Every minute we use our hands, and do not realize what stress we put on them every day. We are terribly mistaken that while we are serving our hands, we should not worry. All parts of our body are not protected from aging, so you need to look after the body, face, and also hands.
You can not neglect the care of hands in youth, then they will be difficult to maintain in shape. Without the necessary care, the skin of the hands loses elasticity, is thinned, so all this is caused by the loss of collagen, suffers from dryness, from direct sunlight, and brown age spots (pigmentation) appear. And what's the point of doing a lot of plastic operations on your face, if your hands start to give out your true age?
If you want your hands to remain beautiful and young for many years, follow our simple recommendations, so you will facilitate your further life.
Humidification
Do you use moisturizing hand cream? If not, then you need to start already now regularly use it. It is very important to moisturize the skin of your hands, and not only when you leave after a bath or shower, when you apply a moisturizing lotion to your body. From the age of 20 or 30, you should get into the habit of moisturizing the skin of your hands, thus, it will slow down the aging process in the future, save your money for expensive anti-aging drugs.
The skin of the hands is prone to dryness, peeling, regardless of the type of your skin, you need to maintain a normal level of moisture in it, so you can keep youth and softness of the skin of the hands. Now a lot of hand care products are sold, especially those that contain glycerol. It kind of "seals" the moisture and produces a moisturizing effect that persists for a long time. Hand balm, Shea Butter and other thick creams are ideal for cracked, dry skin of hands, and can also eliminate "warts".
These creams can be used all day, evenly massage them by rubbing them into the skin of the hands. Do not forget about cuticles, they also need to be taken into account. Do not forget to use the cream after washing your hands, in the morning, and before going to bed. The main reason for cracking the skin and dry hands is frequent washing.
Protection of the skin against sunlight
A broad-spectrum cream and sunscreen can be indispensable when it comes to keeping the skin youthful. Hands as well as other parts of the body, you need every time you go out on the street, protect them from ultraviolet rays.
Sunscreen should be applied not only on the hands, but also on the forearms, and therefore on the open parts of the hands. Read the instructions and follow it, remembering to apply the cream several times. It is extremely important to apply a second sunscreen. If you are going to spend a lot of time in the sun, you need to apply the cream every thirty minutes, or every 2 hours, if you occasionally go into the room.
Hand care from 40 years
If you have been protecting and moisturizing the skin of hands from sunlight since the age of 20, then all the age changes for you will not be so noticeable, but it will not protect you from aging. From the age of 40, one needs to take more care of the skin and devote much more time and effort to this. You will invest more money in anti-aging products and rejuvenating procedures, including skin care for your hands.
Improving the texture of the skin of the hands, maintaining the level of collagen will help make the aging of the skin not so noticeable. When using creams and lotions with retinol, antioxidant serums will help improve the condition of dry or pigmented skin, restore damaged skin as a result of sun rays. You can consult a dermatologist to find out what means will suit you. Do not forget to add anti-aging products, lotion for hands and sunscreen.
Prevention
Since skin changes depend on solar exposure, we must take preventive measures throughout life. Use sunscreen even in winter, whenever possible, try to avoid sunburn. Wear hats and protective clothing.
It is proved that if the body lacks vitamins, it significantly increases premature aging, peeling, therefore, in the spring and autumn it is necessary to take vitamin complexes, so that they contain vitamin E (tocopherol), it prevents aging.
Slow down the aging of the skin and the body is impossible if you do not keep proper nutrition. Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, especially those that contain vitamin C - kiwi, citrus.
Sour-milk products, whole wheat bread, cereals. A healthy breakfast will be oatmeal with the addition of pieces of fruit. If during the day you can not eat lunch, eat a banana, and drink a glass of kefir, the hunger will recede until the morning. Drink more mineral water, especially without gas.
We learned how to care against aging and peeling of the skin of the hands. It is necessary to moisten the skin with lotion, cream, do not use scented soap. Elderly it is better not to use bath oils, because you can slip in the bathtub. Humidified skin heals faster and looks great. It is very important to find tools that are suitable for your skin, and for the whole body.