Dryness

So, normally I'm against any form of hand moisturizers because, well, I hate them. I'm slightly OCD about hand washing as anyone who knows me probably can attest to, but I'm not going into details. (Really I don't think I'm that bad, I just like being clean). Anyway, this winter season I've climbed to new heights in my refusal to use hand moisturizers. Because I wash my hands considerably more than the rest of my family, my hands get dried out so much so when I make a fist the knuckles crack open and begin to bleed. It's fun. Well this year, I've broken out in a red rash all over the back of my hands from abstaining from creams. I tried to scrub the back of my hands less vigorously and it helped alleviate and eventually rid my hands of the rash. It worked, but then they're not clean, so I have to wash them so they end up breaking out again. It's a terrible cycle.