The skin of the hands is daily exposed to any external influences. This is especially noticeable in cold weather. Therefore, it is very important to take care of your skin. To eliminate dryness, irritation and other discomfort, a cream is often used. Hand mask produces a striking effect after the first use. A similar product can be prepared using the components that will be in your refrigerator.
Hand Care Rules
- Always carry a nourishing hand cream in your purse to use it periodically.
- When cleaning, do not forget to wear rubber gloves. This also applies to washing dishes, as water dries the skin.
- In the summer, use a cream with a protective factor.
- Night hand masks have a deeper and more noticeable effect. For these procedures, get cotton gloves.
- Pamper your hands with aromatic baths twice a week.
- Use scrubs or peels to deeply cleanse the skin.
- Pay attention to your manicure.
- To repair damaged skin on your hands, try a paraffin wrap.
How to use masks correctly
- Before you start using any cosmetic product, you must conduct a test for allergic reactions.
- If your skin is damaged or very sensitive, do not use products based on lemon or berry juice. Otherwise, you can do even more harm to yourself.
- Before applying masks, clean your skin well.
- Use cling film and gloves for a better effect.
- Apply nightly hand masks three times a week.
- Rinse your hands periodically with a decoction of medicinal herbs.
- Replace regular soap with one that does not contain aggressive components and has a positive effect on the skin of the hands.
Dryness Care
Masks for dry skin should be used three or four times a week. They have a positive effect even on very dry and dehydrated skin.
To prepare a linen mask, you need to combine the yolk, the juice of one lemon, a spoonful of honey and 30 ml of oil. The mixture is left on hand for thirty minutes, after which it is washed off.
Making a mask of rye bread:
- Pour a slice of bread with hot milk. Let it brew for five minutes.
- In a bowl, mix the yolk, 5 ml of sunflower oil, a little starch and bread.
- Cover with a mixture of hands. Use plastic gloves and place your hands in a container of hot water for thirty minutes.
This procedure must be repeated ten days in a row, every other day.
Emollient care
A homemade hand mask will become an indispensable personal care assistant. For softening masks, cottage cheese is often used. When choosing this dairy product, stop at one that has a high percentage of fat content.
For the curd mask you need:
- Make strong green tea.
- Mix one tablespoon of the drink with two tablespoons of cottage cheese and 5 ml of olive oil. Remove mixture to cool for half an hour.
The product is applied cool for twenty-five minutes. Wash off with cool water.
In another embodiment, masks with cottage cheese are used: a couple of drops of fish oil, a little chopped parsley and twenty grams of cottage cheese.
Glycerin mask softens and moisturizes rough skin. It is prepared according to the following recipe:
- Grind 1.5 tablespoons of oatmeal, dip into hot water.
- Add 5 ml of lemon juice and 30 ml of olive oil and glycerin. Mix.
- Leave on skin for twenty five minutes.
After removing the product, it is recommended to lubricate the skin with a nourishing cream.
Use of fruits and vegetables
Hand masks using fruits and vegetables nourish, moisturize and tone the skin well.
Squash mask recipe:
- Wash the zucchini, peel and remove the pulp (2 tablespoons).
- Grind one spoonful of oatmeal.
- Combine all components with sour cream and apply to the skin.
Remove after thirty minutes.
To prepare a grape mask, it is necessary to mix the flesh of the berries with milled hercules. The finished product is applied and rubbed into the skin for five minutes with massage movements, then washed off.
To prepare a carrot mask, mix grated carrots with a spoon of sour cream and 5 ml of olive oil.
In order to make a softening banana mask, you need to grind the banana and add a little oil to the resulting mixture. Preheat the product in a water bath. Apply a warm product for twenty-five minutes, then remove.
Making a berry mask is also a simple process. It is necessary to knead fresh strawberries in the likeness of porridge, mix with a spoon of sour cream and olive oil. Apply to skin, hide hands in cotton gloves. Leave on for thirty minutes or all night.
The next morning, remove the remaining product.
Nutritious care
Nutritional masks must be used in courses - a couple of times every seven days for two months, then take a break.
Dry egg mask (for hands) is prepared as follows:
- Grind the yolk with a spoon of warm unrefined oil.
- Add a spoonful of lemon juice and boiled water.
Mix the mixture well and apply on hands in two layers until completely dry. Remove the remaining product with a cotton pad or rinse with water.
There is another variant of this product, in which two tablespoons of oil and half of the yolk are used.
For frequent peeling and signs of wilting, use the following recipe:
- Grind the yolk with a spoon of liquid honey.
- Add a spoonful of oil to them. Mix well. You can use the oil that you find in your kitchen.
- Apply on hands in several layers and leave for thirty minutes.
This product can be stored in the refrigerator for a couple of days. Before use, the product must be warmed to room temperature.
A mask with honey and bran has a nourishing and tonic effect on the hands. The recipe is simple:
- Beat the protein well.
- Continuing the process, add one spoonful of honey, milk and lemon juice.
- To make the mixture thick, add a little bran from almonds.
Cover the skin with the resulting product and leave for thirty minutes. Rinse off such funds is recommended decoction of chamomile or other soothing herbs.
Repair damaged skin
For damaged skin, restoring hand masks must be used. At home, such products are made in a few minutes, and the result pleases for a long time.
Cooking a corn mask:
- Thirty ml of corn oil is heated in a water bath.
- Cool slightly and apply on hands.
Use special gloves and leave the resulting product overnight.
If the damage is caused by frequent use of household products, then use a glycerin mask to repair your hands.
Recipe:
- Combine 50 grams of glycerin and a teaspoon of cornmeal in warm water (45 ml). The consistency of the product should resemble jelly.
- Leave on for twenty minutes and rinse with soothing herbal infusion or warm water.
There is another version of the mask using glycerin:
- Mix a couple of drops of honey with glycerin and water, add a little wheat flour.
- Apply to damaged skin.
Masks with glycerin are recommended to be left overnight.
Anti-aging care
Not only the skin of the face undergoes wilting processes, but also the skin of the hands. Anti-aging hand masks made at home will help you take care of it. Such products will provide your skin with softness, wrinkle smoothing, smoothness and firmness.
Recipe for a honey mask with sour cream:
- Combine a tablespoon of warm liquid honey, a tablespoon of sour cream and one yolk.
- Mix well. Apply rubbing on hands and leave for twenty-five minutes.
- Wash hands with warm water. After leaving, use a moisturizer.
Mask with cottage cheese and olive oil:
- In a bowl, mix two tablespoons of cottage cheese, a spoonful of olive oil, a spoonful of lemon peel and a spoonful of brewed green tea.
- Cool the mixture in the refrigerator.
- Apply a cool product for 15-20 minutes, then remove.
This tool tones, restores and nourishes the skin.
Hand masks using cucumber peels also have a rejuvenating effect. Rub them with your hands and leave for fifteen minutes.
According to the same principle, you can use ready-made oatmeal, vegetable oil and mashed potatoes.
Whitening care
Whitening hand masks include lemon. This citrus brightens, tones and tightens the skin.
Lemon mask with mint has a calming, cooling effect. To prepare it, you need to mix a spoonful of fat sour cream with mint juice, chopped mint leaves and five drops of lemon juice. Apply the resulting product for thirty minutes and remove with water.
Excluding mint from the recipe, you can get a whitening and nourishing mask with sour cream.
In another embodiment of the preparation of such a product, sour cream is recommended to be replaced with cream and starch. Such a product can be removed with a cotton pad and rub the remaining mass into the skin, using it as a cream.
A mask with lemon juice and yeast is recommended for a course of two months. You will need 10 grams of yeast, mashed in a spoon of water, and lemon juice. The procedure is repeated several times a week.
For a brightening mask, you can use a spoonful of oatmeal by mixing it with lemon juice. This tool performs the function of light peeling and cleanses the skin well.