Oddbean new post about login | logout I never have the patience to let my skin absorb the lotion before I wash my hands.
I feel you, I have a hand washing problem 🫂 I think it’s OCD or something cos when I get stressed it gets worse. Shea butter on them over night is magic for things like this 🙏🏽 🫂🫂 (just incase your hands look scary like mine did - cracked/bleeding etc.)
When I was a kid it was a lot worse. My hands would bleed but now it’s a lot better. I try to purposely not wash my hands and just embrace germs 😂
Thank you for sharing with me 🫂 you have no idea how much better you’ve made me feel. I’ve felt kinda alone with this (though I know lots of other people have this issue too). It just feels nice knowing someone else I kinda know has had to deal with it and is doing good 🙏🏽 but I’m also so sorry you ever had to, especially as a kid 🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂 it’s a frustrating thing for sure. I like your solution 🤣 been thinking about it, but I don’t think I’m quite there yet 🫂
It’s more common than you think. In school they scare you with those videos that use a special light to show you where germs are. There was one kid in my class whose hands were so bad that everyone made fun of him and called him ashy. I feel bad about that now lol but yeah I think it’s from the harsh chemicals in the soap and the hot water. I came across this lady while shopping once that tried to sell me this special lotion. She put the lotion on my skin so she can show me how much nicer it’ll look after. She kept rubbing it and these bubbles started coming out. She was like wtf I’ve never seen this before you, do you wash your hands a lot? Lmao I realized that absorbing soap isn’t better for me than having some germs on my skin.
Aw man, why do they do that to the kids 😭🫂 Aw bless him 🥹 I’ve been there. One time I washed my hands so much before work they looked white cos they were caked in soap residue. I moisturised like crazy that morning but still no luck. I was running late so I had to just deal but of course the tube was so packed that morning (bloody northern line) and I had to hold onto a pole surrounded by people. A guy was just staring at my hands and I was mortified 😭 I wanted to tell him it was from soap, and that I moisturised I swear, but then everyone would look. I laugh about it now though 😂🫂 I use tallow soap now ❤️🔥 someone on nostr told me about it once. 😂🤣😂 matteeee 🙈🫂🫂🫂 not the suds. Honestly, I think you right. Now instead of needlessly washing my hands when stressed I’ll punch something (pillow, not person), draw, walk or write. Lost some weight from the walking, silver lining
I just sit in front of the fan on full blast to dry
I heard those hand dryer fans in restrooms are full of germs too 😂
Yeah I don’t use those 😭😂🫂 if I have to, I stand so far away
The question is, what do you do when there are no paper towels and no blow dryer. Do you wipe your hands on your pants or just walk out with wet hands 😂
Walk out with wet hands 😂💯🫂 I wave em about to dry them. I might dry them a liiiiitle bit on my jeans - if I’m wearing a dress/skirt then I won’t - I’d rather air dry. You?