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Coconut Oil for Dry Hands


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Coconut oil and a box of gloves.I think I have washed my hands more in the last two weeks than in the past two months. To keep them from getting so dry, I use lotion. In addition to the lotion, I have been using coconut oil to keep my hands soft. It's an easy application with the use of X-large disposable latex gloves. The gloves are probably hard to find now due to the coronavirus. My husband bought this box several years ago to use for painting.

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When I learned that coconut oil will soften your hands, I started using it. I use only a dab at the time and a pint jar has lasted a long time. I keep some on my computer desk in a little pimiento jar. When needed, I treat my hands and let the coconut oil soak in while I enjoy looking at the computer. Lately, I have had to treat my hands every day since I have been washing them a lot.

To Use: Put a dab of coconut oil in the palm of your hand and rub your hands together to lightly coat them all over. Put on the gloves. If they are too loose, use a rubber band around your wrist to hold them in place. It takes about 15 minutes for the oil to soak in and leave your hands dry. At this time, the gloves will loosen and can be easily removed.

Store the gloves in a dry place and use them over and over until they stretch way too big or tear. Then it's time for disposal.

A dab of coconut oil to use for dry hands.
 
A gloved hand to moisturize with coconut oil.
 
A gloved hand using a computer mouse.
 
A gloved hand to moisturize with coconut oil.
 
A hand moisturized by coconut oil.
 
A pair of gloves used for treating dry hands.
 
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April 11, 20200 found this helpful

Thanks for this tip - I'll try it. I love coconut oil.
I have been using my Paraffin Wax Unit more than usual and since I had used all of my gloves I started using the plastic 'mittens' that come with these machines instead of gloves (similar to your suggestion).
I had found a bundle of these at a thrift store for 25 cents so I'm glad I had extras. I also use these when I have to go away from the house (very, very seldom) and they work almost as well as gloves (a rubber band on the wrist will secure these also).

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I noticed these mittens can still be found on eBay and other sites (but not many gloves).

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April 12, 20200 found this helpful

I had not even thought about using my hot wax which I use during the cold months. I'm going to get it out now and plug it up so it can be heating. Thanks for the reminder.

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April 21, 20200 found this helpful

The coconut oil is working so well that I decided I didn't need to use my hot wax right now, however, that is a great idea.

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April 22, 20200 found this helpful

I had to use some of the 'mittens' because I ran out of gloves and these worked okay. Hot wax is good but not too often for me.

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