its been a little bit that i’ve been on E, and i keep dropping and failing to hold onto stuff with my hands, i think due to the changes to my skin.
so far in the past week alone i’ve smashed my cell phone twice by dropping it into machinery, i’ve dropped the back end of a go-kart onto my foot, with the only savior being my steel-toe motorcycle boots, and i’ve dropped myself through means of failing to grip onto a door handle properly.
overall my hands are a lot dryer than they were before.
any tips and tricks to help curb these issues would be super super appreciated!
(overly nerdy explanations about the physiological/hormonal mechanisms behind this are absolutely welcome :3)
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Gloves. No one wants to hear my opinions on gloves, yet every day I hear questions and complaints to which the answer is “gloves”, and it’s been a while since I publicly shilled for Big Glove, so here we go.
How do I stop cutting myself? Gloves.
How do I stop chipping my nails? Gloves.
Omg Hazel your hands are so soft how do y– Gloves.Every time I cut or graze myself, chip a nail or drop a glass, I kick myself because this never would have happened if I’d been wearing my gloves.
My everyday glove of choice lately has been these extra thick grippy nitrile ones. Not all nitrile gloves are made equal, and my long nails poke straight through a lot of them the moment I put them on, so I specifically look for the ones with that grip pattern, often referred to as “diamond grip”. Not only do those ones hold up, but I can continue using a single pair around the house for a week.
You can moisturise all you like, but that moisture won’t last long in an ungloved hand. In gloves, you can use the harshest chemicals you like to wash them. Dish soap, bleach, isopropanol, whatever gets the grease off. Your mint condition hands will remain soft, supple and blemish free. You can impress your scaly handed friends with them later!
For something like your go-kart example, I’d be wearing my Invisigrips. These are my go–to for anything involving heavy lifting, or when there’s a risk of tearing or melting the nitrile gloves.
those look like a nice solution, and there are definitely many activities where i think this is a super good idea and will definitely try this out (i already sometimes use gloves for weightlifting!).
however, i also work with a lot of hot burny stuff, and as such i need to be able to feel the heat with my hand without directly touching stuff (often holding the back of my palm close). how easy is it that with these gloves?
I don’t like disposable plastics
Gloves are a sensory nightmare. I don’t even use them to keep my hands warm in -15°C.
I don’t disagree, although I find the sorts of gloves that are designed to keep hands warm far more unpleasant than the ones designed for safety and hygiene.
Stop picking it up.
duly noted
Oh yeah, that’s a thing. You’ll get used to it. My guess is that it’s a combination of reduced muscle strength combined with thinner and smoother skin.
For dryness, learn to love hand cream (and moisturizer in general for your whole body). I like the Nivea stuff in the blue tube.
As for dropping stuff, I’ve learned to avoid relying on friction to hold things spiderman-style and instead support them from below.
thank you, i’ll give both of those a try!
someone actually gave me that exact hand cream a little while ago, but i never knew what it really helped with, so i appreciate you bringing it to my attention. fingers crossed it holds up well to the chemicals i work with! :)
I haven’t felt this yet?
The only thing my body is not yet aware is the change of size of my growing chest.
I’ve bump my chest multiple and it’s a bit annoying since they are sensitive growing. Something about spacial awareness that my mind is used to and is different now?
Wait until you catch something and instinctively pull it in to your chest :3
Grip strength can be noticably reduced on E.
Hmm… Probably you are distracted. Maybe by a subtle change in your sensations.
my subjective experience
Red pops more, and fuzzy things are extra nice to touch
