By: Joe Graedon December 8, 2024 206 Comments
    Quick Fixes to Speed Healing of Cracked Fingerti…

    Unless you have experienced cracked fingertips, you have no idea how painful and aggravating this problem can be. For one thing, it can be incredibly challenging to button a blouse or a pair of pants.…

    By: Joe Graedon February 15, 2024 62 Comments
    Suffering From Sandpaper Skin & Cracked Fin…

    Dry skin is a common problem in the winter, and it can often lead to split, cracked fingertips. One of the most basic recommendations is to keep the skin well moisturized. But what moisturizer is best…

    By: Terry Graedon January 18, 2024 3 Comments
    Show 1370: Winterizing Your Skin and Hair

    This week, dermatologist Chris Adigun joins us live in the studio to answer your questions about how to treat your skin and hair when the weather gets cold. Cold wind, low humidity and forced hot air …

    By: Terry Graedon October 20, 2022 2 Comments
    Show 1319: How to Have Healthy Hair and Nails

    In our nationally syndicated radio show this week we’ll be taking your questions live. We have invited two distinguished dermatologists to discuss problems affecting the hair and nails and tell you …

    By: Terry Graedon May 16, 2022 20 Comments
    How Can You Heal Painful Cracked Fingertips Quic…

    Winter can be hard on the hands. Every year we hear from people with painful cracked fingertips triggered by cold weather. Washing the hands multiple times a day to try to fend off viruses that can c…

    By: Terry Graedon September 20, 2021 7 Comments
    Simple Solutions for Cracked Fingertips

    Fall is nearly here, and winter won't be too far behind. Fingertips that crack and split are a bane of cold weather. Indoor air is dry and people wash their hands frequently, stripping away moisturizi…

    By: Terry Graedon January 20, 2020 14 Comments
    Will Your Cracked Fingertips Heal With Manuka Ho…

    In the winter, many people suffer from dry skin. Beyond that, their painfully cracked fingertips may interfere with typing, buttoning clothes or doing any other fine tasks. Some people have developed …

    By: Terry Graedon December 2, 2019 12 Comments
    Do You Soothe Cracked Fingertips With Lip Balm?

    In the winter, when air gets dry, a lot of people have trouble with cracked fingertips. Experts also urge us to wash our hands frequently, which makes fingertips even more vulnerable. Dermatologists f…

    By: Terry Graedon November 5, 2018 10 Comments
    Should You Pay Less for Vicks VapoRub®?

    Vicks VapoRub® is a familiar household product with a venerable history. It has been around since the turn of the 20th century, and for much of that time, it contained natural essential oils. In the …

    By: Terry Graedon November 1, 2018 0 Comments
    How Aysa, an AI App, Helped a Mother with her Ch…

    Nicole Pharr is used to keeping a close eye on her daughter Madison’s skin. Madison is prone to eczema and has had highly sensitive skin since she was a baby. Still, Nicole was concerned after her d…

    By: Terry Graedon August 13, 2018 0 Comments
    Will Cilantro Help Your Irritated Fingertips?

    Sore, peeling fingertips can be a trial. Some people use a heavy-duty moisturizer such as petroleum jelly, while others apply lip balm to the irritated digits. The drawback is that these remedies are …

    By: Terry Graedon December 18, 2017 17 Comments
    Painful Fingertip Cracks Heal Quickly with Liqui…

    When the weather turns cold and heating dries out the air, many people suffer painful fingertip cracks. When the skin of thumbs and fingers cracks, simple tasks like buttoning a shirt, typing a messag…

    By: Terry Graedon November 20, 2017 31 Comments
    Can You Heal Sore Fingertips with Salve?

    Every year, we hear from people who suffer during cold weather with sore fingertips that are cracked or even split open. This condition makes it difficult to fasten buttons, handle pen and paper, mani…

    By: Terry Graedon January 9, 2017 19 Comments
    How Can You Heal Your Cracked Fingertips?

    Cold weather seems to put a lot of stress on fingers and thumbs. For some reason, splits and cracks in the skin near the fingernail seem to be far more common at this time of year. What can you do to …

    By: Terry Graedon January 2, 2017 5 Comments
    How to Solve Cracked Fingertips with Coconut Oil

    As the temperature drops outside, so does the humidity. Cold air holds less moisture. It won't be much better inside in most cases, as heating tends to dry air out. It is no wonder so many people are…

    By: Terry Graedon November 30, 2015 52 Comments
    Train Conductor Needs Help for Painful Cracked F…

    Dry skin can be especially challenging in the winter, when cold dry weather seems to make it worse. At this time of year, we frequently hear from people struggling with cracked fingertips. These can m…

    By: Joe Graedon February 12, 2015 41 Comments
    Brutal Winter Causes Excruciating Dry Skin

    It is February, and we have been getting a roller coaster ride from the weather. One week the polar vortex swept into the midwest and froze a lot of folks butts. The next week some places got an …

    By: Joe Graedon January 12, 2015 19 Comments
    Nurse Uses Nail Polish to Heal Split and Cracked…

    Q. I'm a nurse in a hospital. Talk about hand washing! Good lord, that soap and foam dispensing anti-bacterial is evil on the hands. No time to lotion between hand washing either. And with winter here…

    By: Joe Graedon November 24, 2014 24 Comments
    Caring for Cracked Fingertips

    Q. I never suffered from split fingertips before, but I finally understand why people complain. My index finger has split open along the edge of the nail. It hurts to button my shirt or to use the com…

    By: Terry Graedon November 27, 2011 48 Comments
    Coping with Cracked Fingertips

    There are some common problems that may not warrant medical treatment. Cracked fingertips are a great example. During the winter, when the air inside is dry and we start washing our hands more frequen…

    By: Terry Graedon February 14, 2010 19 Comments
    Readers Offer Tips for Cracked Fingertips

    This is the cruelest time of year for your delicate dermis. If you have been following public health recommendations to wash your hands every time you touch something like a doorknob, an elevator butt…

    By: Terry Graedon January 18, 2010 40 Comments
    Frequent Handwashing Wrecks Fingertips

    Q. I am a preschool teacher and have to wash my hands dozens of times a day in the attempt to avoid colds and flu. I am suffering the worst case of dried-out winter skin I can remember with deep painf…

    By: Joe Graedon December 17, 2007 173 Comments
    Cracked Fingertips Add To Winter’s Misery

    Compared to most health problems, cracked fingertips seem trivial. But anyone who has ever struggled with sore painful fingers will tell you they can turn normal daily activities into agony. A reader …

    By: Joe Graedon February 9, 2004 5 Comments
    Winter Skin Problems Bring Misery

    In the grand scheme of things, dry skin, rough nails and cracked fingertips are not serious health problems. But they certainly can make life miserable. Writing a check or buttoning a shirt with crack…