime so it will be on for a little while. If, for any reason you need to wash your hands and do not want to disturb the oil, just use a hand wipe or lay a wash rag down and run your palms over it, being careful not to rub oil off.  This will keep you from getting the oil all over everything.  Good luck!     

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Buy T.I.P.S. from the Q  it's the best!!

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@Katilein  that's interesting...it has made mine just softer....