[Closed] Chilblains

Working from home, this has affected me these last two winters for the first time. I think it's a combination of being stationary in a relatively cold room compared with being in the traditional, overly warm office environment. I only get it in my left hand, around the knuckles; I use a left hand mouse on the work setup (right hand for the home computer on the other end of a big desk) and it's placed fairly close to an external wall, effectively in a corner of the room.
Outdoors doesn't seem to bother me the same, as I'm usually busy when out, running, on the bike or outdoor chores like working firewood or digging the veg plots. Placing and removing climbing skins from skis last winter was a bit of a chore at times; I do seem to have become more sensitive to cold this last couple of winters.
I suppose the cause (trigger?) must be a circulatory issue for me, from being sedentary in a cold place, perhaps aggravated by arm & shoulder position.

PS. I've taken to wearing a liner glove on my left hand when 'at work'. Looks weird but no-one sees me here and I don't care.

Following as have them on my toes Oct-Apr

I had it on a few toes a couple of years ago - a spot of Sudocrem stopped them itching and helped cool the affected area.

Solidarity from this quarter. All the fingers on my ight hand currently swollen and itchy, two toes on left foot the same. Mine has been easy worse since WFH from an old cottage!
I have really bad circulation and Reynauds, someone has recommended 'Turtle Doves' fingerless gloves...

I get them on my toes

Usually after a cold Wintery bike ride followed by a nice hot shower. I'm told that the 'nice hot shower' is part of the problem and that I should allow my toes/feet to warm up slowly and naturally before I get in the shower.

So I resist bike riding when the temperature is below about 5 Celsius. Which makes this time of year even more difficult for my mental health :o(

So sometimes I still do go riding but I ride for less than I used to and I wrap up my toes in socks, plastic bags, shoes and overshoes to minimise the problem.

@highlandman - you can get heated mice which really help with that. I got one from hotmouse.co.uk.

My big toes been manky since November, it's one big chilblain 😒

Not much you can do other than stop them from getting cold in the first place, and then avoid hot showers when they are. I've just taken to wearing gloves all the time outside. It's easier than forgetting on a cold day. And not toughing it out in summer shoes and gloves till it's really cold. As soon as it's 'cold' the winter kit comes out, and stays out until it's objectively "hot".

I also took the foam pads out of my helmet and now just wear a 2" strip of old buff as a sweat band. Works realy well inside the helmet in summer, or pulled down over my ears before putting the helmet on in winter.

Once they've happened, Charlie's Bum Butter keeps the skin from going manky (or I suppose any waxy cosmetic cream).

Someone was telling me the other day that Snowfire cream is the thing to get rid of chilblains..

Anyone recommend some really warm socks to help with this please?

Sitting all day in home office and been diagnosed with it.

Will also look for small heater that can be placed near my feet but don’t want to overheat them.

Thanks

While working from home, and suffering from cold feet despite thick socks, I have noticed that I can keep my feet warm by resting them on my laptop power supply. It happens to be in exactly the right place - which is nice :o)

Will also look for small heater that can be placed near my feet but don’t want to overheat them.

You could probably use something like homebrewing heat pads, propagation heater pads, greenhouse tube heaters that sort of thing to rest your heat on. Conduction from that will be more effective than convection.

Or just any outdoorsy socks + slippers.

I was told natural wool socks are best for chillbalins - no idea why though.

I was also recommended Balmosa cream, though that didnt help that much

I sit cross legged and tuck alternating feet in behind my knees. It's terrible for posture but about the only way to keep my toes warm!
Currently wearing Decathlon snowboard/ski socks -whichever are rated warmest!

Thanks to @munrobiker ! For 20 quid I'm well up for trying that! Ordered and on the way!

Glad I'm not the only one. Never had a problem before but got a few sore bits on toes on my left foot since WFH. Any idea how long they take to go away?

Recently got an electric blanket which has been amazing, after trying to be tough and not have the central heating on too much. Well worth the money - it costs less than 2p/hr and is very toasty. Might get some plug-in socks to go with it.

+1 for feet on laptop psu. Still got chilblains though.

Chilblains...got them really badly in my toes last winter and the beginning of this one.

I 'seem' (it's been a bit warmer recently so it could be that too) by having a multivitamin and extra vitamin D every day and cutting out the caffeine. 2 days off the coffee made me a moody sod with a headache as I came off the caffeine but the symptoms almost vanish completely.

This was not witchcraft but google advice from the NHS.