Sooo....i started applying the hand salve last night on various splits on my fingers that were starting. Typically whe my skin starts to cack on the joints of my fingers, it does not matter what kind or how much lotion i used even wearing nitrile gloves for an hour at a time will not help. It continues to split until it decides its done and takes ove a week to heal. It is a very painful and itchy process. When i woke up this morning my hands were not itchy and all the affected areas were pink and healing and the inflammation was gone. All of the cracks were already half healed. I applied some more and kept re applying all day and litteraly watched a quarter inch split heal as the day went on. I am beyond ecstatic at the results and i would tell anyone who suffers from any skin condition to try topical salves. Its only been 24 hrs for me and i know i will be using it for the rest of my life. Rick Simpsons has the patients to prove it but i am now a firm believer in its ability to be much much more as it has done this and i have been seizure free for 4 years since i started using everyday.