What are the ways to care for the skin on your hands?

People's hands do a lot of things every day. They are used in almost all things, so people's hands often come into contact with various things. If they come into contact with some irritating liquids, they may damage the skin of the hands and easily lead to skin diseases of the hands. Therefore, you should take good care of your hand skin and avoid contact with irritating things. On this basis, you should learn the following care methods.

Step 1: Gently clean your hands

Choose soap or hand sanitizer with less alkalinity whenever possible, and use warm water to clean your hands, but the water temperature should not be too high to avoid scalding your skin.

Step 2: Exfoliate your hands

Use an exfoliating massage cream to remove dead skin cells from your hands, or use a body exfoliating product. If you are willing, using facial exfoliating products is of course the best.

Step 3: Apply hot towel for 5 minutes

Other methods can also be used instead of applying a hot towel to your hands, such as putting on rubber gloves, immersing them in hot water, and using steam to apply to your hands, the purpose of which is to further soften the cuticle.

Step 4: Use a moisturizing hand mask

Apply a moisturizing serum or a deep-repairing hand mask to the backs of your hands and wrists. If you don’t have a hand mask, a nourishing facial mask will also work.

Deep care only needs to be done once or twice a week. So how should you take care of your hands on a daily basis? When do you need to use hand cream? What you need to learn now is the daily hand care strategy!

Daily care:

1. Do not use face cream instead of hand cream. Because hands need more moisture than face, although the cream can be absorbed quickly, it may not form an effective protective film on the hands.

2. Choose different types of hand cream according to the different skin types of your hands. Hand creams suitable for dry skin generally contain glycerin, minerals, etc.; hand creams for skin that is rough due to work generally contain natural collagen and vitamin E, etc.

3. Prepare hand cream in places within reach, such as: office, dressing table, kitchen, etc. Use it promptly after each work to relieve dry hands and effectively protect your hands.

4. After contact with alkaline substances such as detergent and soap, the tip for hand care is: apply a few drops of lemon water or vinegar water on your hands to remove the alkaline substances remaining on the skin surface, and then apply hand cream.

5. Use olive oil to protect your hands. Add a proper amount of olive oil to warm water, immerse your hands in it and keep it for 15 minutes. This can improve dry and rough skin and soften the cuticle. Before going to bed at night, you can massage with olive oil to prevent your nails from being brittle and breakable. It is also very effective for nails that are frequently painted with nail polish.