My hands suddenly got very sticky when they got wet as I washed them. Another lady had the same problem in her letter of 07-11-09. No responses listed -- does anyone know why hands get very sticky when wet?

The stickiness also felt greasy -- numerous washings did not change this. The hands did feel better when dry, but became sticky again when wet. Rubing lemon on them helped, but still not normal. I had been using baking soda for my teeth, and perhaps it was alkalinizing the body too much, so just drank a bit of vinegar in water. I wonder if the other lady had been using alkaline sources?