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Skin Care - what do you use? |
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29-Aug-2005 6:53:20 PM
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Just having problems with my tips. since destroying them in nowra recently they haven't regenerated properly.. Wondering what everyone uses?
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29-Aug-2005 10:09:33 PM
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Holy shit. Those are some mangled tips.
EDIT: Well not really, since they're not bleeding. But still.
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29-Aug-2005 10:12:51 PM
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ClimbOn Bar... they is the bomb!
Disclaimer: I do not sell nor am I sponsered by ClimbOn products or its affiliates :P
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29-Aug-2005 10:29:48 PM
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Nivea body lotion or butter cream stuff, maybe ask a brickies labourer. I work in a bar enough that the alcohol pickles my hands, would be suprised if any one used meths on their hands..... good luck, if they don't grow back get out a petrie dish and be a pioneer.
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29-Aug-2005 10:45:12 PM
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Manuka honey on freshly shredded arms & hands. then cold pressed Coconut Butter on my crack
climbing wounds( once scab formed). The Bonus is that these two are essentially food items, so if you
whack a bit much on, you can literally eat the excess :)
NB a little goes a long way.
Alternatively, Friar's Balsam to "cauterize" the wound TSSSSSSSSS Ah OO Ah OOO it hurts Ah etc...
Then coconut butter.
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29-Aug-2005 11:13:25 PM
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I find that the best thing is to just moisturise daily and keep it all in good condition: once the skin is dead (and gets to the stage of yours, Rich) you just have to wait for it to peel off.
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30-Aug-2005 1:11:41 AM
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Rich, I'd probably use some opsite spray - you wouldn't want those to get infected
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30-Aug-2005 8:14:12 AM
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Tape ... once they are that far blown.
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30-Aug-2005 9:19:19 AM
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Man they look faaarked!
Yeah you prob really do need a bit of a rest
I see jessie hasnt responded to metho use, or kent?! Interesting to see if anyone else swears by it
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30-Aug-2005 9:38:58 AM
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they're lookin a lil better after i trimmed off the excess skin round the edges but yeh i think m8 is right, tape (or glue) would prob help further damage. da crux, no stress about infection, they're not that bad! thx tho..
It will be interesting to see what people do use and if it makes a difference though as it's one of those things that you sort of have to commit to using for a fair while. I have been using lanolin fairly religiously, esp in nowra but haven't been here (cos i can't find it ;) but was hoping to get some opinions on other option, esp say hoofmeister, and isn't climb on bar mainly lanolin?
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30-Aug-2005 9:49:34 AM
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Emu Oil... smells like crap but i swear by the stuff for cuts and nicks on my hands/fingers
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30-Aug-2005 9:55:46 AM
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I use sorbolene cream from Big W, 1.25l $6. Put it on every night and morning.
I have just got a hold of some Hoofmaker and have been using that too. It seems very similar to Vaseline Intensive Care.
I suffer from dry hands and in winter get splits near my nails, that end up bleeding.
Try the moisturizers and see what works. I have been using sorbolene for a while and haven't had any probs.
JJ
PS Don't forget to take it when you go on a road trip.
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30-Aug-2005 9:56:13 AM
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> I have been using lanolin fairly religiously, esp in nowra but haven't been here (cos i can't find it ;)
Too much lanolin use will actually soften your tips/callouses.
~> need to strike the right balance between tender tips and callouses ...
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I dare say most moisturisers would also have the same effect if over-used.
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30-Aug-2005 10:28:14 AM
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On 30/08/2005 M8iswhereitsat wrote:
>> I have been using lanolin fairly religiously, esp in nowra but haven't
>been here (cos i can't find it ;)
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>Too much lanolin use will actually soften your tips/callouses.
>~> need to strike the right balance between tender tips and callouses
>...
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>I dare say most moisturisers would also have the same effect if over-used.
well i was actually really happy how long my tips lasted in nowra.. it was only after about 5 or 6 weeks they got to the stage where it was like 1 off 1 on to regrow skin.
lanolin use was at night before bed and whenever i woke up at night, sometimes around 2 or 3 times. come to think of it, i certainly didn't use it as much when i was camping (in the last 3 weeks). so maybe that was a factor..
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30-Aug-2005 10:29:52 AM
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I've done the metho thing while I was in NZ. I used it in conjunction with a little bit of vitamin e cream, (sorbolene is also heaps good) and had zero hassles. Where the cream moistens, the metho takes away the excess moisture and helps keep those callouses.
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30-Aug-2005 10:45:39 AM
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I watched this DVD of this guy climb ... I think his name is Randy Levitt? He did a preety hard crack ... stemming .. type of climb and slipped some Stealth gloves on at a rest point ... lost skin from palming, but .....ARE
STEALTH GLOVES ETHICAL???
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30-Aug-2005 11:13:09 AM
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It was a grade 32 (5.14a) stemming and palming problem!
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30-Aug-2005 11:34:29 AM
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>ARE STEALTH GLOVES ETHICAL???
No less so than climbing shoes (or tape etc), for those that feel they need them.
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30-Aug-2005 12:04:47 PM
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Seems to me you need to limit those tips to some smoother surfaces for the time being ;)
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30-Aug-2005 12:04:51 PM
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Aloe Vera. Straight from the plant.
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