What can I do if my hands are really dry and cracking and peeling? It happened in like 1 day?
101413
visit your doctor it could be anything.
974379
Assuming you are not joking. Try soaking your hand in acetone based nail polish remover. Soaking in warm water also helps to break the bond, as your skin softens
1155502
I would suggest she goes to the doctor-it sounds just like the pain I'm having and my ankle is fractured.And it can mess with your circulation  which can cause the dry skin.Have her go-like NOW.
15712
What helped me:\n\n-drinking 6 glasses of water a day (not with meals...you don't want to dilute your stomach acids too much or you can't digest properly)\n-straight Shea butter (high quality,unbleached)instead of petroleum based products. \n-Don't use products with glycerin in dry weather because if the humidity in the air is under 65%, it will draw moisture OUT of your skin\n-wear dish gloves whenever cleaning\n-wear gloves outside if it is below 40 F.\n\nThis has helped my hands a lot, but it's best to be 18, not over 30!
340501
It was hard at first teaching myself, so I started with one hour a day, building up to longer periods of time.  If you go all or nothing for periods of time then you develop calluses on your fingers that can be QUITE painful.  Just practice the same few things for an hour a day and get them down before moving on.  That always works, and it doesn’t take that much time out of your day!
876991
take a benadryl. i will dry you up. my aunt has the same type of issue and when she goes to her dentist they always ask her to take one so she is easier to work on.\n\ntry it!
534432
You should go and talk to your doctor as they can prescribe something called 'Driclor'.  You put it on a night before you go to bed and it's supposed to keep you dry the next day.
602285
My advice would be to talk with a doctor, because I sort of have the same thing except I cannot stand not having hand lotion...dry skin or sand or dried mud or talcum powder or anything else makes my skin crawl. And about going to school- I used to feel panicky when I am around groups, especially large groups of people. I now take a drug called Klonopin. It has helped my social anxiety a lot...But I have not found a cure for the dry hands thing.
1157448
Banana Boat make a great lotion called aloe after sun. It is really good. If sun burned, try dabbing cold wet tea bags (lipton tea works the best) on the burned area. The sooner you use the bags, the better it works after a long day in the sun. I learned this from an Herbalist, it worked good for me. Easied the pain and limited the peeling after word....
140720
I like to use Lubriderm or Eucerin.  Both are good for daily use.  If you need something stronger, I would reccommend mixing Vaseline with one of these (about 1/2 of each).  I use this at night and put gloves on to hold the moisture in when my hands get really dry.
205768
It could be just wicked dry skin.  Maybe try some lotion.  If that doesn't work, my guess would be psoriasis.  (I'm not sure I spelled that right.)
865979
Use salt, it doesn't go away as fast.  Just poor some in your hands and rub it on your wet skin.
381041
cortisone shot or prednisone will dry it up..go see your doctor for either.
575042
It depends on the level of damage. \n\nBut if it's not too severe you can usually do an at home chemical peel. Take a raw lemon and split it into quarters. Rub the lemon on your skin, let dry and reapply. Then gently wash off. You can repeat this every 3 days safely, any more often and you'll damage your skin even further. \n\nGood luck!
867712
use the pumice stone on your hands after a long hot bath or shower, or just a soak for your hannds. you can soak your hands in a mixture of lemon juice and milk. then, use the pumice stone to scrub away the roughness. lube up with some avon intensive care lotion throughout the day. (its a very thick lotion that stays on and penetrates deeeeep into your skin. even AFTER you wash your hands! its STILL on!! i have to wash my hands 2-3 times before ALL the lotion is gone.)>>>>http://shop.avon.com/shop/product.asp?src_page=product_list.asp&level1_id=300&level2_id=303&pdept_id=346&dept_id=&pf_id=5905\n\nat night, get some cotton sleeping gloves http://www.bedandbathstore.com/product/bath-accessories/115300/bbs-home-white-cotton-sleeping-gloves.html\nand have some of the avon lotion on your hands as you sleep. ((if its extremely bad, supplement that with vaseline)\n\nhope that softens your hands!
195311
Maybe just really bad dry skin or a slight allergic reaction to something?  If lotion doesn't help, try putting some hyrdrocortisone cream on it.
574572
Drink more water, switch to moisturizing soaps and get an extra strength hand moisturizer.\n\nDid I mention drink more water? And, oh yeah water is good too. ;)