The Fisherman's Hands

Vanessa and I met Nelson at a fishing pier in Key West, Florida. Nelson is a fisherman and he was mending just returned nets from the salty ocean waters. Nelson’s hands needed some love.

#SimpleSalve #Dermatitis

Nelson had been using Eucerin, and that is a petroleum based product. Petroleum products will defat the living tissues of our bodies, making us more dependent on them, not less dependent. After only one application of the VanCoction Simple Salve, Nelson’s hands greatly improved.

Prolonged exposure to petroleum distillates is known to cause skin drying or cracking, a condition known as dermatitis. This occurs because the solvents defat pathways around the skin cells, causing inflammation and skin dehydration.

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