Dirty hand syndrome and C19
Discussion
As this is PH i thought i there would be some fellow sufferers on here.
My syndrome started around when I was around 14 years old and purchased my first motorbike and ever since then I have suffered from dirty hands!
I just cannot get my hands socially acceptable clean , thay are clean but a permanently deep oil stain.
The only time they ever look as clean as the other half is at the end of a 2 week holiday....as soon as we pick up the car from the airport...open the boot...dirty fingers
Now we have C19 and hand washing is heavily promoted ,I have noticed looks of disgust while paying for things.
I guess the answer is to wear gloves...but do other minorities have to "cover up" ?
I am in fear of what will happen in the coming months whilst trying to survive C19 as well as dealing with being a social outcast for a condition I have struggled with for 40 years.
Will the government provide support for the many people with dirty hand syndrome?
Self isolating is a nightmare as it would give me more time to get "grubby paws"
I know I shouldnt complain as people are dying , but the prejudice will only get worse. In a stampede for the last truck load of toiler paper and everyone is pushing and waving money around ...my "working hands" will be the last thing the seller will be grabbing cash from.
This is the only social media I use...can someone make this go "viral" on twitter or something so the prejudice can stop
My syndrome started around when I was around 14 years old and purchased my first motorbike and ever since then I have suffered from dirty hands!
I just cannot get my hands socially acceptable clean , thay are clean but a permanently deep oil stain.
The only time they ever look as clean as the other half is at the end of a 2 week holiday....as soon as we pick up the car from the airport...open the boot...dirty fingers
Now we have C19 and hand washing is heavily promoted ,I have noticed looks of disgust while paying for things.
I guess the answer is to wear gloves...but do other minorities have to "cover up" ?
I am in fear of what will happen in the coming months whilst trying to survive C19 as well as dealing with being a social outcast for a condition I have struggled with for 40 years.
Will the government provide support for the many people with dirty hand syndrome?
Self isolating is a nightmare as it would give me more time to get "grubby paws"
I know I shouldnt complain as people are dying , but the prejudice will only get worse. In a stampede for the last truck load of toiler paper and everyone is pushing and waving money around ...my "working hands" will be the last thing the seller will be grabbing cash from.
This is the only social media I use...can someone make this go "viral" on twitter or something so the prejudice can stop
- workinghands (cant do hashtags)
Yeah, I've been working on stuff for decades, and while my clothes, workbench, concrete floor etc have permanent stains, my skin always stays at least relatively "normal" in tone.
Try using some gritty hand cleaner that has more of a scouring effect, and yes, barrier cream. Derma-Shield areosol foam (kind of like a light shaving foam really) is pretty good.
Also a cheap bar of soap, and "claw" at it to get it under your fingernails before starting work.
Between that and wearing gloves, you really shouldn't have any permanent issues, other than some paints/dyes which really stay on there if you get them on your bare skin.
"Normal" mechanic grease and dirt shouldn't be a problem.
Try using some gritty hand cleaner that has more of a scouring effect, and yes, barrier cream. Derma-Shield areosol foam (kind of like a light shaving foam really) is pretty good.
Also a cheap bar of soap, and "claw" at it to get it under your fingernails before starting work.
Between that and wearing gloves, you really shouldn't have any permanent issues, other than some paints/dyes which really stay on there if you get them on your bare skin.
"Normal" mechanic grease and dirt shouldn't be a problem.
Some people are just porous.
My 9 year old can go all day at an outdoor adventure park and will get in the car at the end of the day as clean looking as at the beginning.
My 6 year old can get out of the bath, get dressed and is filthy again before we leave the house in the morning.
Temporary tattoos fall off the 9 Yr old before the end of the party, they have to be scraped off the 6 Yr old up to a month later.
It's a curious phenomenon.
My 9 year old can go all day at an outdoor adventure park and will get in the car at the end of the day as clean looking as at the beginning.
My 6 year old can get out of the bath, get dressed and is filthy again before we leave the house in the morning.
Temporary tattoos fall off the 9 Yr old before the end of the party, they have to be scraped off the 6 Yr old up to a month later.
It's a curious phenomenon.
Try vegetable oil and sugar to get the worst out then use a citrus based hand cleaner.
Old oil can be carcinogenic.
https://www.hse.gov.uk/mvr/topics/oil.htm
I appreciate the fact it can be a pain handling small engine parts but try and wear nitrile gloves if at all possible.
Old oil can be carcinogenic.
https://www.hse.gov.uk/mvr/topics/oil.htm
I appreciate the fact it can be a pain handling small engine parts but try and wear nitrile gloves if at all possible.
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