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blisters :(
we are on week 5 of our fist ever pole fitness class and im loving it
, i had lots of pole burn and bruises !! but this week as it was so hot and humid the studio we use has no air conditioning , we usually open the doors as we are up stairs and try to avoid the car valets across the road peeping over ! the pole were super slippy and we got to use liquid chalk , i didnt really like it but as our lesson continued the poles were hot and i was giving it 100% and then i noticed i had wiped out the scar on my wrist 
i took the top layer of skin right off, the instructor thought it was a blister but it wasnt, ive had this scar since an accident in 1982 and it healed tight directly where my wrist and palm meet , it wasnt sore but i need it to heal and i am afraid it will happen again, has this happened to anyone , would you reccommend wearing gloves ? it has put me off using liquid chalk again as im not sure how it happened but im worried about it happening again, i went to the chemist and she told me its like a very bad graze but its healing fine and its not sore , do any of you experience a lot of blisters and can you let me know of any suitable gloves please and thank you -
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Hi Kareno – I have also grazed a scar, and I (as I am sure many of us) have lost skin and received various levels of bruising, grazing and calluses. Your skin will get used to it though. It has happened a couple of times to a scar on my hip, and it heals and goes away. I have found it happens when the poles are particularly hot, it irritates the skin which then becomes more susceptible to grazing. You could try gloves, there are a few companies which make specific pole dancing gloves, but you need to choose if you want to grip or spin, and you will find as you advance you won't want to use them as they can limit you.
I use dry hands, which is similar to liquid chalk and it does increase my callus creation, so it might well be that which helped cause your graze on your scar. There are other grip agents you could try – I used rock climbers chalk for a while and that worked really well, especially in the beginning when I was still working on my grip strength and dealing with losing skin on my hands.
I would say though, let it heal and be aware of it, but not too wary – your skin will adapt and become stronger, and you will also learn to grip less intensely as your strength increases.
Don't give up!
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