Within the last few weeks, the palms of my hands began drying out an peeling excessively (also fingers and right where your finger attaches to the hand). I'm 35 and have never had this problem. I have not used any new soap or changed anything in my daily routine. The condition is extremely aggravated when my hands are in water for a long period of time (washing dishes, shower, swimming, etc). There have been no blisters of any kind, and it's not really painful, just odd. I've been using lotion like a maniac but it doesn;t help. The ONLY thing I noticed is that there is a small circular bump with a scab on the top of my hand that I thought was a bug bit eor something. I picked it and now there is a tiny crater left that's no larger than the head of a stick pin. I have no idea what it is...any ideas?