Hand Care for Cubing

[timeless]

Recently i've been keeping my nails short to prevent them from ruining my cube stickers.
Sometimes i use lotion to keep my hand clean and grippy.

What kind of hand care do you guys perform?

 

[musicninja17]

I. Hate. Lotion.

Sometimes I have cold hand problems so I run them under hot water before i start practicin.
I don't have fingernails. I chew them down.

 

[Edward]

Wash hands
Lotion (because black kid skin starts to look like it's rubbed with flour)
A bit of physical activity (stepmania, warming up, ect)

I have to make sure I keep from biting my nails because short nails makes my fingertips hurt, and I can't cube as well or as long.

 

[buelercuber]

i don't use lotion, but i definitely do my nails, i cut them then file them to make them smooth. that's pretty much it for hand care...

reminds me to cut my nails right now in-fact....

 

[Dene]

I wash my hands regularly while doing anything, but especially while cubing.

 

[Vinny]

I don't really do anything I guess... I guess biting my nails counts though.

 

[Systemdertoten]

I'm torn concerning my nails; They destroy cubes' stickers but I need them to play Flamenco guitar.

 

[freshcuber]

I keep my nails short but that's it.

 

[Escher]

Hungarian lube.

 

[Rpotts]

nails don't seem to bother me much with cubing.

 

[The Bloody Talon]

hand care? just a warm up solve (slow solve) before the session
and resting my hands after the session.
i think relaxing my hand is my best way of taking care of my hands

 

[Jungleterrain]

i lube my hands with baby oil before i solve.

nah j/k i make sure nails are short to not peel stickers off and make sure hands aren't dry

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

I chew my nails.
I should use lotion.
I bathe my hands in hot water.

 

[cmhardw]

I keep my fingernails very short because of cubing. Anytime I feel a nail hit a sticker I stop after that solve and immediately go cut my fingernails. I wash my hands with very warm water if I am really attempting to break a new pb or get serious about a solve.

I also still need to ice my right wrist/forearm after longer cubing sessions such as doing a couple 3x3 averages or doing a 7x7BLD solve. Stupid early arthritis/carpal tunnel/whatever this is.

 

[Andreaillest]

I cut my nails. I just hate long nails and I try to keep them short for guitar and cubing.