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A member asked:
The skin on my hands is cracked and bleeding in places what is the best lotion to use on them. also my heels are very cracked too.
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There are many......: Onyx makes a good "cracked skin repair", O'keefe makes one..... Sometimes the cracks etc are from excessive water (on hand) sometimes a skin condition might be present which you would want to know about as sometimes a steroid cream may be needed, also, I would consider oral fish oil supplements which have good skin lubricating properties...ever see a seal with bad skin?
Answered 2/27/2015
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