the beard gods will shed many tears today
I believe my beard may actually have a deity blessing it, and/or living in it.
That aside, I had, and still have, some extremely soft palms - which the girls in my school were jealous of.
But I worked in kitchens since grade 10.
Breakfast rush at school cafeteria, culinary classes all morning, cafeteria at lunch, then again after school. Staying sanitary through out the day kept my hands softer than silk.