The skin of the hands is the most vulnerable part of the body, because it contains significantly less moisture than, for example, the skin of the face. Virtually devoid of sebaceous glands, which could secrete the lubricant and form a protective layer. It is not surprising that it is the skin on the hands that first of all is exposed to desiccation, peeling, and cracks appear on it. After all, often caring for the hands is reduced only to lubricating them with cream before bed. But this is not enough, because the hands are daily exposed to aggressive external influences.
Especially the skin of the hands suffers from low temperatures in winter and from earthworks in summer - it cracks and coarsens. Less aggressive, but also adverse effects have household chemical products - washing and cleaning powder, liquid or dishwashing gel. Therefore, hands require additional protection. All domestic work related to the use of chemicals should be carried out in protective rubber gloves. This will protect the skin not only from dryness, but also possible allergic dermatitis. Working in the suburban area with the land, it is also desirable to protect your hands with knitted gloves or apply a layer of protective cream. In frost, leaving on the street, you should always wear warm gloves and do not use a moisturizer.
What to do if all the same the skin of the hands became dry, covered with shells, pimples or cracks? How to quickly put it in order, so that it again becomes beautiful, young and supple. For this, you can use regenerating and nourishing creams and hand masks, glycerin and paraffin are especially effective. You can trust specialists and visit the beauty salon, or conduct the procedures yourself.
Masks for hands
With a cracked skin of hands, masks made from ordinary foodstuffs - potatoes, sour cream, honey, fruits, vegetables - are good at coping. They impregnate the skin with moisture, soften it, bleach, possess healing properties. Usually, one procedure takes 15-20 minutes. It's not so much to not find some free time, and do not put your hand in order. For effectiveness, the procedure should be carried out regularly, at least once a week. To save time, masks can be done, for example, while watching TV. Hand pre-treated with peeling or make a bath. At the end of the procedure, the skin is lubricated with a cream.
1. Potato mask. This mask well moisturizes the skin of the hands, making it velvety. Boil two potatoes, crush. You can add a little juice of lemon, olive oil or sour cream. Oil and sour cream nourish and soften the skin, and lemon juice has a whitening effect. Potato mass slightly cool and in a warm form to put on hands. The mask will cool down more slowly if it is covered with a film and a towel on top of it.
2. Milk and oatmeal mask. This nourishing mask is perfect for cracked hands. In especially critical cases, it should be done every other day and kept for about an hour. The main component of the mask is oatmeal. To get it, on a coffee grinder or blender, grind oat flakes. For one mask, you need three large spoons of oatmeal, one large spoonful of milk and olive oil, a small spoonful of honey. Components grind until a doughy mass is obtained, put on hands. When the mask is slightly absorbed, you can wear soft gloves made of natural fabric.
3. Honey mask. It rejuvenates the skin of the hands, makes it supple, promotes healing of small cracks. Rub olive oil and honey, one large spoon, then drive in the yolk. Lubricate with a thick layer of hands.
Hand baths
The baths are an effective procedure to bring the skin of the hands into an ideal condition. They can be done with the addition of herbal decoctions. Chamomile, nettle, lime blossom, sage - relieve irritation and redness, soothe the skin of the hands. To prepare a tray of herbs, you need to pour a large spoonful of dry raw material with a liter of boiling water. After a while, when the herbs are brewed, and the water cools down a little, hands are dropped into it for 15 minutes. If the skin is heavily chapped, paraffinic, glycerin and starch trays will have the best restorative effect.
1. Paraffin baths. Make them simple, you just need to allocate two small containers, where the hands will be placed, and stock up with cosmetic paraffin. It will take about two kilograms. It can be used many times, only by heating and melting before the procedure.
Wax the paraffin in any bowl and melt to a liquid state in a water bath. Pour into two containers. Allow it to cool slightly to avoid burning the skin. During this time, rub your hands with a scrub and apply a moisturizing cream.
Lower the hands at 5 seconds into the liquid paraffin, allow the layer to cool a little. Once again, drop seconds by ten. Repeat 5-6 times so that a thick paraffin layer forms on the hands. It must necessarily be warm. Top with polyethylene gloves, then warm mittens. Keep the mask-compress 25 minutes. Then paraffin is removed, hands are wiped with a napkin and covered with a nutritious cream.
Baths from paraffin restore the skin of your hands in a short time. For preventive purposes, they are used about once every fourteen days. In winter, a little more often. Then the hands will always have a well-groomed appearance.
2. Starch trays. Starch is the most affordable and effective ingredient in hand masks. It promotes the healing of small wounds, cracks, restores the skin elasticity. Dissolve a large spoonful of starch in a glass of warm water. Then the volume of liquid is brought to 1 liters, i.е. add more warm water. Lower the hands into the starch tray for 15 minutes. Then rinse with running water and lubricate with a nutritious cream.
3. Glycerin baths. In 1,5 liters of hot water mix a large spoonful of glycerin and a small one - ammonia. You can add another glass of milk or chamomile. Dip into the healing fluid hands for 15 minutes. Then get wet with a napkin and apply a moisturizing cream.
4. Baths from whey. They help to combat the roughness of the hands. 0,5 a liter of whey to heat, lower it into 15 hands minutes. Then get wet with a towel or napkin and apply the cream.