So we have talked about makeup, care of makeup brushes, your lips....now lets talk about your hands. Taking care of your hands is very important because of the amount of use our hands get on a daily basis. Think about how often you wash your hands or use hand sanitizer. How often do you put lotion on them after? Do you exfoliate (see a pattern with exfoliating???)? Here are a few tips for taking care of your hands.
1. Wash your hands before every meal and moisturize in order to maintain silky soft skin. Choose an intensive hand moisturizer if your skin is very dry.
2. Removing the dead skin cells is very important in order to promote skin cell regeneration. Exfoliating once a week will allow your skin to look and feel great. You can use a homemade scrub or you can use a purchased one. Make sure you are not using a harsh scrub on your hands to avoid skin damage.
3. Protect your hands while you are doing house choirs by wearing rubber gloves. The gloves will protect your skin from harmful chemicals we usually use to clean our household.
4. The Sun can have damaging effects over our skin and our hands are no exception. The effects of the sun's ultraviolet light are well known so protect your hands and skin with sunscreen.
5. The elements, especially cold wind can strip the moisture from our hands so it is necessary to protect them by wearing gloves. If however you forget your gloves protect your hands by putting your hands in your pockets or by pulling your sleeves to cover them as much as possible.
Finding good quality products to use to take care of your hands is as simple as going to Target/Walgreens/WalMart/CVS and finding a quality lotion. I recently started using Pink Papaya products and have found that not only do they have quality products but they are made in the USA and smell AMAZING. Check out the Cranberry Orange Hand Care Spa and Cranberry Orange Hand Treatment Candle from Pink Papaya.
Lisa
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