To wash your hands at home, it is better to use a mild liquid soap, apply the cream on the skin of your hands at least three times a day.
The best creams for hands are creams with additives. If the skin of the hands is prone to irritation, it is better to use creams with an extract of chamomile, aloe. These creams disinfect and heal reddened cracks. To care for "rough" skin, lecithin and glycerin creams are the most suitable.
A good protective effect is provided by creams that contain soy and peanut oil, alfalfa extract. The cream is applied a thin layer on the skin of the hands, smoothly rubbed from the fingertips up to the wrist. In the evening, before applying the cream on your hands, prepare the hands, holding them in hot water for two minutes. When applying the cream on steamed hands, the cosmetic and therapeutic effect will be more effective.
For hand care, it is important to soften the skin of the hands with a compress. This should be done at least once a week. To carry out the compress you need to lubricate the skin of the hands with vegetable oil, which must be preheated beforehand, then put on cotton gloves. Compress to leave for the whole night.
If the hands are formed microcracks, or the skin becomes rough, it is useful to steam hands in warm water, which remained in the pan after cooking potatoes or rice. After that, do not wipe your hands. This procedure has an antibacterial and softening effect.
In winter, the activity of the sebaceous glands of the skin is weakened. The protective lipid film of the skin at this time is subject to adverse effects of frost and wind. This breaks the protective skin of the skin, the moisture and fat content decreases. The skin can not fully perform its functions, becomes flabby and dry. To eliminate all listed adverse factors, skin care should be applied several times a day to protective and nutritious creams, especially after contact of hands with water and before going out to frost.
For dry hands skin is very useful cream "Calendula and Currant Oil" from the "Formula Taiga" series. It softens the skin and makes it supple. The cream contains vitamin F and moisturizing extracts from various herbs. Calendula has a healing effect, quickly heals cracks and wounds, eliminates pimples. Also very useful is "Hand and nail cream with lemon juice and silk proteins". It helps to strengthen the nails, gives the skin silky.
Lemon juice is a well-known folk remedy for strengthening nails; Silk proteins, coming from China, give the skin of the hands elasticity, moisturize and soften the skin.
Another good tool for moisturizing, softening and enhancing the elasticity of the skin is a hand mask "Flaxseed oil and field horsetail". This mask eliminates irritation, redness, has a nourishing effect, eliminates the "roughness" of the skin, helps to strengthen the nails.
It is very useful 2-3 times a week to make softening masks. Masks are prepared as follows: one teaspoon of honey and one egg yolk are beaten thoroughly. In this mass are added oat flakes, which are pre-ground in a coffee grinder. The mixture is put on hands. Hands massage for 10 minutes, then rinse the mixture with a contrast shower, wipe your hands with warm vegetable oil. During the procedure, the mask should not be frozen.
After the third mask you will find that your handles have become silky and even more tender.