Take care of your hands!!

Hello everyone!!

It is said that the hands reveal the age of a person: a lady may have put botox, acid, vitamins and things like that on her face, have a facelift … and even tough the appearance of her face is that of someone younger, her hands provide a clue about her true age. This is because hands don’t receive much attention and, even when they do, it is difficult to make hands “appear younger” than their age (however, I have heard that infiltrations exist also for hands).

Hands have hardly any fat or collagen, so the aged appearance is noticeable earlier. Older people often have brown spots on their hands, just as on the face. These spots, as I said in a previous post, can be removed with the electric hair removal machine (although I suppose there will also be laser methods).

Although the advice that I am going to give seems quite obvious, I want to remember some things here precisely because I see many people who do not follow them every day:

1. Protect your hands from cold weather. Especially in winter months, never forget your gloves! Cold weather causes hands to become dry, scaly and rough.

2. Protect your hands from the sun. I already explained previously that I am not in favor of applying sunscreen every day, that this type of recommendation seems to me somewhat interested from people who want to sell creams (in addition to many other issues regarding their ingredients). My advice is to walk in the shade and to be protected with an umbrella, which also works for the rain. Besides, I use hats! I leave sunscreen only for situations in which I am going to be directly exposed to the sun for a long time (beach, swimming pool …). If we use umbrellas hands are already protected in the shade. But if your hands are going to be exposed to the sun, remember to also put sunscreen on your hands.

3. Use gloves for housework. It horrifies me when I see people washing dishes without gloves, exposing their hands to hot water and the chemicals in dish soap (it is better if you have a dishwasher, it saves water and involves less work for you). The same when we clean the house or wash clothes by hand. I have a hairdresser friend with shattered hands, because of course, she spends the day washing heads … in this case I don’t know if there will be any type of suitable gloves for it, but it would be recommended.

4. Hydrate your hands. Just as you wash your face and moisturize it at night, do the same with your hands. We wash and dry our hands several times a day, so they need extra hydration. Coconut oil is good for it. If you prefer creams (I am quite anti-creams), one that seems awesome to me is Neutrogena. Or you can just put petroleum jelly (although petroleum jelly is derived from petroleum and I’m a bit anti-it too).

5. Wash your hands! Well, this no longer applies to hand care but we all know that it is a basic hygiene measure: wash your hands before eating, cooking, after going to the bathroom, changing diapers or playing with the dog … Outside home it is always better, if we have the option, to dry our hands with paper than with hot air (it dries out the hands). And if it is not so easy to find a sink, antibacterial gels are a good option, they do not need rinsing and can be carried in your bag. And another tip that may also seem obvious but it is not so obvious: you have to wash your hands before washing your face or applying moisturizer or makeup. That is, our hands are clean when we put the soap with which we are going to wash our face, moisturizer or makeup. UPDATE!!: This post was written long before Covid-19, but this last recommendation seems more useful than ever.

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·Neutrogena hand cream: https://amzn.to/3mzZIzg

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·Crema de manos de Neutrógena: https://amzn.to/3iOulPa