Question about application of Driclor on palms

trisinister

Member
So I have been using Driclor on both my feet and hands for a week now and it did wonders on my feet (not really on my palms yet since I stopped applying it on them after 2 days). I apply it during night on both my hands and feet then wrap them with cling film (or saran wrap). So to cut to the chase, is it really necessary to wrap my feet/hands with cling film or I could just let them air dry? I am really confused because I read the instruction and it didn't mention anything about wrapping them with cling film but I read on the internet that it's necessary to.

I normally only sweat on both my hands and feet when I feel really hot, nervous, or every time I wear socks/shoes, other than that I don't sweat and could even wear flip flops during a summer day.
 
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Sprawling

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I have used a driclor equivalent on my hands at night and it rarely works at keeping them dry for more than an hour or two in the morning. I never wrap my hands. I find combining Odaban (Driclor equivalent) with Antihydral works much better at keeping my hands dry. I also do ionto treatments.
 

trisinister

Member
I see, but I heard that Antihydral dries your hands a lot tho and also, my HH isn't that bad. Driclor already dries up my hands a bit so I have to apply moisturiser every now and then. I also found out that applying plastic wraps makes the irritation worse.
 

Modam

Active member
I used to apply certain dri without saran wrap - I would put it on, let it air dry, and go to bed, trying not to touch anything. I got some effect, but mine must be more severe than yours because like Sprawling it only worked a little and ultimately wasn't worth the hassle. It also irritated my hands and made them both scaly/dry and failed to help the sweat at the same time.
 

trisinister

Member
Thank you very much for the reply and I really feel for you. My feet only sweat minimally (or moist) when I wear socks/shoes now (just how they should normally sweat) after 5 successive applications so I only apply driclor on them once every 5 days from now on (but I still put saran wrap on them every time) although my feet right now are bit dry because of it so I keep them moisturised as possible as I can but I'd rather much prefer having dry feet than have really sweaty feet. As for my hands, I started using Driclor on them again, I am on my second day now, I can see some improvements but not enough as of the moment. Moreover, instead of using plastic wrap on my hands I use rubber gloves but as I said before it makes the irritation worse (the pins and needles feeling + let alone the tiny red rashes and dryness) and on the top of that it's really uncomfortable to sleep with so I had to take a sleeping pill every time otherwise I wouldn't be able to sleep AT ALL.
 
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trisinister

Member
So it seems that Driclor has finally taking effect on my palms except for my fingertips, anyone know why? MY fingertips still sweat considerably more than the rest of my palms. I also didn't put plastic wrap on my hands last night because the irritation became really really really really unbearable so I just let it air dry instead.

UPDATE: I also noticed that whilst my soles have completely stopped sweating, my toes still sweat much considerably, which is very much frustrating as I don't know the reason why.
 
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Sprawling

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Fingertips take forever to get dry even with ionto treatment. Forever means several months sometimes. You have a good chance Driclor will eventually help your fingertips given that it's helping the rest of your hands and feet. Why not use some Antihydral for a week just on your fingertips and toes?
 

trisinister

Member
Thank you for replying. I see, do you have any thoughts on why it takes ages for the toes/fingertips to get dry? I am also contemplating of applying driclor on my toes only every night to see if it'll do the trick. I am also going to try that Antihydral cream you're talking about.
 
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Sprawling

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Nobody knows why the fingertips and toes take so long to respond. It's acommon complaint that's been posted over the years. The only solution is patience.
 

trisinister

Member
Sprawling, is it normal for my feet to shed skin while using drysol? They're not really irritated or anything just shedding off dry skins so I always end up exfoliating them.
 

Sprawling

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It's probably normal for you. Obviously Drysol is doing what it's supposed to be doing, drying your skin out. As for me, my skin doesn't visibly shed. It's probably nothing to be concerned about. We all react differently to stuff.
 
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