. It's been there for a little more than a week. Two days ago I started putting a cream on them to help go away. I noticed another area near my pinky where it's beginning to turn red. Should I be concerned or do you think it may be from washing my hands too much? It looks like the cream is helping the redness go away so I'm hoping it is nothing. I've shown a few people and they say it could be from dry skin?? I'm just paranoid these days!