My hand s get extremely dry and chapped if i do not use hand cream . But sometimes , in severe weather I will get dry hands and nails in spite of this. Especially cracks around the skin by the nails. playing a guitar is no fun with bandaids.
What do YOU do to help the dry cracking PAINFUL area of the fingers. (literally it hurts so bad that I can't play without bandaids and sometimes that isn't enough).

Some one mentioned rubbing olive oil into the skin area.

I will try anything. But am also wondering if any of this stuff on my hands will affect the strings as well.

Thanks
superkristen

Super K

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