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I don't use anything at the moment

56%

My tips are trashed & i'm gluing more on

I use lanolin (or moist.) & notice a difference

29%

As above & don't notice a difference

I use metho & notice a difference

As above & don't notice a difference

I use hoofmeister (or equiv) & notice a difference

As above & don't notice a difference

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Skin Care - what do you use? 28-Jul-2011 At 1:05:34 PM StuE

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Finally come up with a system that works - So well in fact that I managed 6 days on bouldering in the Gramps not long ago and my skin was still pretty good at the end.

I use plain old P80 sandpaper to get rid of the callouses and dead crap and promote better regrowth. I also use Anti hydral (http://foosdirect-store.stores.yahoo.net/antihydral.html) once a week when necessary for just an hour or so before washing it off. Antihydral dries out your hands badly so you only apply it to your finger tips, where its needed. The I just use Palmers to moisturise after. When my skin is red, thin and sore I use Bag Balm (http://www.bagbalm.com/) overnite. Its greasy as hell so you need to wear those cheap cotten gloves to stop it going all over the sheets. This helps loads as it kills the pain and helps heal the skin. In my experience it also seems to thicken the skin slightly whilst leaving it supple.