r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Fratzenfresse • 19h ago

Waffle house isnt made of waffles my hands do this every winter

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It doesn’t hurt but it’s annoying as hell

YES I MOISTURIZE

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u/Mr2ManyQuestions 15h ago

This gave me chronic eczema that persists to this day. :)

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u/qorbexl 15h ago

Lol God damn

I don't see how latex gloves "prevent your skin from soaking it up so fast" - seems like it makes a soak-it-up-fast chamber

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u/snapplesauce1 14h ago

Lotions will evaporate or dry out exposed to air so the membrane of a glove will prevent/prolong that from happening allowing your hand to soak up more of the product for longer. Same reason you put the lid back on the jar instead of just leaving it exposed to the air. So, yeah, not at all what they said but the right idea.

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u/qorbexl 6h ago

So not slower, but faster

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u/Infamous_Question430 8h ago

its physics, same reason as you put covers on anything to prevent it drying out, like food and such.

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u/qorbexl 6h ago

Right. So it would enhance absorption, not limit it 

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u/Infamous_Question430 6h ago

I didnt say limit anywhere. Just that it is slowed down. You might as well try it, and see what I mean.

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u/tubagoat 15h ago

You already had eczema. This may have made it worse, but it didn't give you eczema.

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u/SomethingComesHere 14h ago

Yeah no i would do 100% cotton gloves, not latex.. just gonna give yourself a skin infection or maybe even a latex sensitivity

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u/Federal-Ambassador47 15h ago

Funny because I clicked on the picture and I’m like hey I have that right now due to using new gloves which had the powder thing in it. And it caused my hand to get like op hands. I have eczema too.

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u/carlitospig 14h ago

I also have a latex allergy, but it only hits sometimes? It’s weird. Gloves I’m fine, some bandaids I am not. I wish it would make up its mind.

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u/FeelingPlayfulNow 12h ago

You might be allergic to the adhesive rather than (or in addition to) the latex. I have a family member whose skin reacts to a lot of adhesives on bandaids and medical tape.

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u/carlitospig 12h ago

Thanks, I’ll dig a little deeper.

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u/MaddyKet 12h ago

I just use lotion several times a day especially after hand washing. That should solve regular dryness issues.

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u/carlitospig 10h ago

They’re more like mild hives, not dryness.

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u/Successful-Ad9011 15h ago

😂😂😂😂”marinate”