Itchy legs when washing dishes

During washing dishes, commonly we are standing for a long time at a static position. Due to this, most of the people including myself get tired and have a sensation of unwanted but bearable pain which may intensify with time.

Due to continuous standing and excessive blood circulation towards our lower part of the body including legs, run short on oxygen which becomes a major cause for sweats and itchiness. It is nothing to worry about just try to keep yourself hydrated by drinking water and taking some rest for about 10 to 15 minutes after doing dishes.

You already know that sensitive skin has many issues. If we go in more depth, then we can understand why washing dishes, in the long run, can cause itchiness. This generally might be because of the detergent, but if you examine it properly then you might reach the conclusion that vigorous dishwashing leads to washing away the sebum out of your skin resulting in disturbed moisture level which makes your hands dry and rough. And the other thing about which many girls and women are conscious and dislike about washing dishes is their nails damage because the greasy material on the dishes and the soapy liquid badly affect your nails.

As you know, nails are not so hard. Due to wetness on the hands and the touch of water, nails become blackish and soft. So there is a greater chance that your nails can break down into pieces as they are fragile enough to be like that after excessive exposure of water and detergent which can be heartbreaking for a lot of women who are fashion conscious.

Another thing that makes us dislike washing dishes is that it leaves our hands feeling dry, rough and at times, itchy. Experience the same? This is because some people have sensitive skin and the chemicals present in the liquid soap may cause irritation.

This is especially common if the dish-washing liquids are alcohol-based. But worry not, we have you covered. Not my hands, which are gloved in latex no latex allergy, either or my bare forearms. I don't think it's the liquid, though I usually use Dawn, because I have no reaction to the soap no matter where I apply it to my skin. It doesn't matter what I'm wearing on my feet, whether sandals, socks, or bare. It's not quite to the point of pain, but it's severe enough that I'm almost compelled to scratch with my toenails.

It's very distracting and I've dropped two dishes in just the past month. It's irritating enough that I almost don't want to do the dishes. What the heck is going on? Response by poster: And since I don't hold out much hope for an answer, points will also be awarded to anyone who can tell me what my garbage disposal is for and when I should use it. I've never had one before.

You scrape uneaten food into the garbage disposal, flip the light switch nearby, it grinds the food up into something that will wash down through the pipes without blocking anything up. No clue about your feet, though. If you have a good disposal, you should be able to put nearly any food item in it just fine bones included.

If you have a poor one, like I do, don't put teabags in it, I can tell you that. Oh also, don't pour hot grease down your sink, ever.

It cools and gels up just like in your arteries. Funny, I was going to suggest the vibration from the garbage disposal until I saw your [mi]. Completely uninformed guess, but could it be because you're standing for long periods of time and blood is pooling in your feet? Whenever my hands or feet get overly warm, they tend to itch, as well. Response by poster: I just scrape food into the trash. Thanks, though. Zosia: I had thought of that, but it doesn't seem to happen any other time I stand in place for awhile waiting for a movie, organizing my laundry, working on my bike.

I've also tried consciously moving my feet a lot to keep things circulating without much help. It's almost as soon as I start washing dishes that it happens. You're not diabetic, are you? Does the same thing happen if you take a hot shower? How about if you wash the dishes using cold water instead of hot? The other thing to test besides it being a result of temperature is the whole standing up thing--standing up doing the dishes can be different than standing up waiting in line because subtle leg movements aid in blood return up the leg.

Do you lock your legs when you wash the dishes? Response by poster: Not diabetic, no. I don't really pay attention to the temperature of the water; normally I can't feel it through the gloves. I'll try to pay more attention to it and see if there's a difference; thanks. I suffer from terrible cracked hands and peeling palms from doing the dishes. We first thought I was allergic to dawn brand. It would send pain and rash of previously mentioned symptoms up my arms. Until Christmas Eve I got my first bottle of Method.

A hidden ingredient in many soaps is quantrium? And it tends to be the evil that is harming our beautiful lady hands. So stick with Method and make sure to email them with a thumbs up so they know how awesome they are.

Oh my gosh! Lightbulb moment for me, too!!! I got this contact dermatitis soon after starting a new job at a spa as an esthetician. I have not touched Palmolive since and my hands have never been dry, cracked or red again. I have been struggling for 4 years with extremely dry and cracked hands.

So much that they would split and bleed down along the cracks. Nothing I tried helped. I was thinking it that it was one of the different soaps I was using and had switched all of them but not my dish soap. Dawn works so well on grease I was afraid to try anything else. Recently bought Palmolive because I remembered the commercial that it was soft on hands. It was a little better, gloves were my next option but are hard to remember to put on for every little thing. I googled reactions to dish soap and found this page today and am going to go buy some Method tonight!!!

I have found the the Aveeno anti-itch concentrated lotion helps with the burning and itching. This is the 1st time in years I am hopeful that the pain and itching will stop along with the embarrassment.

Hi Amy, I know exactly how you feel. It is terrible. Thank you so much. We started using that about 2 years ago? Yep, light bulb moment…. After changing soap, laundry detergent and shampoo and buying tons of moisturizers and ointments and a trip to the dermatologist who have me spray that burns like fire and took layers of skin off, I think this is the solution. Getting this stuff today! Thank you!!! Same situation here. Have been trying to figure out for months.

So glad I found this article. For years I wondered what was causing my hands to itch and get hive like welts. Thought it was food related and tried elimination diets to find the culprit but to no avail.

Then I stumbled upon this page and decided to give Method a try. I will never use anything else. I pray Method never changes their formula. Not fun!! I have a 25 month old who is still in diapers so I spend half the day in front of the sink either washing sippy cups or washing my hands after all those nappy changes.

Thank you for reminding me about METHOD as I had used it in the past in the Clementine scent and loved the scent and lack of nasty, irritating ingredients. Congrats on your blog! Kisses to your boys. I also have two. Hi Melissa, so glad that this could help. It is also still hot here on the Gold Coast, Australia even though we should be starting to cool down.

My goodness this is crazy to think all this horrible raised burning rash that itches and cracks and oozes when the top layer of the bumps gets rubbed on is due to DISH SOAP!!!!!!

I have thought it but I realized I have changed every soap in my home but the dawn dish soap.