People are often, almost always, judged by external signs at the first moment. They say the first impression is the strongest. It leaves its mark on everything that happens between people. This impression, which develops in the first few tens of seconds of a meeting, depends on the state of the hands.
Hand skin condition is a business card of a person
Why is beautiful, smooth and well-groomed skin of hands, cuticles so important, what's the point? If the skin of your hands is dry and cracked, it means that you are accustomed to rough manual work and everyday mental, intellectual and creative work is far from you. And who wants to be perceived that way? After all, this a priori deprives all prospects, whether it be work or personal life. It may be objected that your hands were rude from the fact that you planted orchids in your garden, which is located in a prestigious area of the city, but believe me, no one has ever thought of such an idea and never will. Since you decided to appear in public, it means that you appeared at your best - almost everyone will think so. Another point: well-groomed hands are always the result of daily work on them.
It is quite obvious: if you are used to constantly monitoring their condition, then one day of work in the garden can not negate the result of everyday care. Digging in the ground and exposing your hands to cold water, but using gloves and a protective hand cream for very dry skin, you will maintain its elasticity. And do not rely on colored varnish and jewelry. They will only exacerbate a bad impression.
This long introduction is not accidental. As A.S. said Pushkin: "You can be a sensible person and think about the beauty of nails." We decided to put our hands in order, and this requires considerable time and effort. You need to get it right.
Why face creams are not suitable for hand care?
The modern cosmetics industry offers a wide range of hand care products. These are all kinds of protective gels, creams, serums, oils, masks, wraps, scrubs and so on. It is important for each person to develop their own care system. However, there are general rules for all.
Pay attention to the condition of the skin of the hands every day. Your skin kit should contain all of the products listed above. Do not try to use your best cream for dry skin for dry skin. When creating hygiene products, manufacturers take into account the structure of the skin cover of tissues of different parts of the body. The skin of the hands, unlike the face, is not divided into categories - normal, oily, combined. It loses moisture faster, is more prone to irritation, thinner and more permeable, loses water more easily and retains nutrients more weakly . The composition of hand creams, among other things, add components that strengthen the nails.
Cream with gelatin and bio-stimulated oil
To restore and moisturize the overwhelmed epidermis of the hands, make yourself a natural homemade cream for dry, sensitive skin.
For cooking, you will need the following ingredients:
- dry sage and nettle grass:
- gelatin;
- beeswax;
- biostimulated oil of aloe, spirulina or hodgepodge.
One tablespoon of nettle and sage, pour a glass of boiling water and put in a water bath for 15 minutes. Strain and put in it 1 teaspoon of gelatin. Let it swell for 10 minutes. While the gelatin swells, melt a half teaspoon of beeswax in a water bath, pour 2 teaspoons of oil into it and mix well. Combine both emulsions. Bring to a homogeneous state in a water bath. Homemade cream for dry skin is best stored in the refrigerator and used for a month, no more. Apply it on clean and steamed skin of your hands at night. At first, put on polyethylene and woolen gloves for half an hour, and spend the rest of the night in soft cotton. Warm them on the battery before putting them on. Three days later, polyethylene and wool can not be worn. Sleep in cotton.
The result will be visible in the coming days, and in one or two weeks your hands will get an updated look. Aloe oil works great on the skin. It perfectly heals small cracks, relieves inflammation and itching, smoothes wrinkles and moisturizes. In the morning, before doing business, cover your hands with a protective cream. It will prevent overdrying.
This cream is especially useful and effective for dry skin in winter, when the humidity is very low and the epidermis experiences sharp temperature fluctuations from the warm air of the room to frost on the street.
Cuticle problems
After you have solved the problems caused by dehydration of the skin: healed cracks and scratches, restored the acid-base balance of the epidermis, you can do the following tasks. What condition is your cuticle in? It requires special care. An overdried cuticle loses its elasticity, contracts, and does not stop growing. This provokes tears that are commonly known as burrs. To get rid of them, you have to work hard. Applied on the entire back surface of the palms, hand cream for very dry skin will penetrate the nail hole, moisturizing it. However, due to the specific composition of the cuticle tissue, the nail plate and the nail bed, this will not be a complete care. And it won’t solve all the problems. Best of all, drugs containing flax seeds or agar-agar cope with them.
Agar Agar Night Cream
One tablespoon of dried parsley pour half a glass of boiling water and then emptied in a water bath for 15 minutes. Strain and pour one third of the agar-agar into the broth. Put in the bathhouse again. Pour in a teaspoon of flaxseed oil. Add a small slice of cocoa butter. Stir everything and bring to complete dissolution. A homogeneous mass should be obtained. Put it on clean hands, massage gently, rub it well into the cuticle, put on plastic and cotton gloves and go to bed. In the morning you will be surprised at the effect. If this cream is used regularly, at least once a week, then the skin of the hands will become very smooth and silky, the color will even out, and the nails will be much stronger. This cream is best used in the winter season.
Flaxseed Cream
Pour in a thermos a tablespoon of flax seeds and pour half a glass of boiling water. Insist hours 8. Strain through a metal sieve. Heat the broth and dissolve in it a quarter of a teaspoon of beeswax, add a coffee spoon of different oils - aloe, black cumin, watermelon seed, sesame, saffron and shea. Put a small slice of cocoa butter. Stir everything properly. This cream is a real gift for hands with problematic and sensitive skin. If you do not have one or two components - it does not matter. The main thing here is flaxseed. Store the cream in the refrigerator and use as needed. The best result can be achieved by applying it overnight under cotton gloves.
What creams are better to buy in stores?
But a day cream for dry skin is better to buy from a well-known and trusted company. The fact is that day creams do not leave greasy spots and protect well from ultraviolet radiation. You can choose a cream depending on your needs - to even out the color, eliminate age spots, heal microtraumas, strengthen nails, soften and moisturize the skin.
Hands are the mirror of the soul
Even if the soul is golden, untidy hands raise many questions. If the skin is moisturized, the nails are free of burrs, even in shape, polished to a shine and have a white strip at the ends protruding above the pads, then for some reason there is more interest in the person, I want to look into his soul. Maybe this is wrong, but subconsciously the appearance of a person, we often project on his inner world. A man of a working profession is allowed to have rough calloused hands, but for citizens who are not engaged in physical labor in the wind or under the scorching sun, it is unforgivable.
As for women, their skin is thinner and more tender, therefore it requires even more thorough care than men's.
Factors adversely affecting the condition of the skin of the hands
When using aggressive detergents, working in the garden or the garden, exposure to adverse environmental factors such as dry air, sun exposure, hard water and so on, the skin of the hands becomes covered with a fine network of wrinkles, cracks and tsipki, with it appears unwanted pigmentation with age , the so-called senile buckwheat.
Only residents of regions with a temperate marine climate can boast of more or less good skin. Their skin is rarely overdried. But the inhabitants of the continental part of Russia, they must constantly moisturize it. This should be done after each hand wash. It is better to use hand cream for very dry skin.
If you apply it to overdried skin, then although it becomes more elastic and tensile, it will not crack, but the net of wrinkles will remain. No new cracks will appear, but the cream does not absorb well into dehydrated skin. To achieve the best result, before applying hand cream for very dry skin, you should steam your hands in hot water.
Restorative complex of measures
To restore the running epidermis, it is recommended that the following procedure be performed within a few days. Make a hot water bath with a good natural soap. Dip your hands in it and hold for about 20 minutes. After this time, rinse your hands with hot water and apply a greasy night cream to dry skin. Put on plastic gloves. Wear warm wool on these gloves. Hold them in your hands for an hour and a half. At this time, you can watch a movie or do something else that does not require the participation of the hands, the same yoga or breathing exercises. When you remove the gloves, the cream is already absorbed and moisturizes the skin very well.
For best effect, apply a cream with whitening effect or anti-aging complex to your skin. Use your fingertips to drive it into the skin of the back of your hand. Rub the cream into the skin around the nails, paying particular attention to the cuticle. Massage your fingers. Movement during massage resembles tight gloves. After that, put on soft cotton gloves and leave it overnight. In the morning you will not recognize your hands. Protect them from dry air and sudden changes in temperature throughout the day.
Prevention of hand skin problems
Dry cold is especially harmful to hands. Wash your hands only with hot water and natural soap. On moist warm hands, immediately after washing, apply a moisturizer for dry skin. If you work in rubber gloves, then before putting them on, apply a small amount of cream on the skin. Do not blow dry your hands, but use a towel. Do not go in cold weather without gloves. After bathing in salty water, immediately wash off the rest of the salt and apply creams for dry, dehydrated skin to your body and hands.
Remember that problems with finger joints begin with problems with the skin of the hands. Applying the cream with massage movements improves not only its appearance, but also the mobility of the joints, which prevents the deposition of salts. By caring for your hands, you prolong your youth.