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- Date Contributed: Nov 08, 2007
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| The Essentials for Youthful Looking Hands |
All too often, we neglect our hands as part of our skin care regime. The hands, just like the face, age with lines, wrinkles, and brown spots. Additionally, as we age the skin on the back of your hands looses elasticity and the skin becomes thinner. Furthermore, the hands can be a real distraction when neglected, (dirty fingernails, coarse cuticles, calluses, etc.). Your hands are part of your first impression in when meeting new people. Are you ever taken aback by someone’s hand when they shake yours?
As with the face, your hands and nails need exfoliation to remove dead skin cells and promote circulation. Additionally, your hands need moisturizing to hydrate and soften. Furthermore, hands should be protected from sun damage. Below are some tips to promote youthful hands and a well manicure look:
Hand Care
I personally encourage the use of rubber gloves when cleaning or doing dishes. The anti-bacterial soaps and other cleaning products are detrimental to the hands. They extract all the natural oils from the hands and leave them dry and vulnerable to wrinkles. In addition, harsh soaps can cause contact dermatitis.
Clean, soft, and smooth hands can be easily accomplished with the right cleansing products. An exfoliate to remove calluses can be easily made with natural ingredients already in your kitchen, such as oatmeal, cornmeal or even sugar. After exfoliation, rinse and apply a moisturizing hand cream. Below is a simple exfoliating recipe for the hands or for all over the body.
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup canola oil
Mix ingredients and rub into hands. Feel the granules of the sugar smooth out rough spots and the oil moisturize the skin. A simple but effective recipe.
Finally, always protect your hands with a sunscreen.
Look at your hands now. Are they soft, supple, and feeling great or are they dry, cracked and need a little TLC? Following the easy steps listed above you will see a remarkable improvement in the appearance of your hands.
Tips for Fingernail Care:
Keep your nails manicured to a length that suits you. When filing your nails use an upward stroke along the top side of the nail. The new trend in nail appearance is square at the top versus the rounded appearance. Whatever your choice do not file your nails along the side walls as this weakens the nail.
Applying nail polish is fine, however in the removal process be sure to rinse your nails with water. The nail polish remover has a tendency dissolve the nail thus weakening them. In addition, do a patch test prior to using nail polish remover, as it has been know to cause contact dermatitis in some people.
When cleaning your nails, use a nail brush in the shower or sink. Digging too far underneath the nail destroys the nail base and enlarges the white space between the nail plate and nail base. A gentle nail brush is much better for cleaning the nails. In addition, the gentle scrubbing under the fingernail promotes circulation to the finger tip.
The cuticle is an important part of the fingernail. It seals the area at the base of the nail protecting the nail base and the nail development system. Poking, prodding and cutting at the cuticle are not necessary. Doing so leaves your fingernail vulnerable to infection and bacteria. Once bacteria or infection sets in under the cuticle or nail, your nails will grow out with ridges or other unsightly markings. Gently massaging the cuticle with cuticle creams or lotion is fine to promote circulation and soften the cuticle for a well manicure look.
A nice cuticle softener is olive oil. Just dap a small amount onto the cuticle and massage.
Carol Belanger, author of 300+ Skin Care Recipes
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