dishpan hands
Soap-ravaged skin
Dishpan hands describes skin on the hands that has become dry, rough, red, or cracked from prolonged exposure to water and harsh soaps, particularly from washing dishes.
The condition was more common before the widespread use of dishwashers and rubber gloves.
After a week of holiday cooking and cleanup, she had terrible dishpan hands.
The term persists in advertising for moisturizing soaps and hand creams.
- dishwaterUsed cleaning liquid
- hot waterHeated liquid, or trouble
- kitchen sinkBuilt-in basin for washing
- moisturizerHydrating skin cream
- dishwashingCleaning soiled tableware
household chores · chapping · eczema · petroleum jelly · dermatitis · scrubbing · scaling · rubber gloves · cracking · soaking · sensitivity · skin barrier · dirty look · inflammation · rinsing · redness · peeling · cleaning