Dirty Hands

[Natisha]

Hi all.

I seem to get very dirty hands even when wearing gloves.

Can anyone help with some advice in what to wash them with.

Thanks
Natisha

[Comfreyfan]

Give them a good go with a mix of olive oil and granulated sugar - really works on that ingrained dirt, then wash it all off with soap as usual, leaves them nice and soft too!

[Two_Sheds]

Or washing up liquid (Ecover is gentle) and sugar. Works a treat.

[Natisha]

Thankyou
Will try both.

[nemo]

swimming pools gets my hands clean every time it must be the chemicals the treat the water with

[geoff]

Wash your hair!

My Dad was a builder. If he knew he was going to do a particularly dirty job, he would scrape his fingernails down the underside of a bar of soap, where it gets soft from being on the side of the sink, in the damp. That prevented his nails getting dirty, at least

[lynda66]

i always remember my friends daughter (aged about 6 at the time) saying ....... i like making pastry it makes your hands clean

[Comfreyfan]

And I worked long enough with young children to remember the colour the pastry ends up!! Still sent the finished product home for proud parents to eat tho!!

[jacob marley]

Another good hand cleanser is helping sheep to lamb what the lambs come out covered with is majic hand cleaner jacob marley

[Natisha]

I tried it.
But i still have dirt marks in the lines of my hands.
Thanks anyway

[Cloud]

Try Persil washing powder and washing up liquid.Gets oil and stuff off my hands!

[kirsty b]

Give them a good go with a mix of olive oil and granulated sugar - really works on that ingrained dirt, then wash it all off with soap as usual, leaves them nice and soft too!

Works for me, have even converted OH and boys to it when they come in all greasy after playing with bikes/cars.

[di]

Think it's also worth using handcream.I find the drier my skin the more cracks there are for the dirt to lurk!So embarrassing when you've baked someone a homemade gift & notice your grub stained hands as you hand it over!(you know they're clean but does the recipient!!?

[Cloud]

After all my years in the motor trade nothing works better than Swarfega.

[SarzWix]

Wash a great big lot of dishes in reasonably hot soapy water. Sorts mine out. Does nowt for my psoriasis though