Wait, does that actually work on plug wires too?

But the soap back then being harsher is exactly why the gloves were non negotiable... that doesn't mean the gloves were the thing saving her hands. She had to wear them because the soap would've wrecked her skin otherwise. Now the soap is gentle enough that you don't NEED gloves, so ditching them isn't losing a habit, it's just not needing the safety gear anymore. Your dry knuckles in winter are probably from cold air and hot water, not the soap, and a pair of gloves wouldn't fix that anyway since your hands are still wet and cold inside them half the time. People romanticize the old way like grandma had some secret wisdom, but she was just working around bad products with extra steps.