Former hairdresser here. Try aggressive moisturizing. Like aquaphor and cotton gloves for an hour or so. Follow with more exfoliation, rinse and repeat.

I was in a meeting recently, bored. I opened the NYT mini crossword, and when I finished it played this very loud fanfare sound. Thankfully the host didn’t recognize the sound or figure out it was me, but I was mortified. Now I stick to Spelling Bee for that meeting.