Winter has taken its toll. I look at my hands and see a few extra dry spots and a few cracked areas. What can I do to stop this from happening. I heard you say that you know. That brings me to the next important area of our beauty talks, hand and nail care and grooming. The hands as well as our face give away our age and I have some wonderful ideas to share that will help achieve beautiful hands. Yes, you guessed it, we must care for our hands and nails first and always, then we can sculpt and paint. The key words are clean, moisturize and protect.
...Beautiful hands start with hygiene: use a nail brush every day to scrub the underside of nails.
...Wash hands with a super fatted soap. look for soaps that contain emollients -- Dove or Oil of Olay are good choices. I also use Dial antibacterial with vitamin E.
...Exfoliate hands once a week using your own home-made scrub: mix together crushed almonds, honey and lemon juice to
slough off dead skin and moisturize.
...Make a 'salad dressing' for hands and nails of lemon juice and jojoba or even corn oil; pour into a shallow bowl and bathe hands
in the mixture for 15 minutes. The lemon will bleach hands clean, and the oil will feed hands and nails.
...Rather than leaving leftover sun products to over winter in the bathroom cabinet, use SPF creams as a ray-deflecting alternative
to hand cream, particularly for gardening/sports/long-distance driving. (According to dermatologists, UV rays can actually
penetrate windscreens.) But beware of high factors as they can discolor pale polish, turning it yellow.
A good inexpensive alternative to moisturizers is petroleum jelly used on damp
hands. Petroleum jelly is also good for nails and cuticles.
...Keep hand cream or sunscreen -by every single water tap in your house, so you've no excuse for not using it.
...For a pampering boost, use a face mask on hands once weekly.
...If you are sleeping on your own, wear gloves to bed once a week. Heat your hands in warm water, dry, rub in Some ultra-rich
cream, then put the gloves on. You will wake up with amazingly silky hands.
...Rubber gloves for every household task are rule number one. Put them on every time
you want to wipe the table or wash up a single cup. Put on hand cream first- although you have to be
careful not to keep the gloves on for too long, or your hands get sweaty and dehydrated. Then for dusting,
use cotton housework gloves that you can get in most pharmacies. They're real
hand-savers.
...All day long, regular as clockwork, make a point of keeping your hands' moisture level topped up. Every time you wash your hands, moisturize them immediately -while they're still slightly damp, which seems to "lock in" the moisture. Expensive hand creams - Not me, I like Vaseline Derma Care. It's extremely rich, and very cheap.
...Cuticles should get plenty of tender loving care, too, with Christian Dior's Crème Apricot or Sally Hansen's Apricot cuticle rub. Worth every penny. Helps prevent ingrown nails too.
... Massaging the nail bed regularly, improves blood flow, stops nails from breaking,
and prevents those little pieces of skin that "catch". I rub in either apricot
product at least once a day, usually last thing at night before I go to sleep.
OK, I miss a day or two.
...Whenever going out, protect hands with an SPF25 sunscreen to prevent freckling or photo-ageing. (You could try
Piz Buin or Estee Lauder sunscreens.)
...Avoiding nail nightmares means using the side of the fingers for pulling up zips. Never, ever plunge your hand into your bag for keys -nor should any woman who cares about her hands. You could cut your hand or chip a nail reaching for a Visa card!
...Finally, do not use your fingernails as tools. Use a key, fork or something other than your nails to open pop-top cans. You get the idea!
Next
you should go to the problem hands topic
Stay soft and lovely until then
Hugs,
Bobbi
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