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Hand Care
We often forget to take care of our hands. Through we use our
hands to do all the work in and outside the house we seem to pay
very little attention to taking care of them. Our hands come in
contact with water, chemicals, is subject to heat and cold, we
work with our hands in the garden etc. all this puts stress on the
skin of our hands. The first signs of aging are visible on our
hands. Here are a few ways in which you can take care of the skin
of your hand.
- Moisturize your hands as many times as you can in a day. Dry
skin looks wrinkled and can easily be damaged.
- Wear gloves while washing dishes, dealing with chemicals and
while gardening.
- Protect the skin on your hands from the sun.
- Ensure that your hands are dry. If you have water on your
hands it will evaporate drying your skin.
- Take special care of your hands once a week. Give your hands a
herbal oil massage once a week.
Here are a few hand treatment ideas:
- Herbal Hand Bath: Boil one quarter of water and add one
tablespoon of herbs (use one or all of these: chamomile, nettle,
sage, coltsfoot, calendula). Let this mixture cool and soak your
hands in it for 15-20 minutes. Dry your hands thoroughly and apply
nourishing moisturizer.
- Homemade Nourishing Hand Cream: Mix one teaspoon of
honey with 3 tablespoons of unsalted butter. Add one tablespoon of
strong herbal mixture. This will make a very rich cream, that will
take a while to absorb, but will make your hands soft and smooth.
- For dry skin: Mix one tablespoon glycerin, one egg
yolk, two tablespoons of vegetable oil, juice of one lemon, 3 to 4
ounces of herbal infusion or rose water. Apply this once or twice
a week.
- Mashed potatoes with milk make a great hand mask.
- After cooking with eggs, before you throw the eggshells away,
scrape out the remaining egg white and massage it into your hands.
- Rub a piece of lemon on your hands to give your skin a more
even tone.
- After washing dishes with detergents wash your hands with sour
milk or with a vinegar and water solution (1 tablespoon of vinegar
per 2quaters of water). This will restore the pH balance of the
skin.
- Keep your hands warm as colds often start as a result of cold
hands.
Hand Care
We often forget to take care of our hands. Through we use our hands
to do all the work in and outside the house we seem to pay very
little attention to taking care of them.More.
Hand Care Recipe
Our hands have a very few oil glands, with the result that they tend
to get dry easily and very often as well. As they come in contact
with chemicals, detergents, garden dirt, and so on, when you
undertake cleaning works, they are exposed to further damage.More.
Nail Care Tips
Your nails form a very important part of your hands and they too
need to be well taken care of. Well-kept hands, with neat, clean and
healthy nails, are a pleasure to behold. On the other hand, dirty
and poorly kept nails will make your hands look ugly, even though
the latter are healthy and well cared for.
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