After using Rhino Skin Solutions for 4 months it has been
the first skin care product from which I have seen notable benefits. Specifically, my pinkies crack regularly
especially through hard training cycles.
In that last few months, I have cracked much less as my skin has become
more pliable from the Repair Cream and my tips are maintaining their skin for
longer due to the Performance and Dry keeping my skin dryer.
Rhino Skin Solutions makes 4 different products: Performance,
Dry, Repair and Calm, each with a different contribution to keeping you
climbing as much as your heart desires.
Performance- With 4% methenamine versus Antihydral with 16% methenamine.
Performance offers a much larger buffer between dry and moist hands. The cream base keeps your skin healthy,
pliable and dry, which is exactly the balance we are shooting for as
climbers. This has been my go to cream
for day-to-day use weather it be gym sessions or outside. I apply Performance the night before a
climbing day or use it multiple times on rest days depending on how moist my
skin is.
Dry-With 8% methenamine dry
gives you a bump in dryness when you need it. The best part of dry is you can
apply it to all of your skin and it absorbs fast with NO RESIDUE unlike
Antihydral. When my skin is thin or I’m
getting moist hands, I turn to Dry. I
have used it too frequently and, similar to Antihydral, you can overdo it. However, as Dry haves the drying agent of
Antihydral, your margin for error is wider.
You will have to find your balance since everyone has differing skin
moisture. When climbing primarily
outside, I use dry often since the holds are typically more textured. It helps to keep me holding on and I can
handle dryer skin in those conditions.
With gym climbing, I back off my use of Dry. Spray the non-greasy Dry on 8 hours before you
are climbing or earlier, like when you are sitting around the campfire,
spraying about your latest send, brah.
Repair-Damn this stuff feels
good! Its anti-inflammatory and regenerative properties accelerate skin healing
for your next day of attempts on your route.
As a nurse, I have to wash my hands countless times a day. It dries my hands out and since I’m climbing
almost all of my days off, great amounts of skin are imperative. Repair has helped me immensely to maintain my
skin health and reduce cracks. Throw a
bottle of this in your climbing pack and use it after washing your hands post climbing
or just apply after you wrap up at the crag.
One application of Repair after a long day at the crag and you will be a
believer, no questions asked.
Calm- With calming
ingredients this cream sooths and relaxes you.
It feels good and smells great. It’s
a great addition to Rhino Skin Solutions products and a great compliment to
Repair, especially for your days off.
Rhino Skin reduces splits by
helping you strike the perfect balance of pliable and dry skin. This gives you more attempts on your project
or keeps you climbing longer. Give it a
shot- it’s the first skin care product that really works (without salting your
game). I am a believer!
