Re: gloves

>  I wash my hands constantly as I work with
> preschoolers, and my hands get so dry, and my nails take a beating.
Chris,
Can't you use a hand sanitizer, like Purell, instead?  Admittedly they do
have some alcohol content, but I'd think they might be eaiser on your hands
than water & soap.  Especially if you got one fortified with aloe and
Vitamin E.
Kitty
neIN, Z5
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Chris@widom-assoc.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 7:06 PM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] gloves


> My hands are such a mess that I need to wear gloves.  Right now the whole
> tip of one thumb is peeling!  I wash my hands constantly as I work with
> preschoolers, and my hands get so dry, and my nails take a beating.  I
wear
> gloves with a green coating on the fingers.  I sometimes buy Mud Gloves,
but
> they haven't held up well for me in the fingertips. I throw my gloves in
the
> wash when they get  coated with mud or if I'm in contact with poison ivy.
> The gloves I like best have no name in them and I couldn't find them last
> time I shopped.  Recently, I bought a pair by Garden Works called Tool
> Grips.  They are made of breathable fabric except for the fingers which
are
> coated.  I need an extra small to fit.
>
> ---Chris
> Long Island, NY
> Zone 7a (Average min temp 50 - 00)
>
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