I think I know what causes this. Now, I'm not an expert, but this only happens to me when I've come into contact with degreasing agents like spotshot, chemicals at work, showering, or when doing the dishes. Your skin has natural oils on it which keep it soft and water-repellent. Oils have a lubricant effect (when you rub your hands together, they slide off of each other). Soap breaks down these oils, like it does the oils in the food on your pots and pans when you're doing the dishes, and raises the frictional coefficient (how friction-y something is) on your skin, causing it to "stick" to itself, and to other things. Imagine rubbing two pieces of velcro together versus rubbing two pieces of felt together. I work in a kitchen, and if I just dab some cooking oil on my hands a wipe it off with a paper towel, it's like it never happened. I don't recommend that with showering, but try body butter or something to restore your skins oil barrier.
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I think I know what causes this. Now, I'm not an expert, but this only happens to me when I've come into contact with degreasing agents like spotshot, chemicals at work, showering, or when doing the dishes. Your skin has natural oils on it which keep it soft and water-repellent. Oils have a lubricant effect (when you rub your hands together, they slide off of each other). Soap breaks down these oils, like it does the oils in the food on your pots and pans when you're doing the dishes, and raises the frictional coefficient (how friction-y something is) on your skin, causing it to "stick" to itself, and to other things. Imagine rubbing two pieces of velcro together versus rubbing two pieces of felt together. I work in a kitchen, and if I just dab some cooking oil on my hands a wipe it off with a paper towel, it's like it never happened. I don't recommend that with showering, but try body butter or something to restore your skins oil barrier.
June 8, 2012 - 11:33amThis Comment
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