Hi everybody,


I've been using Eucerin, a standard cream for dry hands. It seems to work pretty well if I use it *sparingly.* I've never tried products like SortQuick that are meant for people filing papers. Has anyone tried both and come to a conclusion about which works better?


Thanks,


Bob

Hand creams work differently for everyone. I use “Working Hands” sparingly and it works fine for me. I find that once I have applied the “Working Hands” a touch up with “SortQuick” works extremely well for me.

I agree.. I do the exact same thing.

Thanks, John and David.


Bob

Https://www.deceptionary.com/abouthands.html
This article has been posted somewhere around 3.27 million times on this very subject. It is a very spot on piece to address the "hand lotion" question. The author, Doug Dyment, is also an active member on the Café'. He goes by "ddyment" and has a wealth of magic related articles on the site.

Me, I prefer "Chamberlain Golden Touch" (Improved my "One Handed Top Palm" by 110%. I love this stuff and have a full case of the big 16 oz bottles to refill my smaller 2 oz sprayers for every day carry and in my magic case) but as you will read, YMMV. https://www.chamberlainlotion.com/

Thanks, Poof-Daddy. Doug is great -- he's given me invaluable help several times that goes right to the point in a few words. Looks like I have some possibilities to experiment with.

Bob

Can't speak to the Chamberlain's as I haven't tried it, but I love the O'Keefe's Working Hands as do many on the Café if you read through various threads on the subject. Many card workers highly recommend it!

Thanks, Glenn.

Bob

I use Chamberlain's Golden Touch, and it works great, but the smell is not the best. Sortkwik works good for deals. A bit rubbed between your forefinger and thumb does wonders. Martin Nash used to keep a bit behind his right hear so that he could load up whenever he needed to.

Tortuga, you're reminding me of something else I wanted to ask about: which of the products that people have mentioned are scent-free?

I like Cornhuskers lotion and then the quick sort to touch up.

Thanks, Paul. Are the lotion and the quick sort scent-free (or nearly so)?

Thanks,

Bob

Corn Huskers is a great lotion also, it does have a slight scent to me (and I am not very sensitive to smells). It is not unpleasant at all. Sortquick has no odor, Chamberlain's Golden Touch (Original) has a citrus smell that "I" do not find unpleasant but they do also have a newer formula (for several years now) that is Lavender and Vanilla scented, which is very pleasant. As for "O'Keeffe's Working Hands Cream", It is unscented and probably the very best moisturizing cream product on the market. I do use it daily (just in the am and before bed) as it makes "my hands" a bit too moist (slippery) when handling cards (and coins at that point are totally out of the question). I have also heard of people making their own lotion containing alcohol, glycerin and rose water (IIRC Glenn Morphew mentions this in his "One Handed Top Palm / Rub a Dub Vanish Suite") as well as boasting great success with the "O'Keeffe's. That was where I originally discovered the O'Keeffe's and saw how it fixed all my cracked and dry skin on my hands and fingers. I really wish it could have been "the answer" but since everyone is different, "the answer" will always vary. A lot to take in, but I do hope it helps. Experiment, find what works for "YOU" (and no one can tell you which will be the one, or two, that will work for you.

Just in case I'm not the only belgian here, O'Keeffe's working hands is sold in a very popular drugstore called Kruidvat.
Cost: 10 euros, around 12 bucks, I wonder how much you pay for it, on the other side of the big pond....

$5.69 at Walgreen's for a 2.7 oz. tub.

Thanks for the info! I would pay more for shipping anyway! And it does the job pretty well, so....

Thanks for the thorough answer, Poof-Daddy. Experiments lie before me...


Bob

Just under $10 USD at my local Walmart for the “Value Size” 5.4 oz tub. We also have a chain of stores called “Rural King” (a farm and fleet type store) that often has gift packs (as I would guess other stores also carry) that usually have the smaller 3.4 oz tub packaged with another product like their Lip Balm, a 3 oz tube (like a big toothpaste tube) with a “creamier” lotion, a 3oz tube of “night treatment lotion” or a 3.4 oz “foot repair tub” ironically with the exact same ingredients as the “Working Hands” cream. They are usually inexpensive.

I do like the lip balm (orange chapstick type container). However, the “tube stuff” doesn’t “seem” as good as the tubed product to me although my wife likes the tube better. I have never tried the foot repair since the other is the same. This company really performs well when it comes to moisturizing (hands, lips and feet) yet is way less costly than many “big name” and expensive moisturizer creams.

I feel the need to strongly emphasize what Poof-Daddy and I have previously said: before worrying about getting the lowest price for a particular product, you first need to find out which product works best for you. Skin chemistries differ profoundly, and what is ideal for one is not at all likely to be so for someone else.

P-D likes Working Hands Creme, whereas I much prefer Corn Huskers Lotion, exactly as expected. So first find the one that works best for you, then worry about acquiring it as inexpensively as possible.

Definitely agree with Mr Dyment, even if Working Hands creme works better for me than Corn Husker lotion - easier to apply, no need to let it dry ;o)
Just checked, we pay 12 bucks for the 3 oz tub, *sigh*