Washing dishes can indeed damage your hands - it's best to avoid it when possible, which also serves as a good excuse to be lazy. Why does dishwashing harm your hands? Alkaline detergents are harmful to your skin. But what about homemakers who must wash dishes daily? Should they wear rubber gloves all the time? Actually, wearing rubber gloves has now become problematic as well. Why is that?

Prolonged use of rubber gloves creates poor ventilation for your hands, leading to conditions like dyshidrosis and eczema. Therefore, I still recommend wearing rubber gloves when washing dishes, but limit the duration to no more than 10 minutes. Wearing rubber gloves for an entire day of work would also be too harsh on your hands.

Therefore, we recommend that you always wear rubber gloves when washing dishes. However, if you must wash dishes barehanded, try to use as little detergent as possible—this also protects your hands. Using warm water allows you to reduce detergent use, which helps safeguard your hands.

Finally, after finishing the dishes, make sure to wash your hands thoroughly and then generously apply hand cream. This step can truly help counteract the irritation caused by dishwashing detergent. If you apply ample hand cream at this stage, your skin can recover effectively.

Here’s another great tip: forward this article to your husband and let him do the dishes! Why? Because men’s skin is far more resilient to dryness compared to women’s—after all, women’s skin is more delicate, right? So why not let your husband handle dishwashing more often? What do you all think—agree?