I started a new job and its killing my face and hands. what can i do?

i work at a pepsi distrbuter and my job is destroying the skin on my hands and face.





i do 2 things





1 i crush cans and bottles. to do this i am given gloves that are cotten on the back and rubber on the palm. by the end of the 2 hours my hands are soaked in soda and burning and itching like crazy. i also get soda on my face from dumping bags on used soda cans above my head, and in to the machine.





mart 2 of my job has me wasking trucks. to do this i put on my water resistant jacked and use this pink car washstuff and get to work.





normaly i dont mind if my hands and face get dry but i am starting to get welts and they itch and are getting nasty!





right now i am applying cetaphil cream every night when in i home and i apply it sevreal times.





quiting my job is out of the question, i took me 2 years to get a job.





i am male 21 and in need of help!

I started a new job and its killing my face and hands. what can i do?
Yeah, if your job has liberty on what you could wear, maybe try the following,





(1) Wear extra layer of gloves under your work gloves, preferably surgical gloves which fit perfectly but yet water-proof or soda proof :)





(2) Wear mask or face protection, you will still sweat since it is a non-air conditioner hard work job but at least when other alien material (washstuff) doesn't contact your skin which has sweat, it doesn't itch.
Reply:since u cant quit then ask ur employer to provide u with a better form of protection for ur hands or pay u more money to take care of urself in the hospital
Reply:The other answers are all excellent,,,but I'd like to add just one tiny note; try using a very mild soap, like Pears, along with all the other suggestions....with all the damage your skin's going thru, you don't need deodorant soaps, esp. on your face!!...please try Pears soap. Not that expensive, been made since 1789 and is mild enough to bathe babies in...and yes, it's better than all the Johnson baby stuff, too!! Using Pears soap will give your skin a break from all the rough stuff it's going thru!! I am a former makeup artist and have done lots of research into skincare...Pears is one of the best around, also Cetaphil cleanser, as you mentioned, but try to find the store brand of Cetaphil, right next to it on the shelves of most major drugstores, at less cost, and has the same ingredients!!!
Reply:i dont know what to tell you i would quit
Reply:My dads hands got very rough with his work. He would always slather his hands with Vaseline at night and put socks over his hands. It seemed to work like a charm. You could probably do the same for your face (minus the socks of course)!
Reply:tie a bandana around your face(or a face mask) and use surgery gloves in add of your normally gloves....sounds stupid but i try to help

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