How to keep the hands and cuticles soft and moist

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How to keep the hands and cuticles soft and moist

Over the years I have been struggling with dry hands, cuticles and hangnails. Hangnails are the worst, because I pick them if I get them. And picking hangnails leads to very painful cuticles for me because I pick until they bleed. So I have to stay on top of it and keep my cuticles soft and moist.

I have tried a ton of different hand creams. Lots of them didn’t do much of a difference on the cuticles. I have also tried nail oils but that doesn’t really fit my temper because it takes so long before it’s no longer greasy on the hands.

The best cuticle cream I’ve tried was from Sally Hansen but it’s been years since they stopped producing it. But this has turned out to be a life saver – or a cuticle saver, if you will.

Let me introduce you to O’Keeffe’s Skin Repair Bodylotion.

O’Keeffe’s Skin Repair Bodylotion

They advertise “Dry skin relief in 1 use”. And I agree! If your cuticles are dry, it takes one application to make them feel much better.

O’Keeffe’s Skin Repair Bodylotion

O’Keeffe has also made a hand cream. I have tried it but I don’t think it’s any better than the body lotion. And you get much more product for your money by buying the body lotion.

The formula is nice too. Not runny and it’s super easy to rub into your hands. It doesn’t leave a stickiness or greasiness on your hands.

What do you do to keep your hands and cuticles moist?

Lint rolling “tool” for stamping

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Lint rolling “tool” for stamping

I thought I’d post about a tool I use when I stamp, namely a lint roller.

I clean the stamper head itself by pressing it against a lint roller. It’s the easiest and most mess-free way to clean the stamper. It’s also gentle and doesn’t ruin it.

Usually I just place the lint roller on the table and then turn it a bit as the sheets get full of excess stamping polish. Recently I’ve seen that it’s possible to buy a lint roller in a box so the roller is protected from dust. Also it seems very smart that you don’t have to place the roller itself on your table.

I bought mine in Shein  and here’s what it looks like when it’s closed:

And here it is when it’s halfway open.

And here it’s open all the way.

I love the idea and it definitely has potential – but does it actually work?
The short answer is: Not really. I mean – it does the job as you can see. It does remove the excess stamping polish from the stamper. But the problem is that you have to put a finger on the roller to keep it from rolling. The tool is missing a break so it doesn't roll when you press your stamper against it.

Is that a big deal? Well, to me it is. I don’t necessarily have extra hands or fingers to do more stuff when I stamp. I usually also have liquid latex around my cuticles when I stamp and that tends to stick to the lint roller. You can see it on the next photo – the latex gets pulled of the cuticles before it’s time and that’s annoying.

So all in all – I’ll keep using it for a while and see if I get used to it. But I do honestly love the old method with the roller on the table more.

How do you clean your stamper? Have you tried this lint roller?