If you experience dry, cracked skin on your fingers during the autumn and winter months, it may be dry eczema. This condition, in which the skin appears dry, red, flaky and even cracked, is commonly found on the lower legs and arms and may also be associated with the habit of bathing in hotter water and using soaps and strong alkaline body washes.
It is advisable to bathe in appropriately warm water, without soap or strong alkaline toiletries, and to focus on moisturising and emollient care for the skin of the hands, using moisturising emollients containing weak acids, petroleum jelly, urea creams etc.