Tips, recommendations and important points on how to care for the skin of your hands at any time of the year. Professional care for dry hand skin at home Why cracks appear on hands

Hand care should not be done occasionally, but on a regular basis. You need to understand that in the choice of procedures and cosmetics, external factors play a big role, which certainly affect the skin. Therefore, there is a fundamental difference between proper care in the summer and winter months of the year.

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How to properly care for the skin of your hands

Cosmetologists have developed a number of rules for hand care. Some of them are “universal”, others can only be used at certain times of the year.

You should always remember them! And only if you follow the advice from professionals, you can achieve smooth, velvety and soft-to-touch skin on your upper limbs. These recommendations include:

in winter

To the above, it is worth adding that in the cold season, to maintain the beauty and health of the skin of your hands you need:

• 15 - 20 minutes before going outside, apply a protective cream or just a very oily one to your hands. Such means prevent the negative effects of low air temperatures and wind.
• Be sure to use gloves or mittens. It is not at all necessary that the air temperature drop below 15, 20 or 30 degrees for this to happen! Even a frost of -5 and a light wind will make the skin of your hands rougher and drier.
• When you come home from the street, you should not wash your hands in hot water, even if they are very cold. The best option would be to wash your brushes with cool water for 2 - 3 minutes, then with warm water.
• If your hands become very red in winter, this indicates problems with blood circulation. To stimulate microcirculation, you can take contrast baths with a decoction of medicinal plants every day.
• In winter, the skin on your hands becomes drier, so when working with rubber gloves, you can use a nourishing cream. It is applied to the surface of the brushes, then put on household gloves and work for the required amount of time.

In summer

The main task in the summer is to protect the skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet rays. Therefore, cosmetologists recommend using a special protective cream before going outside, which will prevent the appearance of dryness, peeling, redness and roughness - the consequences of exposure to sunlight.

Working in the garden requires dirt both under the nail plates and in the folds of the skin. You can only get rid of it with laundry soap and citrus juice.

Creams for dry skin of hands

These products protect, nourish and moisturize the skin of your hands much more effectively than lotions and gels. The best option is to rub medical Vaseline into the epidermis. But the problem is that it is too greasy, leaves stains on clothes and can only be used in the evening.

Even with home care, you can use professional cosmetics. Creams from the brands Mary Kay, Planet Spa, Evelyn have nourishing and moisturizing properties. They are used in beauty salons to care for rough, reddened and excessively dry skin on the hands. In order for the effectiveness of using the cream to be at a high level, you need to remember the following:

• apply the product to the back of the hands;
• distribute the cream over the entire surface of the brushes with soft massage movements;
• the direction of movement should be from the fingertips to the wrist;
• When performing the procedure, you should simulate the process of putting on very narrow, tight gloves.

You can make a cream for the care of dry hand skin yourself:

• prepare a decoction of chamomile or sage flowers according to the classic recipe: 3 g of the plant (a tablespoon, but without a slide) per 100 ml of water, boil for 10 minutes and strain;
• combine heavy cream and liquid honey in equal quantities;
• add 20 ml of prepared herbal decoction to the creamy honey mixture.

There are other recipes for homemade creams that are optimal for caring for hands with excessively dry and rough skin:

• you need to mix 50 g of medical glycerin with the same amount of heavy cream and 5 drops of lemon juice in a glass container;
• beat 2 chicken egg yolks with 100 ml of sour cream with a mixer, add lemon juice (half a citrus fruit is enough) and 30 ml of cognac while whipping.

Dry hand skin requires special care, so you will need to use the cream at least 2 times a day, and even better - after each contact of your brushes with water.

To learn how to make hand cream at home, watch this video:

Home Recipes

The easiest way is to lubricate your hands with pure olive oil when warm. This procedure will make the skin less rough, softer and without flaking. But you can use other home remedies made from natural products:

• Combine 50 - 60 ml of kombucha drink and half the volume of olive oil in a bowl. Apply the finished mixture with a cotton swab or disk to the cleaned surface of the brushes and leave for 20 - 40 minutes.
• Boil the potatoes in their skins (maximum 3 medium-sized ones), peel and mash with a fork. Add about 100 ml of warm milk to the resulting puree and beat until smooth. The product is applied to the back of the palms and left for about half an hour.

• When milk, honey and egg whites are combined in equal proportions, a high-protein mass is obtained. It will nourish the skin, moisturize and soften. The finished mixture should be applied to your hands in a thick, at least 5 cm layer and left for 40 minutes.

In the summer, you can use various fruits, which will act as a nutrient, whitening, and tonic. An excellent choice would be mashed banana, strawberry or lemon slices, grapes, cut in half.

Watch this video about a hand mask at home:

Baths for care

Similar cosmetic procedures can be carried out daily, but more often cosmetologists recommend doing hand baths 2 - 3 times a week. Here are the most effective compositions for caring procedures:

• Milk + oatmeal. These components are taken in such quantities that the output is a mushy mass. It is better to use warm, almost hot milk, into which the cereal is poured and left for 5 - 10 minutes. Then add a few drops (10 - 15) of almond, peach or regular sunflower oil to the bath.

The hands are completely immersed in the prepared mixture, so that the wrist areas are also included in the product. The procedure takes 20 minutes, after which everything is washed off with warm water, and the skin is lubricated with a rich, nourishing cream.

• Serum. It needs to be heated strongly, but not boiled, as in this case all useful substances will be destroyed. No additional components are required - hands are dipped into the heated serum and kept there for 10 - 15 minutes. Then everything is rinsed with clean water and dried. The serum helps to whiten existing age spots, making the skin softer and more elastic.

• Milk + starch. These two ingredients must be combined in such a proportion that the result is a homogeneous, creamy, but not thick mass. A quarter of an hour after lowering the hands into the bath, wipe the hands with a gauze cloth or paper towel (do not wash!) and rub fish oil or oil solutions of vitamins A and E into the skin.
• 2 ampoules of medical glycerin and warm water. The indicated amount of the drug is calculated for 400 ml of liquid. The procedure takes 40 minutes, after which no lubrication with creams is required. Such a bath will be especially effective in the winter season, when the skin of the hands is especially chapped and flaky.

To learn how to prepare a hand bath for dryness and flaking, watch this video:

Skin peeling

This is a deep cleansing of the epidermis and from exfoliated scales, dust/dirt, secretion of the sebaceous and sweat glands. Peels should be carried out after baths and outside of these “events”.

These products can be an excellent choice for peeling procedures:

• You need to combine sea salt (not iodized) or regular table salt with olive oil - the proportions are arbitrary, but the finished mixture should be quite thick and abrasive. It is applied to the skin of the hands with active massage movements.
• Mix 100 g of granulated sugar with orange zest (grated on a fine grater) and 15 - 30 g of fresh chopped ginger. To obtain a more homogeneous and plastic mass, it is possible to add a small amount of olive or pine nut oil. This peeling mixture is applied to the back of the hands and fingers with a soft brush.
• Prepare a mixture of consumed natural coffee (finely ground) and honey in equal quantities. It is highly allergenic, so it can only be used by those whose bodies react adequately to such products.

Professional hand skin care

This refers to spa treatments that can be done at home. There are three different options that have different effects on the skin of the hands:

• To relieve fatigue and improve the tone of the skin of your hands, you need to make a bath for your hands from warm water with the addition of a few drops of rosemary or menthol essential oil. After 15 minutes, apply any of the peeling compositions to the brushes, but it is advisable to give preference to the one that contains tea tree oil.

After deep cleansing the skin, you need to apply a mask of 1 grated apple with the addition of olive oil and medical Vaseline (1 teaspoon each) to the puree.

This spa treatment will help you quickly get your hands in order - relieve fatigue and get rid of aches, soften the skin, and make it more toned.

• You can cleanse and increase the elasticity of the skin using a spa treatment with a bath (warm water with lemon juice and any essential oil), ginger-based peeling and a mask. It is prepared from ground red/hot pepper (1 - 2 g), ripe orange pulp (from 1 piece) and sesame oil (10 ml).

The result of professional care according to the described scheme will be improved blood circulation, activation of regenerative processes in the skin, softening and rejuvenation of hands.

• You can moisturize your brushes with a bath of warm fermented milk product (whey, kefir or sour cream), or a gentle peeling made from a combination of soda and olive oil. The procedure necessarily ends with the application of natural ingredients; it is advisable to give preference to a product based on several vegetable oils - jojoba, peach, olive or coconut. In the amount of 1 tablespoon, this component is combined with the same amount of honey.

After completing the SPA procedure, you need to treat your hands with any moisturizing cream, you can use one that has a nourishing effect.

Hand skin care is short-lived, economical and very effective. If you follow all the recommendations and rules from professionals, you can achieve a lot. As a result of the efforts, the hands will become soft, smooth, without pronounced pigment spots.

Useful video

Watch this video about salon hand care procedures:

Hello, our dear readers! Irina and Igor are writing for you again. They say that a woman's age can be determined by looking at her arms and neck. At the same time, the hands usually get more “load” in the form of housework or gardening, washing dishes, washing various surfaces in the house, doing laundry, etc. This, of course, does not bring beauty to the skin of the hands, but, on the contrary, thins it, makes it dry and peel.

The problem of dry hand skin is relevant for many representatives of the fair sex, so today in our article we will give tips on how to care for dry hand skin.

Causes

First you need to figure out what causes the skin to dry, crack and peel. Knowing the reason, you can choose the appropriate care, as well as make the skin of your hands more youthful and attractive.

All causes affecting the skin can be divided into several groups:

• Congenital features of skin type or age-related changes
• Exposure to weather conditions: heat contributes to dehydration of the skin, and strong wind and frost provoke a thickening of its protective layer, which leads to excessive roughness of the skin
• Household products and water composition can have a significant irritating effect on the skin of your hands.
• Vitamin deficiency, a lack of vitamins and microelements in your daily diet, can also lead to dry skin and flaking.
• Various diseases, the symptoms of which are increased dryness of the skin, for example, intestinal dysbiosis or the occurrence of various skin diseases, such as dermatitis, eczema, etc.

Caring for dry hand skin should begin with eliminating the cause of dry skin, and then using products and methods to eliminate or reduce the consequences.

Of course, not all causes can be eliminated. Thus, it is impossible to influence congenital characteristics, age-related changes, or the weather outside the window. But it is quite possible to fight other reasons.

For example, if you have any skin diseases, then first of all you should deal with them, consult a doctor who will prescribe proper treatment and give recommendations on diet.

To eliminate vitamin deficiency, you should include in your diet foods rich in vitamins A, E, D, as well as calcium. To replenish these vitamins, it is enough to include carrots, dried fruits, honey, vegetable oil, sour cream and eggs in your diet.

Consumption of sea fish has a beneficial effect on the condition of the skin. It is also worth paying attention to the amount of water consumed per day. It must be at least two liters, and tea and coffee are not included in the calculation. Consumption of the latter should be reduced.

You can reduce the impact of household products by using special gloves when cleaning, washing or planting, which will protect delicate skin.

To reduce the effects of weather conditions on the skin, it is necessary to use appropriate protective products: in summer - sunscreen, in winter - creams with a nourishing base.

You can find a wide selection of these products in the section "Beauty and health" online store Ozon.ru.

In order not to worry about possible consequences, you should devote some time to regular hand care.

For effective care, you should follow several care tips:

• Use lukewarm water to wash, then rinse your hands with cool water at the end.
• Use only mild soap for washing, which balances the balance of moisture and oil. Rinse off the soap thoroughly and keep your hands free of moisture after drying them with a towel, especially before leaving the house in cold weather.
• It is useful to thoroughly cleanse the skin with a scrub, but no more than twice a week
• Moisturizing hand cream for dry skin types should be used daily
• Two or three times a week, give your hands cosmetic SPA treatments, including the use of masks, baths and massages

Folk recipes

To relieve existing dryness, peeling and get rid of existing cracks in the skin, folk recipes are perfect.

So, to get rid of dry skin, you can make cucumber compresses. To do this, slices of cucumber are placed on the back of the palms and wrapped in cotton cloth. Or you can simply rub your hands with cucumber juice.

To soften rough skin, a mask of beaten egg whites with the addition of lemon juice is perfect. This mask should be applied no more than 3 times a week until the effect is noticeable.

For deep hydration, it is recommended to carry out wraps with vegetable or olive oil. To do this, the oil is mixed with honey in a 3:1 ratio and then heated in a water bath. However, you should be careful not to overheat the mixture or burn your hands. A bandage is soaked in the resulting mixture, which is then wrapped around the hands, and cotton gloves are put on top. Hands are left in this state overnight.

If the skin is peeling and cracking, you can make a potato bath. To do this, immerse your hands in the water in which the potatoes were boiled for 20 minutes. You should first cool the potato water to room temperature.

For very dry skin, a bath with vegetable or olive oil can help. This bath is done with warm water, no more than 15 minutes, after which you need to apply moisturizer to your hands.

In order to remove traces of chapping, an oatmeal mask is well suited. To prepare it, you need to add one spoon of honey, a little warm milk and olive oil to three tablespoons of oatmeal. It is recommended to apply this mixture to the backs of your hands for an hour, and for greater effect, put gloves on top.

These simple methods can make dry skin smooth and well-groomed. Do you have any personal hand skin care secrets? Share your recipes with us!

Best regards, Irina and Igor

It is no coincidence that they say that the hands and neck reveal a woman’s age. This is true. That is why the hands and neck need special care. The hands get the most: housework, not the most pleasant “communication” with household chemicals, the sun, water, and wind. Any problems in the body are immediately reflected in the condition of the skin, including the skin of the hands. To maintain beauty and youth, daily care is necessary. One of the most common cosmetic problems is dry skin.

Caring for dry hand skin is simple and does not require as much time as it seems at first glance, but this requires regularity and some patience. Taking care of your hands does not require large financial expenditures: in any home there are products from which you can prepare nourishing and moisturizing masks and baths for dry skin on your hands.

For example, this simple recipe will help make your skin soft and elastic:

Mix olive oil and kombucha infusion in equal proportions, lubricate your hands with the mixture every time after washing and doing housework, and at night after lubricating, you can put on cotton gloves.

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Just a couple of days after starting to use this lotion, small cracks and roughness of the skin disappear.

Dry hand skin is a very common phenomenon, despite the fact that there are numerous and varied hand care products on the market. It is only at first glance that one gets the impression that the skin of the hands is quite rough compared to the skin of the face. In fact, the skin of the hands is much more vulnerable: it has practically no sebaceous glands, and it contains 5 times less water than the skin of the face. Of course, she requires special care!

The answer to this question is very simple. When the water-fat balance in the upper layers of the skin is disturbed (water ensures the elasticity of the skin, and fat retains moisture), and, I must say, it is not at all difficult to upset this very balance, the skin loses its ability to retain moisture. Dehydrated skin is more easily damaged - cracks and invisible scratches begin to become inflamed, and the skin becomes rough and begins to flake. If such skin is not taken care of correctly, then a small problem risks turning into a big problem. And proper care for dry hand skin is only possible if the cause of the water-fat imbalance is found.

Dry hand skin - causes

1. One of the most common causes of dry skin is poor nutrition and lack of vitamins A and E. This is especially true in winter and early spring - such a seasonal lack of vitamins is called vitamin deficiency. A balanced diet and quality products will help solve this problem. And the skin of your hands can be further helped by rubbing oil extracts rich in vitamins into your fingertips.
2. Another possible cause of dry hand skin is dysbacteriosis. To make an accurate diagnosis, you need to consult a specialist. Not every problem with the intestines is dysbiosis, but any malfunction in its functioning negatively affects the condition of the skin. Clean gut means healthy skin.
3. Unfavorable weather - prolonged exposure to the scorching rays of the sun dehydrates the skin, and wind and cold make it rougher and more susceptible to various damages. Also, climate change can cause dry skin on your hands. If the air in the house is too dry, this is also one of the reasons for this problem.
4. Prolonged contact with household chemicals and synthetic detergents. They break down and remove fat not only from household items, but also from hands. Modern home cleaning products have a very adverse effect on the skin. Therefore, it is recommended to carry out all housework with rubber gloves.
5. Excessively hard water also does not contribute to the softness and smoothness of the skin of the hands, so prolonged contact with tap water can be harmful. Even soaps and detergents for the body and hands do not always have a beneficial effect on the skin: their too frequent use can cause dermatitis and allergic reactions, so as when washing, the top layer of the epidermis is destroyed. If you do not dry your hands thoroughly after washing, then when the remaining water evaporates, it dries out the skin of your hands.
6. As we age, the skin loses its natural ability to retain moisture and repair itself. Therefore, over the years, caring for dry hand skin should be even more caring and attentive.
7. Often the cause of skin problems is an individual reaction to a cream or other hand care product. This is why it is so important to find “your” remedy. And the quality of the cream and how well it suits a particular skin are not always directly proportional to its cost and the popularity of the manufacturer.
8. Unreasonable diets and uncontrolled use of various weight loss drugs can also cause a variety of skin problems.
   Some chronic diseases, such as thyroid diseases, can provoke skin diseases. The skin of the hands often loses its natural moisture during pregnancy due to a predisposition to anemia.
9. Dry skin can be caused by various skin diseases and infections: allergic dermatitis, eczema, and other fungal infections can cause unhealthy skin. In this case, it is necessary to accurately diagnose and fight the cause. In rare cases, dry skin can be a birth defect.

Caring for dry hand skin should be comprehensive: eradicating the cause of this problem (to do this, you need to find out exactly what prevents the skin from retaining natural moisture) and eliminating the consequences - that is, procedures are used that moisturize and nourish the skin itself.

Eliminating the causes of dry hand skin

Everything in the human body is interconnected. What we eat, what lifestyle we lead, what we breathe, and even what and how we think - everything affects our health and well-being. The “litmus test” of health is the condition of the skin; it is the very first of all organs and systems to respond to problems that arise.

No wonder there is a saying: “tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.” Proper balanced nutrition is also a kind of care for dry skin. In the winter-spring period, we can recommend including more dried fruits in your diet. Prunes, dried apricots, raisins, especially in combination with natural honey, will supply the body with vitamins and microelements so necessary at this time. Fish dishes also have a beneficial effect on the skin.

It is worth paying attention to the amount of water consumed during the day (coffee and black tea do not count). Of course, this amount is individual, but the total volume of liquid that an adult should drink per day is at least 2 liters. To ensure normal water exchange, you need to move a lot - moderate exercise, walks in the fresh air will make your skin healthy, soft and radiant.

Dry hand skin can be caused by a lack of vitamins A, E, D and calcium. To ensure that the body does not experience a lack of calcium (this element plays an important role in skin health), it is useful to take crushed eggshells, mixing them with lemon juice or natural apple cider vinegar. It is in this form that calcium is best absorbed. Of course, the eggs must be of high quality, preferably rustic; before crushing the shells, they must be thoroughly washed, boiled and dried. In summer it is useful to arrange a 3-day carrot diet. For 3 days, eat grated carrots for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Just be sure to add fats - vegetable oil or sour cream, this way carotene is absorbed better. At the end of the third day, you can eat boiled potatoes with a slice of bread. Then you can return to your usual diet. Such “fasting days” will help cleanse the body of waste and toxins. Vision will become sharper and skin condition will noticeably improve.

If you drink 1 tsp of unrefined olive oil, this will help compensate for the lack of vitamins D and E. The course of taking the oil is 9 days.

• It is better to choose a mild soap for washing your hands because it balances the balance of moisture and oil. It is important that there is no detergent left on your hands after washing - this can lead to irritation. It is better not to overuse the amount of soap - it is unable to distinguish natural skin oil from dirt deposits and removes both. And, of course, you should never clean your hands with acetone or any other solvents.
• All jewelry must be removed before washing your hands. To improve blood circulation, it is useful to wash your hands with warm water and rinse them with cool water. You should always dry your hands thoroughly so that your hands do not become chapped - you need to be especially careful about this in the cold season and in windy weather and do not forget about mittens and gloves in winter. And when it’s sunny outside, it’s wise to use sunscreen on your hands.
• Caring for dry hand skin – This is, first of all, the prevention of dryness, so a moisturizer should always be at hand.
• About once a week it is useful to cleanse the skin of your hands with a scrub, for example, like this: 1 tbsp. l. salt (it is best to grind sea salt in a coffee grinder), 1 tbsp. l. any vegetable oil - better than olive or flaxseed. Rub the scrub into the skin of your hands with a cotton swab. Here's another recipe for a homemade hand scrub: mix 1 tbsp. l. sugar with olive oil, rub the resulting mixture thoroughly into your hands. Then rinse with warm water and apply nourishing cream to your hands.
• Don't neglect rubber gloves! At first it will seem that working in them is inconvenient, but your hands will always be protected from the harmful effects of detergents and powders. Just before or after cleaning, you need to remember to apply nourishing cream, some kind of oil (butter or vegetable - it doesn’t matter) or unsalted pork fat to your hands, since wearing rubber gloves when the skin “does not breathe” is also not the most useful time for hands But, as we know, one chooses the lesser of two evils.

1. You can soften rough skin on your hands with the juice of one lemon mixed with egg white. Or use the following ointment: juice of one lemon, flaxseed oil, yolk and a little honey.
2. If you wipe your hands with a piece of fresh cucumber, the chapped and flaky skin of your hands will look healthy again. A good way to complete this procedure would be to use homemade lotion; to prepare it, you just need to mix lemon juice and glycerin in equal proportions.
3. If the skin of your hands is cracking, then a curd mask will help. After its impact, your hands will become soft and velvety. 100gr. combine cottage cheese with 1 tsp. olive oil. Apply the mask to your hands; you can cover it with gauze if the cottage cheese is a little dry and the mask is not very elastic. After 20 minutes, rinse with water and enjoy the result.
4. A good remedy for softening and moisturizing the skin of your hands is a mask with baking soda. Take a teaspoon each of soda and fine salt, mix with sour cream and lemon juice - you will need 1 tbsp of both. Apply to hands for 15-20 minutes.
5. If there are no wounds or deep cracks on the skin, you can try using regular mayonnaise as a hand mask. You need to rub it into the skin and put on cotton gloves on top. After half an hour, your hands will be soft and tender.

Taking care of dry hand skin is not difficult; from the variety of recipes and tips, you can certainly find something that will help in each specific case. A little patience, a little effort, a little confidence in victory - and the reward for your efforts will be gentle, velvety, shining hands like beautiful white birds!

Dry skin does not retain moisture well because its natural protective layer, the hydrolipid mantle, is damaged. Particularly often, areas with thin skin suffer from this problem: eyelids, arms, neck, décolleté.

Causes of dryness

Frequent hand washing with aggressive cleansers and the use of bactericidal gels (especially important for doctors and nurses).

Using household chemicals without gloves.

Too frequent use and, as a result, violation of the integrity of the protective barrier of the epidermis.

Working with chemicals, solvents and other aggressive substances.

Extreme weather conditions: heat or, conversely, severe frost and icy wind.

Low indoor air humidity is a common winter problem, since when the central heating is turned on, the air tends to be dry.

To prevent your hands from becoming dry, wear gloves when cleaning and washing dishes. © iStock

Proper care for dry hand skin

Hand skin care is not limited to cream alone, especially if you only take it out of the drawer in emergency situations.

A simple care regimen will help keep your hands in excellent condition.

Note, what do you wash your hands with and how often? you do it. If dryness and cracks on the skin of your hands are your constant problem or your job requires you to wash your hands many times a day, change the classic bar or liquid soap to a more gentle cream cleanser.

Important limit contact of the skin of your hands with household chemicals, for example, when washing dishes: use gloves or replace products with moisturizers and hypoallergenic ones.

Hand scrub is not very popular, but it doesn’t hurt to get one. Regular (a couple of times a week) exfoliation removes dead particles of the epidermis and causes cells to renew faster. The skin not only becomes softer and more tender, but also better accepts the beneficial substances that are included in subsequent care products.

Hand cream should be on every woman's bedside table (you can throw the second one in your bag, and the third one in your office desk drawer). Without it, the skin on your hands will become wrinkled ahead of time.

As an emergency treatment for quick recovery, use hand mask: This can be either a special product or any fatty cream applied in a thick layer. Wear cotton gloves on top.

Use hand cream several times a day. © iStock

Seasonal care

Just like facial care, your hand skin care regimen changes depending on the season.

1. 1

   This is the most difficult period for the skin, when frosts and piercing winds outside are combined with dry air indoors. Don't forget to wear gloves and keep nourishing hand cream with you. And as an emergency measure, use special emollients for rough areas of skin.

2. 2

   A problem-free time only if you are not in a dry and hot climate. A moisturizer will help get rid of dryness and tidy up your hands, plus don’t forget about cuticle oil.

3. 3

   Autumn and spring

   Characterized by changeable climates, on cold days, focus on nourishing the skin, on warm days, on moisturizing.

Hand scrub makes the skin softer and softer. © iStock

Hand baths

Before applying the cream, you can take a 10-minute bath with sea salt for your hands. A teaspoon of salt is enough for a small container: it will nourish the skin with microelements and moisturize it.

After the bath, do not wipe your hands dry, just pat them dry with a towel. Then apply the cream.

Balanced diet for dry skin

Scientists have not yet reached a consensus on whether it is necessary to take vitamins to eliminate dry skin. Today, doctors believe that a person should receive the necessary substances from food. Therefore, universal advice is to adjust your diet so that the menu maintains a balance of proteins, carbohydrates and fats.

They are considered to be a universal evil, but in fact we are talking about fatty acids, which make the skin look healthy and radiant. Fatty acids are found in foods such as vegetable oils, seeds and nuts, some types of fish. And they definitely need to be included in the menu at the first appearance of unpleasant symptoms.

Vitamins

They are known to be rich fresh vegetables, berries and fruits. Although, according to the latest scientific data, the content of useful substances in frozen fruits is not much lower. The champion in the concentration of vitamins and minerals can be called spinach, rich in vitamins B, C, E, iron, calcium, potassium and magnesium. However, all leafy greens incredibly healthy and helps prevent skin diseases.

Preventive measures

These tips will help prevent unpleasant flaking on your hands - so take them to heart.

Clean the house and wash dishes strictly with gloves: cleaning products (even if not marked “avoid contact with skin”) contain a high concentration of aggressive surfactants (surfactants). This will not harm the dishes and plumbing, but the skin on your hands will begin to dry and peel.

Warm gloves have saved millions of hands from drying out and chapping., which means yours will be saved too. A useful life hack: put a pair of gloves in the pockets of each of your coats, and carry a “duty” pair in your purse.

Review of care products

What can you do at home? What products will help solve the problem of dryness?

Regenerating cream “Intensive care. Food", Garnier

Contains shea butter, allantoin and glycerin. Soothes, moisturizes and restores the protective barrier of dry, damaged skin, combats the feeling of tightness and dryness.

Repairing cream Lipikar Xerand, La Roche-Posay

Thanks to the moisturizing components in the composition, it perfectly moisturizes, restores the hydrolipidic film of the skin and protects dry hand skin from the harmful effects of the environment.

Hand barrier cream Cicaplast Mains, La Roche-Posay

Contains niacinamide to soothe dry hands and glycerin to hydrate and form a protective barrier on the skin.

Ultimate Strength Hand Salve Hand Cream, Kiehl’s

Hand and nail care Biomains, Biotherm

It is called anti-aging hand cream. The formula is water-resistant, moisturizes and softens the skin of the hands, and protects against dryness. Also helps strengthen nails.

Revitalizing hand cream, CeraVe

Moisturizes and restores softness and comfort to even very dry, chapped hands. The effect is achieved thanks to the brand's proprietary ceramides and hyaluronic acid.