Dry skin or eczema?

For the past month or so (ever since it's been cold out and dry) my knuckles every so often get really dry, start burning and get really itchy sometimes and start to crack. The palms of my hands are almost ALWAYS dry so I do know what dry skin is, but i've never had my knuckles do this til this year. Is it dry skin, eczema, or a little bit of both?





And what can I do/use to help prevent it, or treat it?
Dry skin or eczema?
It can only be eczema if your doctor diagnoses it so if you want to be sure, it's best to go see one. If it's not, then it's just dry skin. A lot of people get severely dry skin during the winter because of the cold weather and hot showers. Make sure to moisturize the dry parts of your hand as often as possible. Also, if they bleed, make sure to use neosporin instead of lotion because that will help prevent infection.
Dry skin or eczema?
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Reply:There are many new creams ot to lessen the itch.
Reply:its dry skin, at night put vaseline on, you can use hydrocortisone also, and put on cotton gloves EVERY night especialy weekends, during the day at work use hand lotion, Nivea is the best
Reply:colloidal silver maybe your natural way of treating this...it will help from forming an infection.
Reply:Drink plenty of water to keep your skin hydrated and use a face pack of ripe bananas and honey. You can find more cheap, effective and natural home remedies for dry skin at http://www.wellnesstalk.org/dryskin.html