Hey Mr Rooney, this is Ferris Bueller!
You have two things going on. First you need to allow your hands to heal. I know, easier said than done when you have to keep working. Recently the folks near me are raving about O'Keeffe's 'Working Hands' - it comes in a cute round green container. At night I use 'Miracle Foot Repair' on my hands, yep, that's what I said. It's strong enough to penetrate the thick skin on feet; it works a treat on hands.
Edited to add: I recently ordered from Marcha Labs aka Pride of Montana. They have some really great products to help working hands and are a small company. I like their Wool Wax Creme and the prices are very fair.
Their website needs work but their products are great.
http://www.marchalabs.com/ http://prideofmontana.com/t/wo...
As far as gloves are concerned, my late husband had the answer. He hated wearing gloves, but at work they supplied two types of cream which,
when applied correctly work to protect the hands from either wet/water based work or oil based work; to be protected when doing a variety of tasks there are instructions how to layer the two creams. It works like an invisible glove...but it's not the same product as the one named 'Invisible Glove'.
You can buy Kerodex from many sources. If bought from a medical supply company you may pay more for it. It is available from Sears at a decent price.
Kerodex 71 for 'wet' work:
http://www.sears.com/kerodex-4...
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001ET6ZRI/
Kerodex 51 for 'oily' work:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001ET6ZRI/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001ET6ZQY/
