On my own thread you posted on Yesterday, I replied, I read a bit up about dermopathy and now hand cracking after using hand sanitizer lately, Im apparently skin sensetive anyway, dry and flakey from couple day heavy kava session, and with this outbreak I discovered anything with alcohol in it, even skin lotions can be bad on already dry skin as the alcohol emulsifies and strips skin of its oils. I read about using coconut oil to help put oils back in the skin, lanolin oil to help moisturize, and petrolium jelly for moderate severe cracks. I went to local dollar tree and bout Vitimin E Oil, with other ingredients and minerals in Coconut oil. A moisturizing cream called Udderly Smooth for the lanolin oil; Has cow like prints on small tube. And 100% Petroleum Jelly for the bad cracks. $3 and change. I am currently mixing drop or two of oil with pea sized drop of Udderly Smooth cream couple times a day, moisture is definitely returning to my hands, also taking a break from Kava till my hands heal. Take care and Ill update about end results and timeline. But main thing I took away from that hand dermopathy article was alcohol on dry skin makes issues worse which I learned first hand. Then while I was at the store; as I read the ingredients I realized most lotions contained some form of alcohol, even the Aloe Vera lotion a nurse reffered.