THE DRY HANDS OF WINTER

THE DRY HANDS OF WINTER

For several years I have suffered from very dry skin on my hands during the later months of winter, roughly between late January and early April.  The worst affected areas of skin are between my fingers, on my knuckles and on my finger joints, which become so dry and chapped that the skin sometimes cracks and starts to bleed.  The condition is exacerbated by any prolonged manual work such as lifting boxes, moving furniture, etc., after which it can look as if I have been dragging my hands

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