Originally posted on April 6, 2025
I’m an old man with a shy bladder. I work a day job. I have to pee frequently. The soap at work is not kind to my hands. Maybe I shouldn’t use the air dryer for my hands. So I sent a text to my wife, Alice.
Me: I need a hand lotion for work.
Alice: Use our cream.
Me: Which one?
Alice: For the heel. You can use on your hand.
Me: OK.
Later…
Me: Hands feel a little better now.
Indeed. The effects were almost immediate. My hands were chapped from the mineral water in the bathrooms at work. Salt Lake is a mining town and the water is hard. At home, I have a water softener. At work I’m not so lucky.
It’s early days yet, but I feel positive about using what feels like a hard wax for my hands. It’s hard at first, then it softens to the point where it spreads easily.
I had only been using TranLan on my cuticles, not the rest of my hands. I used my index fingers to apply TranLan to my heels for years. Now I see that I can use TranLan to help with very dry hands. All over.