Monday and Tuesday were quiet, hands looked normal both nights.
Wednesday was the first real deadline day this week, report due end of day, and by 4pm the skin on the back of both hands had gone tight along the knuckles, starting to crack a little at the edges. Thursday was the same spot, worse. Didn’t settle down until Friday morning.
Neck patch barely moved all week, still flaky in the same two inches, not spreading and not clearing either.
Switched to the fragrance-free body wash on day 9 of tracking in the notebook. Can’t tell yet if that did anything or if this week was just a lighter deadline week than last one. Washed the sheets twice with the regular detergent, no reaction either time, so that’s probably not it.
Baked on Sunday like always, hands were fine through all the kneading, which at least tells me flour isn’t the trigger.
One thing for next week: keep the hand cream by the keyboard instead of in my bag, since half the time I don’t reapply just because it’s not within reach.