Here's a chick trick. You need to mechanically remove it at this point. Go to the drug store and pick up some good "body exfoliating cream" or a decent "apricot" facial scrub (the kind with apricot seeds in the cream). These products do what the ladies call "exfoliate" the skin - polish the top layers away gently (no need for the 80 grit sandpaper).
This should work when the chemical options have failed. Good luck. Somebody's handle line here says something to the effect that if the ladies don't find you handsome they should find you handy . . . so those dirty mits aren't all bad (trust me on this)!
