The skin on my fingers becomes hard and cracks

The hardening and cracking of the skin on the fingers will cause very intense pain, after all, the fingers are connected to the heart. There are many reasons for dry and cracked hands, including human factors, eczema, and lack of vitamins. If the skin on the fingers becomes hard and cracked severely, it will even bleed, which will have a great impact on the normal use of functions. It is necessary to find out the cause and treat it in time to avoid lasting damage. Let’s take a closer look at the situation where the skin on the fingers becomes hard and cracked.

Causes

Human Factors

Frequent washing and cooking causes dehydration of the skin, leading to dryness and cracking.

Weather Factors

In cold weather, blood circulation is poor and skin elasticity is reduced, which can easily cause cracked hands.

Prolonged exposure to sunlight can also cause cracked hands.

Physiological aging

The metabolism of the elderly is slow, with more dead cells and fewer new cells, poor skin elasticity, and prone to hand cracks.

Metabolic disorders

Some women experience metabolic disorders and hand clefts after giving birth.

Nutritional factors

Lack of vitamin A and vitamin E can cause cracked hands. You can drink more boiled water, fruit juice drinks, milk, soy milk and other liquids to nourish yin and moisten dryness. Replaces lost moisture.

eczema

Eczema can cause cracked hands.

Fungal infections

The symptoms of keratotic and thickened tinea manuum (tinea manuum) are also cracked hands.

The occurrence of chapped hands and feet is related to the anatomical and physiological characteristics of the local skin and a variety of external factors, and is also related to the overall condition to a certain extent. The anatomical and physiological characteristics of hands and feet are that the stratum corneum on the palms and heels is extremely thick, with up to more than 100 layers, the keratinocytes are arranged irregularly, and there are no hair follicles and sebaceous glands in these areas, which limits the retention of local skin moisture and the moistening of the skin by sebum. When affected by various external factors, skin cracking is prone to occur.

Treatment

If you already have dry and cracked hands, you can treat them with the following methods:

1. After washing your hands with warm water, apply some almond skin butter and gently massage until absorbed. It can relieve dry skin, repair roughness, soften cuticles, penetrate and nourish, and repair cracks.

2. Soak in warm water for 15 minutes before going to bed. After drying, apply silicone cream or vaseline cream on the affected area, and then gently rub the affected area with your hands to help the drug absorption. Finally, cover it with plastic film for 8-12 hours and remove it in the morning.