Hand care

Hands are the business card of each of us. The condition of the skin and the appearance of the hands indicate the age of a person to a much greater extent than the skin of the face, which is why hand care is so important. It must be systematic and permanent. So, what does the care of hands represent? Many immediately thought of a hand cream. But this is not really enough. This is only a small fraction of what we can do for our priceless helpers. If you approach this case thoroughly, then you have to do a number of procedures, and systematically. Which ones - read on in this article.

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Handwashing

Hand hygiene should be regularly and carefully monitored, as it is not only the condition of the skin of hands, but also our health. Therefore:

1. Wash hands with warm water. Cold water will make the skin stiff and promote its peeling. Hot - also adversely affects the skin of the hands, makes it dry, fat-free.
2. Choose a quality soap. Without soap anywhere, and since we often wash our hands about 10 times a day, it should be at least qualitative. Choose a soap with a close to skin acid balance, the so-called pH.It should be approximately equal to 5.
3. Do not rub hands heavily, do it gently with massage movements. Your hands should love the washing process.
4. Dry your skin after washing. Remains of water on the skin, evaporating, will dry it.

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Hand peeling

Like any skin of our body, the skin care includes periodic peeling. You can use special cosmetic scrubs, which are available for free sale. And you can make a useful, high-quality scrub yourself, using one of the following recipes.

Recipe 1

With 1 teaspoon of sugar and 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil, you can make a good scrub for your hands. It should be rubbed into the skin for 1-2 minutes, then rinse with warm water and soap.

Recipe 2

Provides proper skin care and salt scrub. To do this, 1 tablespoon of shallow salt mixed with 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil. Apply the product with a cotton swab, gently rub into the skin. After this, rinse with warm water.

You can use just fine salt without adding additional substances. Just take a little salt, rub it with wet hands.

Recipe 3

Take 2 tablespoons of ground coffee and add olive or rose oil. You can also use the usual sunflower oil. Rub rubbing massage into the skin of your hands, not forgetting to pay attention to the cuticles and nails. The duration of the procedure can be stretched to 20 minutes, the main thing is that you enjoy it.

Recipe 4

Soda is an excellent natural scrub that will help clear the skin of keratinized particles. Apply a little soda to wet hands and gently massage.

Important! Exfoliating skin is desirable 1-2 times a week. Release your skin from dead cells - this will make it healthy and young.

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Hand baths

The bath is a pleasant and useful procedure for our skin. The skin of the hands is no exception.

Care for dry hands includes baths using lavender and avocado oils. To care for mature skin, grape seed oil, rose, almond and avocado oil will suit.

Here are a few bath recipes that can be easily made at home:

• You will need 2 liters of warm water and 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Vegetable oil can be replaced with 1 teaspoon of ammonia and 1 tablespoon of glycerin. Hold your hands in such a bath for 15-30 minutes. This kind of skin care is carried out by the course. It lasts 10-15 days. After a month, repeat the course.
• 1 tablespoon chamomile mix with 2 tablespoons of lime blossom and 1 tablespoon of St. John's wort. Pour a mixture of herbs 0.5 liters of boiling water. After 20 minutes, the infusion is ready for the procedure. Hold in such a bath for 15-20 minutes.
• If the skin is coarse and rough, then the bath of sauerkraut and whey juice will be very handy. After such a bath the hands should be greased with a fatty nutritious cream.
• Trays from starch will help get rid of calluses and cracks on the hands. To do this, mix 1 tablespoon of starch and 1 liter of water. In this mixture, you can add a little yogurt. Hold in the bath 15 minutes of your hands, then lubricate the cream with a nutritional effect.
• Excellent nourishing skin oil bath. For her, you need to warm up a little vegetable oil and immerse your hands in it for 10 minutes. After the procedure, wipe the skin with a napkin.
• 1 tablespoon of salt, mixed with 1 liter of water, great for hand skin care. Also, this tray perfectly strengthens the nail plates.
• Pour two tables of boiling water with 1 tablespoon of any herbs: mint, sage, lime color. This bath has a nutritional and restoring effect.
• Broth of the oak bark is perfect if you need skin care with any inflammatory processes. Brew in 1 liter of water 1 cup of oak bark.
• From the cracks on the skin you will help such a bath: 2 cups of hot milk, 2 glasses of water and 0.5 glasses of oatmeal. After stirring all this, immerse in the mixture of the hands for 20 minutes.
• In a glass of milk, you can stir 2 tablespoons of starch. After holding 10 minutes in a jar of hands, grease them with olive oil. This procedure will be very useful for calluses and cracks.
• Potato decoction will be useful for softening the skin of the hands. Dip your hands in the broth for 10-15 minutes. This bath is desirable to spend before bedtime.
• For roughened skin will be good bath of 2 tablespoons of glycerin and 1 yolk of chicken eggs.

Important! After any bath it is desirable to wrap your hands for 15 minutes in a warm towel. Then grease with a moisturizer.

All these hand care procedures should preferably be carried out at least once a week. But the more often you remember about the baths, the better will be the condition of the skin of your hands.

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Hand Mask

Masks are another effective way to make your pens beautiful and healthy. They can also be prepared at home.

• Mask from boiled potatoes is especially useful for redness and flaking of the skin as a result of cold weather. After boiling potatoes, grate it on a grater or ceiling. You can add some milk. Put the potato slices on your hands and leave them for a while.
• Mix a small amount of honey, milk and beaten egg. Apply this mixture on your hands and soak for 40 minutes. Such a mask will saturate the nails and skin with vitamins and minerals, strengthen the nail plate.
• Another variant of a useful mixture with an egg is a bread mask. Mix the beaten egg with the crumb of white bread. Apply a mixture on the skin and put on cotton gloves for best effect. The best effect can be achieved if you leave such a mask for the night.
• Take 1 tablespoon of 25% sour cream, add 4 drops of essential oils of orange, geranium and 5 drops of myrrh oil. Mix everything thoroughly, apply on dry hands and ulnar areas for 30 minutes. After - rinse with warm water. For the best result, you can add to this mask 1 teaspoon of honey and the same amount of fresh aloe juice.

A good effect is provided by masks from various fruits and berries:

• The flesh of lemon can be mixed with a couple of spoons of olive oil and beaten egg whites.
• Mixing 3 berries of strawberries with a spoon of honey, you get an excellent mask with vitamin C, which nourishes and strengthens the nail plate.
• Banana mix with beaten egg yolk. You can add a couple of drops of essential oil to the mixture. This mask - an excellent tool for the care of dry hands.
• For mature skin, a mask of grapes is suitable. Cut the berry, wipe the skin of her hands. Regular carrying out of such procedure promotes smoothing of wrinkles not only on hands, but also on the face.
• For anti-aging care, vitamins A and E are excellent, which can be purchased at any pharmacy. Mix the substance from the capsule with the grape juice and rub into the skin of the hands. This peeling helps to smooth the skin.

Important! All fruit masks are applied for 30 minutes.

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Hand Cream

Nowadays, you can buy any hand cream with different effects. And you can make them at home. Thus, you will receive no less than a quality cream and will know absolutely all of its components:

• Combine 50 g of glycerin, 50 g of water, juice of half a lemon and 2 drops of ammonia. This cream will have a moisturizing effect and is suitable for dry and rough skin of the hands.
• An excellent nourishing cream can be made by combining such substances: half a cup of glycerin, a glass of water, a quarter of a glass of alcohol, 1 teaspoon of wheat oil, a few drops of essential oil. You can take essential oil of mint, rosemary, lavender or sage.
• 3 mashed egg yolks mixed with a quarter cup of camphor alcohol and half a glass of water. Whisk thoroughly the whole mixture. This cream will feed your hands well.
• Take half a glass of sour cream, beat it with a mixer with 2 egg yolks. Continue to beat, add there juice of half a lemon and 2 tablespoons of vodka or 1 tablespoon of alcohol. This cream is both moisturizing and nourishing.
• To prepare a night cream, take 1 teaspoon of aloe juice, 2 teaspoons of olive oil, half a teaspoon of honey. Stir all the ingredients to a homogeneous consistency and add a couple drops of essential oils of eucalyptus, mint, lavender. The best effect will help to achieve cotton gloves, put on well-smeared hands.
• For excellent moisturizing, you can use the usual baby cream, adding to it 1 drop of essential oils of geranium, almonds and 2 drops of lemon oil.
• For elderly, tired skin in a normal cream, you can add 2 drops of eucalyptus oil and 4 drops of camomile oil, sage, lavender.

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Helpful Hints:

1. Keep your hands clean.
2. Keep track of your meals. It should be full and healthy, have vitamins, minerals.
3. In the cold season, when going out, be sure to wear gloves.
4. Use rubber gloves when washing dishes or any cleaning that involves contact with water.

Important! With prolonged use of rubber gloves, hands begin to sweat, which helps to dry the skin. If you plan to work in rubber gloves for more than 10 minutes, then they should wear thin cotton gloves.

1. Protect your hands from the sun as well as from bad weather. Apply sunscreen before going out.
2. Very useful will be your hands massage. It can be done while watching a movie or in the process of washing hands.
3. Get rid of bad habits. Smoking is one of the reasons for the rapid aging of the skin. Bad habits of biting the nails, cuticles not only spoil the appearance of your hands, but can be the cause of various diseases.

Hands can tell a lot about a person, as well as do for him. Mom's hands are a support, affection and comfort. Wife's hands are tenderness, care and love, women's hands are all taken together. Therefore, you should carefully monitor their condition. Spend on the care of the skin of the hands quite a bit of time and, believe me, it will pay off in full!