Can I Use my Gardening Hand Creams?
While I’m staying calm in the wake of the Coronavirus because there are no reported cases where I live it’s definitely gotten my attention with all the publicity about the importance of hand washing.
I remember during another viral outbreak when Aunt Mary, an RN, talked about her concern that people didn’t do proper hand washing to stop the spread of viruses.
So I’ve been doing the recommended 20 seconds of hand washing and, not surprisingly, ended up with dry skin. Now I’m debating how to soften my hands safely without undoing the sanitizing effect of the wash.
I have some great creams I use after a session in the garden that work really well but I’m just not sure what is the best type of delivery vessel to use. Some creams come in a tub, like a salve. Others come in pumps or squeeze bottles. Is one safer than another?
I’ll be doing some more research on that over the weekend so stay tuned.
Creative and targeted programs that make an impact are the hallmark of experienced marketing professional Ruth Steele Walker. Focusing on results that improve the bottom line, she accelerates projects from conception to implementation with a mastery of writing, production, placement, budgeting and coordination.
During more than 25 years with Foremost Corporation of America, the nation's leading insurer of manufactured housing and recreational vehicles, Walker consistently produced effective communications programs that resulted in increased net written premium. Her expertise in crisis communications was a vital part of Foremost's exemplary customer service in the wake of hurricanes, floods and earthquakes. Walker specializes in communications targeting the 50+ demographic, with an emphasis in communications for the 65+ segment.
Among other achievements, Walker developed communications for the merger of Foremost and Farmers Insurance, addressing audiences including customers, employees, trade and consumer media. For Foremost's 50th anniversary, she created a celebration program of internal and external promotions, special events, recognition and a 162-page commemorative book.
Earlier in her career, Walker was a newspaper reporter, a TV and radio producer, and worked in national sales and traffic at network TV affiliates. Walker earned a BA in journalism from Michigan State University and an MS in communications from Grand Valley State University.
She and her husband Scott operate a small vineyard in Michigan's Leelanau Peninsula, producing premium vinifera wine grapes. The vineyard has been the largest local supplier for Suttons Bay wine label L. Mawby, recently named one of the world's top producers of sparkling wines.
