The appearance of the hands can tell a lot about a person’s health status, habits and lifestyle of their owner. Women pay special attention to their hands, but it’s rather difficult to monitor their condition, when there is a lot of household chores, you constantly have to contact household cleaning products. And I want the skin to have no cracks or dryness. But are the causes of the poor condition of the skin of the hands so harmless, perhaps this is a sign of some kind of disease?
Weather
The skin on the fingers is drying and cracking - this is a common complaint in the cold season. When the street is cold, the skin quickly dries up, especially if the street is wind. A similar problem arises with the active exposure to sunlight. The same problem arises if the climate is changeable, constant changes in atmospheric temperature are observed.
The problem with the epidermis appears for one simple reason - lack of moisture. Therefore, it is very important in winter to protect hands from piercing cold, and to moisturize them at home.
Household factors
Does the skin crack on the fingers? The reasons for the appearance are as follows:
- constant contact with water;
- the use of household chemicals without protective equipment;
- lack of care for the epidermis.
Problems can arise when using low-quality cosmetics.
Nutrition and Vitamin Lack
Another reason why the skin on the fingers is drying and cracking is an unbalanced diet. A similar problem is often encountered by women who are sitting on exhausting and mono-diets. Lack of vitamins and nutrients very quickly affects the state of health and skin.
The dry epidermis on the hands may indicate that the person has vitamin deficiency. Most often, the problem arises from a lack of vitamin A, P, C or E. You can fill in the deficiency of fat-soluble vitamins through the use of vegetables, namely bell pepper, tomatoes and carrots. It will help stabilize the epidermis with cottage cheese, beef, nuts and beans. Do not give up the use of vegetable oils, cereals and dairy products.
With severe weight loss in the body, there may be a lack of vitamin PP, the lack of which adversely affects the state of the epidermis.
Internal problems
The skin between the fingers is drying and cracking - what is the reason? Such a problem is often consulted by a dermatologist if at home it is not possible to cope with it. It may be eczema or a fungal disease. In some cases, dry skin may be an indication of an allergic reaction or hormonal failure. Often this symptom occurs against a background of problems with the gastrointestinal tract or pancreas.
Of course, if dryness cannot be eliminated, you will have to look for the cause by undergoing a full medical examination.
Treatment methods
Today, there are many methods to eliminate dryness and cracks in the skin. This means that you can cook with your own hands at home, creams prepared by cosmetic companies and pharmaceutical companies. Quite rarely, but it is possible to eliminate the problem only with the help of drug therapy, but this is provided that the provocateur is an internal disease. Such treatment can only be prescribed by a doctor.
The easiest way to cope with a problem is if it arose against the background of external factors.
General Hygiene Guidelines
The skin on the fingers is drying and cracking - what should I do? If the problem appears even periodically, then contact with water and household chemicals should be minimized. If it is necessary to use detergents, then all procedures should be carried out with gloves. We'll have to give up nail polish at least for a while, especially gel polish.
Every day, before going to bed, it is necessary to lubricate the skin of the hands with cream. You can use a cream with glycerin or "Children's", that is, the most gentle and with a minimum amount of preservatives and chemical additives. According to the same principle, it is necessary to select soap for daily use.
It is recommended to make baths, masks with medicinal herbs.
If the skin on the fingers breaks near the nails or between the fingers, then you can use special glue so that the wounds heal faster. By the way, wounds near the nails often indicate that the body lacks vitamins.
We prepare ointments and creams at home
Cracking cream can be made according to the following recipe, which will require:
- calendula;
- plantain;
- chamomile;
- a series of.
All herbs are mixed (one tablespoon each) and pour a glass of hot boiled water. The mixture is insisted for 8 hours. For the cream, you need to mix one spoon of honey with butter (a small piece). One tablespoon of the broth is added to the mixture, everything is thoroughly mixed and this hands are treated daily with this composition, in the morning and in the evening.
To maintain moisture in the epidermis of the hands for 24 hours, you can create an ointment based on chamomile concentrate. To prepare it, you need to brew 2 tablespoons of chamomile flowers in 100 grams of water. To begin with, bring the mixture to a boil, then simmer over low heat for one hour, not forgetting to stir occasionally. After, strain the mixture and add 1 teaspoon of jojoba oil and shea butter, 4 drops of sweet orange (essential) oil to it. After thorough mixing, preferably with a whisk, the cream is ready to use.
You can make a mixture and make compresses out of it that you can hold on your hands for 30 minutes. For cooking, you need to mix 5 grams of glycerin with two tablespoons of honey.
Getting rid of cracks
Honey hand mask. Very good reviews about the use of honey in the presence of cracks in the skin of the hands. For the mask you will need one egg yolk, which should be mixed with 50 grams of olive oil (in its absence, you can use vegetable oil). Mix the components and add honey (3 tbsp. L.)
The mask should be applied to cracks in the skin of the hands; it is recommended that the hands themselves be covered with cellophane for 30 minutes. After the procedure, the cellophane is removed, the hands are washed in warm water and covered with a moisturizer. It is better to even use real homemade sour cream.
To get rid of cracks, it is recommended to make baths with potato starch. In 250 ml of boiling water brew 1 teaspoon of starch. Stir the mixture thoroughly until the starch is completely dissolved. After the solution becomes sticky, it should be diluted with 500 ml of hot water. The bath is ready, hands should be immersed in it for 20 minutes. After the procedure, the hands are treated with a nourishing cream.
Does the skin on the fingers dry and crack? A bath with medicinal plants will help:
- chamomile;
- calendula;
- plantain.
All herbs are mixed in equal parts (2 tbsp. L.) And pour one liter of boiling water. After cooling, hands should be placed in the bath for 20 minutes. The procedure is recommended to be carried out every day until the skin is completely restored.
Does the skin crack on the fingers? The reasons for household chemicals or the climatic features of the place of residence? A nourishing mask can even be made from products that every housewife has - oatmeal. Two tablespoons of cereal must be poured with boiling water and wait until they swell. After that, they are evenly distributed throughout the arm and left for 15 minutes. After the composition is washed off, and the hands are treated with essential moisturizing oil.
You can use sea buckthorn oil (3 tbsp. L.), Which is mixed with 1 tablespoon of honey. The mixture is applied to damaged areas of the skin. After 30 minutes, the mixture is washed off, best with a herbal decoction, and the hands are treated with oil or a nutritious, preferably natural cream.
Pharmacy products
For the treatment of skin on the fingers, especially if the cover is cracked to blood, then does not heal for a long time, it is better to use pharmaceutical preparations that allow you to quickly heal wounds. You should choose ointments and creams that have antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties, that is, they allow you to restore the skin as quickly as possible.
It is recommended to apply such ointments and creams in a thick layer and protect your hands with cotton or cosmetic gloves. It is recommended to carry out the procedure until complete recovery.
The most popular products include: Actovegin, Levomekol, Vulnuzan, Sinaflan.
Very good reviews about Radevit cream for hands. This is a combination drug that quickly eliminates itching and moisturizes the skin well. The cream is often recommended to be used in complex therapy in the presence of skin diseases, for example, with burns, dermatitis, erosion. The tool is suitable as a prophylactic for allergies or periodic inflammatory processes. If there are cracks or other defects on the skin, then they must be treated with an antiseptic before cream treatment. The cream is applied to the affected areas of the skin 2 times throughout the day. If the epidermis is peeling off heavily, then a dressing should be done after treatment with a cream, which should stop air from reaching the treated skin areas.
You can also use Panthenol, Bepanten and Solcoseryl ointment. The last cream is made from natural ingredients, so it has a very short shelf life.
We use oils
The easiest way to deal with the problem when the skin on the fingers is drying and cracking is to use essential oils on a regular basis. The main thing is that they are natural. Oils can reanimate the skin and even accelerate the growth of nails. Oil of tea tree, chamomile, geranium, marjoram, juniper possesses excellent properties. In addition to the moisturizing effect, they have an antibacterial property and quickly heal wounds. These oils can be mixed and made from them a compress.
Grapefruit, orange and ylang-ylang oil have excellent properties. The main thing to remember is that the effect depends on the regularity of the use of oils. If you make a compress or mask once a month or a week, then you should not expect a miracle. Only regular use will get rid of the problem.
Epidermis peeling
Why is the skin on the fingers clinging? Most often, this problem occurs against the background of a fungal disease. Naturally, in such a situation, it is urgent to consult a doctor. If there is no time, then you can cope with the problem at home. For treatment, you will need freshly squeezed lemon juice, which needs to be processed on the skin of the hands for several days.
Juice can be squeezed from the fetus and applied to the affected areas of the skin with a cotton swab, or you can cut a slice of lemon and treat it with the epidermis. After 10 minutes, hands should be washed under warm water and treated with a moisturizer.
However, one should always remember that getting rid of fungal diseases of the skin with folk remedies is possible only if the disease is at an initial stage.
Conclusion
Everyone should always remember that it is better to prevent any problem than to be treated later. As soon as even the slightest problems with the skin of the hands appear, you should immediately take measures, treat them with a moisturizer or essential oil.
In the cold season, you should definitely protect your hands from the cold. When doing household chores, women are better off wearing gloves to protect their skin.