How to avoid the dreaded "boondocker's fingertips?"

Use what the pros use, Aquaphor (a mixture of petroleum jelly and water-based ingredients) and nitrile gloves. The Aquaphor won't leave you greasy, and labs and clinics don't use latex due to the allergies (both patients and providers). In warm and cold labs we experience these same issues, after 36 years on the job this is what works best for me anyway.