morecowbells
Contributor
My fingertips also peel for a good week after diving. I attribute it to getting pruning fingers after diving. I loathe the sensation of washing my face and handling contact lenses with nasty, pruney fingers! I have researched the reason as to why my fingers get so wrinkly after diving and it seems to be from vascular constriction causing skin overlapping. I also have thyroid issues which also contribute to the pruning fingers. The peeling afterward is definitely related. Honestly, the lotions seem to make it worse. I have started to massage and rub my finger tips while diving, and thoroughly drying them off during surface intervals. It seems to help reduce the pruning and subsequent peeling. I can imagine that tugging and pulling off a wetsuit would only exacerbate the macerated skin.
