My cracked skin due to the cold, is ruining my jacket.

@Riemann I get that but with all the abrasions in your skin you’re at risk of getting an infection
At least moisturize your skin. Use an unscented lotion. Why make yourself suffer?

@Riemann No, you need moisturizers, otherwise they'll get worse, making them prone to infection.

@Riemann I suggest using natural moisturizers (olive oil, coconut oil, maybe even aloe?)
if you have eczema (which I have no clue if you do and I’m not a doctor), when flare ups occur you need to protect the areas that are dried so they don’t get to the point of opening and become infected.

A lot of doctors recommend steroid creams, but I worry that then you constantly will need them. My nephew has eczema and his doctor prescribed steroid cream which cleared it up, but caused other issues and when he stopped using it he flared again but even worse. Not sure if that was just in his case? But either way, you have to treat it and then try to prevent it from occurring.

Obviously you know what’s best for you/your body, not me and my 2 cents haha, but please be careful.

@deadgerbil Building natural endurance.

@deadteddy No.

@Riemann It washes out, oxiclean does wonders.

@NativePortlander1970 I am thinking of putting my denim jacket and pants to the washing machine right now or blood stains might get long lasting.

@Riemann Add some oxiclean to your wash, on hot water.