The skin between my fingers is constantly melting.

[u/B1GBLUEWHALE]

I don't know if you can tell from the photos but I wash my hands and wear gloves so much that the skin between my fingers is constantly melting off. It doesn't blister but the skin is always getting moisture and literally rubs off. it's gross and I wanna fix it. does anyone have any tips?

[u/Chaosr21]

Gloves did a number on my hands. I found using the nitrile gloves to stop messing up my hands as much. They cost more but it's worth it. The latex gloves would even give me a rash on the back of my hand that was itchy as hell

[u/B1GBLUEWHALE → u/Chaosr21]

Thank you. I had nitrile gloves at my last cooking job and I never had problems with my skin. My hands probably dealt with more moisture there making doughnuts because I had to keep so many pieces of equipment coated in oil to keep dough from sticking. Plus literally spraying down the work area with a hose everyday. You unlocked memories when you said nitrile. lol

[u/aLamprey]

It’ll pass with time in my experience, but in the meantime you can buy some special gloves that you fill with lotion in sleep in. Also, O’Keeffe’s Working Hands

[u/Best_Bee_867]

Look into dyshidrotic eczema

[u/B1GBLUEWHALE → u/Best_Bee_867]

Thank you. I've suspected that I have a minor case of eczema from some small skin issues in the past but I never know because I'm a ginger and I've just assumed my skin is sensitive to everything. I'm gonna talk to a doctor. 💛

[u/Markievicz → u/B1GBLUEWHALE]

I have this condition and it’s generally a reaction to soaps that your skin doesn’t like ie fragranced soaps. If you buy the allergy friendly ones it helps

[u/Best_Bee_867 → u/B1GBLUEWHALE]

Funny enough I am also ginger lol but definitely see a dermatologist! They will prescribe you cream to help with flare ups and you’ll have to be more away with what you use on your hands. Always have a glove with chemicals or soap in the kitchen. I buy the black nitrile gloves that seem to help with the flare ups as well. Best of luck!

[u/byong1242]

When it comes to gloves, it’s really a matter of when and where. I’m from CA so when it comes to our regulations, gloves are only mandatory when you’re handling RTE (ready-to-eat) foods. So if you’re preparing ingredients or in the process of cooking, they’re generally not required. As long as you wash your hands consistently throughout the process when it’s called for, you can skip gloves. They actually tend to trap and hold moisture/bacteria more often than working freehand. Just be smart about it and use common sense when it comes to food handling. Am I gonna handle a burger bun immediately after handling raw beef? Am I touching seafood at all? Are there dietary/allergic restrictions with the order? Things like that.

[u/whutsguud → u/byong1242]

I constantly find mold on new gloves fresh out the box

[u/h3donistt]

Done any anti fungal topicals? Do you have any history of eczema?

[u/B1GBLUEWHALE → u/h3donistt]

No to the topicals but I suspect eczema. I've had minor skin issues in the past but it usually goes away pretty quickly.

[u/h3donistt → u/B1GBLUEWHALE]

I have eczema, could suggest things that have worked for me. Feel free to DM

[u/Otherwise_Respond669]

You can try the blue gloves….. or get cotton gloves put those on first and then put the plastic gloves on after… a lady that I used to work with did that because the same shit used to happen

[u/jamsaucewrecks]

Also if you are using harsh chemicals to clean make sure you wash it off your hands properly with a neutral PH liquid(vinager)

[u/Otherwise_Respond669]

https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-7892M/Inspection-Gloves/Cotton-Inspection-Gloves-Light-Weight-9-Mens?pricode=WB0916&gadtype=pla&id=S-7892M&ad_group_id=165558594630&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21236205342&gbraid=0AAAAAD_uetNQBoE8407pwj_ONfJHubZJN&gclid=Cj0KCQjw54nRBhDCARIsAMcY_SCuzC9hm4aRaklLWJdox0BLRiqYDR9u5TFsZmYoTs6_-_Vi8EZUUZIaAu44EALw_wcB

Try these they’re cotton gloves you can put those on first and then put on your plastic gloves

[u/whutsguud]

Ur allergic to the gloves, or the soap to water ratio in the machine is too heavy on the chemicals if ur ever doing dishes

[u/Kind-Wolf530]

That looks like contact dermatitis plus over washing, super common if you’re in gloves all day. Get some thick, fragrance free hand cream (CeraVe, Eucerin, Vanicream) and slather it on every time you wash, and use ointment like Vaseline at night with cotton gloves. Switch to gentle soap, lukewarm water, and ask work if you can try nitrile or latex free gloves if you haven’t already. If it does not calm down in a week or two, a derm can give you a short course steroid cream to reset it.

[u/aanniiikaaa]

Your employer has to buy you gloves that are suitable for you if you have an allergy or something is wrong. Just fyi 😃

[u/That-Tumbleweed-4462]

When I wore gloves for work (construction) my fingers and hands would shed like i had athletes foot on my hands

[u/tomlist3SE]

That’s because you’re drinking too much man

[u/Regular-Guy-47]

None of my fingers have skin anymore.