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Anti Hydral cream
August 15, 2004, 11:24:47 am
Was talking to Norton Sharley who was taking a break back in the UK from his sport climbing trip of Europe. He says loads of the Swiss / Germans are using this stuff coz you can just buy it in the chemists over there.

Anyone used it? It's meant to kill sweaty fingers dead - I've ordered a couple of tubes from a German website so if it gets here I'll report on how it works...

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#1 Anti Hydral cream
August 15, 2004, 12:25:21 pm
how much for how much?

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#2 Anti Hydral cream
August 15, 2004, 12:45:31 pm
I suffer from sweaty, mushy tips so wouldn't mind giiving this stuff a try - what site did you order from?

I remember reading a Malc Smith interview that said he uses (relies) on Anti Hydrel cream to stop his fingers splitting. Having tried surgical spirit on my tips, I'd have thought dryer skin = splits.

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#3 Anti Hydral cream
August 15, 2004, 01:02:13 pm
The site was http://mycare.de

If you speak German, this is the page for the cream.

It's 4.64 Euros per tube, but the postage was 9 Euros, so about 20 all-together.

There's no English version of the site, so you'll have to muddle through their shopping cart - I did it and I don't speak any German, so it can't be that hard.

My only worry is that they format the address backwards so it's being sent to streetname housename rather than the other way round. If the royal mail can sort it out then it should be ok. I'll let you know if it arrives.

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#4 Anti Hydral cream
August 15, 2004, 01:23:43 pm
is this the "stump" cream then?

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#5 Anti Hydral cream
August 15, 2004, 02:20:19 pm
Aye, that's the stuff.

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#6 Anti Hydral cream
August 15, 2004, 05:05:18 pm
drier sskin means it feels bo until you hit a crystal bad and then hey presto youve scalped a tip. thick yet supple skin is what u want.

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#7 Anti Hydral cream
August 15, 2004, 06:24:45 pm
I think it dries your skin but keeps it strong - Norton Sharley said it was unbelievable how trashed Bjorn's tips looked, but he could keep climbing. Said the only problem was if used to much your skin can get a bit "glassy".

Sounds like the ultimate stuff for tips, so we'll see if it lives up to the hype.

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#8 Anti Hydral cream
August 15, 2004, 08:10:37 pm
general consensus seems to be that you only use it once a week. sam, who swears by all things hand cream related, had tips like leather after a few weeks, but got a paper cut n this wouldn't heal for about 3 weeks :lol: use it too much n the glass effect is true

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#9 Anti Hydral cream
August 15, 2004, 08:18:54 pm
Butch was using some of it on his skin at the wall.  He said you've only to use it now and then, not everyday, or else it can screw your hands up.

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#10 Anti Hydral cream
August 15, 2004, 09:45:05 pm
You want get a couple of tubes ordered dense?

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#11 Anti Hydral cream
August 16, 2004, 08:43:26 am
tried this stuff when i was in swiss - it worked really well - tips were well sore and on the verge of going,  put this cream on, and it was like climbin with new skin again!!  :D

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#12 Anti Hydral cream
August 16, 2004, 08:46:00 am
Did it stop your tips getting sweaty?

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#13 Anti Hydral cream
August 16, 2004, 01:50:03 pm
yes it did - works really well, jus trying to get hold of some back here, think there are lots of American websites that you can order it from, but it costs a fortune in postage and packaging!

One tip, make sure it  is properly dry before going to sleep, as i managed to get the cream all over my face and the room I was staying in. Stings like hell, especially if you get it in your eyes :oops:

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#14 Anti Hydral cream
August 16, 2004, 01:54:04 pm
Cheers - sounds like just what I need  - check the German link I posted above - it's the same cream but way cheaper to buy as well as the postage cost.

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#15 Anti Hydral cream
August 16, 2004, 01:58:05 pm
Keep us posted on whether or not this stuff works. If it does, anyone want to join in a bulk order ?

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#16 Anti Hydral cream
August 16, 2004, 01:58:27 pm
This stuff is formulated to help prevent chaffing between prosthetic limbs and stumps :shock:

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#17 Anti Hydral cream
August 16, 2004, 01:59:54 pm
Quote from: "mark"
If it does, anyone want to join in a bulk order ?


perhaps worth a pop if it'd give me a bit extra snouch in the inevitable font skin burnout.

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#18 Anti Hydral cream
August 16, 2004, 02:04:22 pm
thats not too bad, just struggling putting my gcse german into practice after all these years!! :?

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#19 Anti Hydral cream
August 16, 2004, 02:06:42 pm
mark - sounds like a good idea, let me know when your ordering

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#20 Anti Hydral cream
August 16, 2004, 02:45:02 pm
I'll have a couple of tubes as I suffer from sweaty left hand

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#21 Anti Hydral cream
August 16, 2004, 02:51:05 pm
Pop me down for some if there's an order going in, cheers.

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#22 Anti Hydral cream
August 16, 2004, 02:57:20 pm
Ill have some too if thats OK :D

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#23 Anti Hydral cream
August 16, 2004, 02:58:42 pm
Aye, me too please

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#24 Anti Hydral cream
August 16, 2004, 03:16:46 pm
Okay, let's wait until Bubba's order comes through then we can get a big order together for the Sheffield Bouldering Amputees Association.

 

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