How to Help and Prevent Dry Hands
Handwashing is important these days but notoriously harsh on the skin, often resulting in rough, dry skin. Because there is little fat on the backs of your hands – and the skin there is much thinner – dryness and signs of aging are much more noticeable on your hands than on your face. If you find that your youthful hands are turning dry and cracked, read on for these Eminence Organic Skin Care solutions to reversing their transformation.
Choose Rich Moisturizers For Dry Hand Treatment
When soaping up is a priority, humidity levels are low and heating systems are sucking the moisture from your skin, you’ll want to fight back with Eminence Organics hand care, especially our Mangosteen Replenishing Hand Cream. This luxurious hand cream maintains hydration through multiple handwashings as well as resurfaces and refines the skin with our Lactic Acid Complex. Another effective choice is our Vanilla Mint Hand Cream. The organic shea butter ingredient is an excellent emollient to hydrate dry skin on your hands, with a delicate hint of fresh vanilla and mint. Avocado and rosehip oils also nourish and revitalize the skin for a smooth and youthful look.
Protect Your Hands With Gloves
Gloves are not only a stylish accessory, but they are also an essential step to protecting your paws from drying elements. Make sure you slide on a pair to safeguard against wind and to keep moisture in your skin. Gloves are especially essential for vigorous activities like dishwashing. Avoid oil-stripping dish detergent from drying out your hands and don rubber gloves when cleaning up the kitchen. The last thing you want to suffer now is an uncomfortable case of chapped “dishpan hands.”
Shield Your Skin With SPF
According to the Annals of Internal Medicine, slathering sunscreen on your hands not only protects them from skin cancer and sunburn, but it is also clinically proven to preserve them from signs of aging. In this Australian study, members of the group that used daily sunscreen on areas including the hands showed 24% fewer lines, wrinkles, and coarseness on their skin. To achieve the same effect for your dry hands, we recommend the application of sunscreen on your hands, as needed. A sun care product like Lilikoi Mineral Defense Sport Sunscreen SPF 30 not only blocks harmful UVA and UVB rays, but it also moisturizes your skin and leaves it silky smooth.
Plump Your Skin At Night
At Eminence Organics, one of the best solutions we recommend for dry skin on your hands is a night-time treatment. Monoi Age Corrective Night Body Cream is a fabulous (and fragrant!) way to soothe super dry hands, using shea butter which is high in fatty acids. Argan oil provides extra nourishment, while botanical hyaluronic acid and nutmeg plump the skin and minimize the appearance of lines and wrinkles. We love coating our hands in this rich lotion at night and slipping on a pair of cotton gloves (or clean socks, in a pinch). After eight hours of beauty sleep, you’ll be waking up to hands that are as perfectly moisturized and soft as baby skin.
Pamper With An At-Home Dry Hand Treatment
- Soak
After filing your polish-free nails, the first step of your organic manicure is to soak your fingertips and soften your cuticles. For our soaking solution, we like to mix one pump of Coconut Milk Cleanser into a bowl of warm water. Leave hands in for at least two to five minutes, so fingertips and cuticles are hydrated and gently cleansed.
- Exfoliate
Are your hands still feeling a little rough? Buff away any scaly skin with our sugar scrubs. Choosing from three delicious exfoliators – Coconut Sugar Scrub, Blueberry Soy Sugar Scrub, and Cranberry Pomegranate Sugar Scrub – you can remove dead skin cells and replenish moisture. Rinse thoroughly and gently pat dry your silky smooth hands.
- Moisturize
Our award-winning Apricot Body Oil is the perfect blend of luxury oils to deeply moisturize your nails and cuticles. Massage this fragrant oil into the hands and while it absorbs, use a clean cuticle stick to gently push back your cuticles.
- Finish
Complete your at-home manicure by smoothing on the Mangosteen Replenishing Hand Cream. One application leaves your hands silky soft, even with multiple handwashing.
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