skin peeling off my fingertips

Me, back to normal after soooo long. Hope you all look out for SLS

I have had issues with my hands peeling and cracking ever since i was a kid, especially during winter. my problem was that i was dehydrated and poor diet. Eating a balanced diet and taking vitamins or supplemnts for the stuff you dont get in your diet would probably help solve the problem as long as it isnt a fungus or eczema. Check with a specialist first and if medicine and lotion doesnt help definitely consider changing your diet.

It is amazing to find so many questions about one topic and little answers.  For skin fungus problems ACV (apple cider vinegar) is a great treatment reguardless of where you are treating the body, for many years I have had skin problems expressed through my chest, hands and feet.  I used agents from fresh aloe vera plants to anti hemriod creams trying to defuse these issues, only progressively coming to earthly remedies to find pure answers.  As my hands are breaking out at the moment for the first time in years I will be treating them with ACV and will post the results, this is the only solution I have found to be successful so far and it just so happens to be raw and organic.  While treating the body I use a cotton swab and dab two or three times a day over the problem area and watch as it has disappears within a couple days, I have treated my chest and feet this way with great success and am posting with anticipation of the same results for my hands.  

I know it has been a while since you posted this about your fingers peeling and your stomach breaking out. I was wondering if you ever found out what was causing it. It sounds exactly like what I am going thriugh and have been going through for over a year now. I have tried everything.

Hi Again So it has been 4 days since I posted and I have stayed away from anything containing SLS (Sodium Lauryl Sulfate) and my hands actulally look normal. All my hives and blisters are gone! Fingertips are almost healed! I wonder if the Dr.'s know about this SLS...I think they must and it is ticking me off. If they let everyone know, how much money would they lose??? They want to call it Exzema, Contact Dermatidis, A Virus, A Bacterial infection, Fungus...HMMM??? Seriously, can't stop staring at my hands...They look like mine again! Seriously, check labels...even Cetaphil (Dermatologist recommended) has SLS in it. SLS is in everything that foams, including toothpast. I am so excited to be healing but at the same time I feel poisoned...How could the FDA allow such a toxic substance to be in so many products??? PLEASE GOOGLE SODIUM LAUREL SULFATE. One more thought that those of you thinking you are allergic to metal, you are touching jean buttons after being in the washing machine...laudry detergent has SLS. So many things that we are touching with our thumbs and index finger is contaminated with this stuff. Anyway, hope this helps the rest of you!

I was diagnosed with shingles and eventually treated it with ACV and it went away. I had the same skin problems on and off for years and so far this is the only solution I have found, aside from the smell there are no side effects and the relief is immediate. This is only the end of the fist day of treating my hands and they are traumatically improved from this morning, I think Hippocrates was the first to recommend ACV for skin ailments.

I have the same problem as many have mentioned and the only thing i have found to help is called Working Hands ( o'keeffe"s name brand).  It can be bought at lowes or home depot.  My mom also suffers with the same symptoms and says that it helps her also.  I use it at night before bed and by morning there is a huge difference.  It doesn't burn or feel greasy or anything else.  I use it at night because of the fact that i am constantly washing my hands,clothes, dishes, etc.  This is the only product i have found to provide some relief and maybe it will for others too!

 

 

I have all my fingertips on one hand peeling. Now there are spots in the palm of my hand. I have RSD in my other arm & I would understand if the sympthoms were in the bad arm since they are unsure of all the sympthoms of RSD. I've bathe my body in cream since I'm 10. I have a hard time with the coarseness of the skin being so rough....I've even let my hand soak in baby oil but, it doesn't go away HELP!!!

After several years of having been debilitated by this problem, and several fruitless doctor visits, and countless tries at failed creams and remedies, your advice is the first thing that has FINALLY started to work for me. WOW. I got rid of my toothpaste, dish soap, shampoo and laundry detergent and replaced it with SLS-free products. It's only been 2 days, and I haven't re-washed my clothes or linens yet, but I have noticed a big improvement already. My hands aren't "normal" yet, but I can bend my fingers and hold a pen again (and for me, that's pretty significant). No open cracks. This is a big deal! Even if it doesn't completely "fix" my problem, I just wanted to say THANK YOU, Kristine, for this advice. Interestingly enough, I actually have a problem with elevated estrogen levels and the doctors don't know why it's happening- one of the sites you posted also links SLS to increased estrogen so we'll see if this makes a difference! I will keep you posted :)

Could you please tell me what you replaced your soap, shampoo's and toothpast with. Everything I look at has SLS in it and my hands are killing me. It's weird, but my hands look like I have a disease and the back of one of my ankles and that is the only place that it affects.

Hi, I'm glad other's are getting some relief from staying away from SLS and SLES. I posted about a month ago after reading a post about SLS. I stopped touching it and got great relief within 24 hours. I have had horrible problems for over 4 years! Products don't always list SLS so I have had to google everything...Even Tom's of Maine "natural" toothpaste has it in it. They have a SLS free toothpaste but it has to say SLS free on the box! SLS has been known to Dentists due to it causing cankor sores in childrens mouths. I have found that to be SLS free, IT HAS TO SAY SLS FREE on the box or bottle!!! I have been using Aubrey Rosa Mosqueta shampoo for my hair and bath soap. I would recommend getting the conditioner too cause it leaves your hair a little dry (Vitamin Cottage). Using Arm & Hammer Free for laundry (not sure about that one) Still searching products so any info from you guys would be great! Glad at least a couple of you are getting some relief! :) Kristine A

I'm so happy to hear from you! I felt bad that I was getting sooo much relief and that I hadn't heard from anyone else testing it. I'm still searching for products, still scared. Touched something the other day and it came back on my left hand, swollen and dry. Its gone now but SLS is scary stuff!! Love to keep up on your experience. Kristine 

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I have been having this same problem for my left index finger for over a month now. It first started with just my right big toe over the summer which I thought was due to wearing flip flops all the time and I put a lot of pressure on my big toes when I walk in my flip flops. I get the flip flops with thick wedge like heals which causes me to put more weight on my toes then my heals. I have a little bit of a peeling spot on my left heal too but nothing I am worried about.

I had searched online for some remedys and I saw to use Vaseline (Petroleum Jelly) and they said to apply it to the peeling area every night before you go to bed and by the next day it should be a lot better. I tried it and it took almost a month or so till it cleared up most the way and I stopped applying it and it started to peel all over again. Then my left index finger started to peel and I don't know about anyone else but once something peels I can't just sit and let it go. I have to pick and remove all the dead skin. Sometimes removing good skin with it and making myself bleed. I know not a good thing to do but drives me crazy when my finger sticks to everything because of the peeling off skin. 

Now I did have eczema or at least I am pretty postitve it's what I had may be two years ago. Right in the middle of my right palm. I can tell you the symptoms they give for eczema is exactly what I had and it's terrible. The itching, flaking, oozing, redness, peeling, etc. I got Cortisone 10 Eczema cream for it and it cleared up completely with it. I haven't had the same problem since. I was thinking of trying to use the cream on my peeling areas. 

I am also one of those people who reacted to belt buckles on my stomach. I got a small itchy and bumpy spot. I thought it was poison but it lasted a long time so I knew then it wasn't. It looked just like poison ivy. The same time I had the eczema on my hand. Before that I had a necklace and I had a nasty reaction too. I wore it and my neck started to itch real bad and became red. After awhile it puffed up like poison ivy and just started to ooze puss. All I did was take it off and within a day or two it was gone. I put the necklace back on again just to test it and within a couple of hours I was back to itching. I don't think it was SLS because I haven't reacted to pants buttons or anything else. Just certain jewelry and belt buckles. That's why I buy woven or braided belts now. I can't go without a belt. I can find pants that fit right around my butt. I have short thick legs and a big butt. lol So it's hard to find where it fits both ways. I like my stretchy jeans. They fit best.

I drink a lot of water so soda isn't the problem for me. I was drinking some there for awhile though truthfully. But I am trying to not drink any because I am on a diet and soda has sugar which makes you gain weight back. 

Another good lotion that just dawned on me now that might help everyone is called Udderly Smooth. It helps with dry and cracked skin. I am a farm girl so I have heard of it and saw it. They use/used it on cows udders when they get dry and crack. Hense the name UDDERly sMOOth.

It could be the fugus infection. That does make a lot of sense because I do have fungus under one toe nail and my one toe I have no nail and the only thing protecting the skin is nothing but fungus. I know gross but I am afraid to get rid of the fungus and no nail growing back. It's really going to hurt if I kick something or just bump it with no nail.

I do work with a lot of bleach. I work with kids and you know you need to keep everything sanitized for them so nobody's illnesses get spread around. Bleach can't be the problem for my toe though. Only time that could get on your feet is from cleaning floors. I did use some on my bed room carpet but my toe was peeling long before that.

Never been a nail biter either. So that isn't my problem either. I was accused of being a nail biter by my orthodontist which really made me angry. When you have had braces even while having them you aren't supposed to bite your nails. It messes up your teeth. Only time I may bite a nail is when one breaks and I bite it the rest of the way off or to straighten it out and so its not jagged or sharp. Which isn't too often. My nails break easily but they don't break too often. With being around kids they do tend to break quicker.

I have been using a new cream off the doctor and it is absolutely marvelous and you can BUY it as well! Its called Flexitol heel balm it has just worked wonders on my poor fingertips which were so very painful flaking peeling could'nt do anything properly. Its so lovely to have my hands back in use. They were really bad and I had to wear rubber gloves most of the day.And the pain and discomfort have all gone. I had this condition for about 3 years. I have been using the cream for about 2 weeks now. Wonderful.