What your experiencing John is the symptoms of hard work.
(something the hydraulic lever pushers dont understand)
I can still see my ex-boss now, leaning against the rayco jnr. pushing his levers as he puffed on a cigarette.
All the while telling me how a much of a crap job i was doing as i dragged brush and loaded wood.
Have you tried the gritty type of industrial handcleaners?
Or as a long shot you could try a stainless steel bar of soap? (no i'm not joking)
Nothing worse when your a young buck like yourself, and you've got a hot date on friday night, and you go to touch her and she looks at your hands like you've just rubbed them in dog crap.
"Your not touching me with those things"
Then you get married and they complain you dont touch them enough.