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Hand Care Tips

December 24, 2009


Hand Care Tips

Most of the people take care of their face and they forget about their hands. Actually aging signs first appear on the hands and hence you need to take extra care of your hands. By practicing certain things at your home you can take care of your hands and can avoid the wrinkles and lines on your hands.

Tips to Care Your Hands

While working at kitchen, garden etc you need to wear rubber gloves. This may protect your hands from harsh detergents, soaps, chemicals, water, dirt etc. The skin of the hands is very thin and on exposure to these harsh substances makes them rough and wrinkles may appear. Also drink a lot of fresh fruit and vegetable juices and water everyday and this helps you to keep your skin soft.

Ex-foliate the Skin

You have to use some hand scrubbers to ex-foliate the skin on the hands. This may help you to remove the dead and dry tissues of the hands and thus leave them soft. It also helps you to get rid of the dirt and at the same time rejuvenate the skin. You can use the house hold articles like salt or sugar mixed with olive oil to scrub your hands. If you have oily skin on your hands then use cornmeal regularly on your hands.

Moisturize the Skin

You have to moisturize your skin daily at least four times. Apply moisturizer every time after you wash your hands. After ex-foliating the skin also you need to soak your hands in some moisturizer and this helps you to absorb the moisturizer easily and thus nourishes the skin. Make a habit of moisturizing your hands every day before going to bed. This will make great difference on your hands.

Sun Screen

If you are going out of your house then use some sunscreen on your hands and protect your hands from the powerful sun rays. This is because UV rays may cause black aging spots and wrinkles on your hands.

Strengthen the Nails

Also protect your nails by soaking your fingers in warm olive oil for about 10 minutes. You can also soak your fingers in a mixture made out of ten drops of essential oil of lemon, one tablespoon aloe vera gel, juice taken from one lemon and one cup water. Soak the fingers for ten minutes to retain the strength of your nails.

Take care of your hands on a daily basis and maintain the beauty of your hands.


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