Hand Care Tips

The condition of your hands can speak volumes on how you live your life and even how old you might be. The hands are without doubt the part of the body that we use the most since we communicate with them, eat with them, perform tasks with them, feel, touch and sense things with them. But perhaps what we do the most and fail to realise is constantly wet them, usually for washing and particularly dishes, which more often than not can strip the hands of their natural oils leaving them dry and wrinkled.

The skin on the hands is delicate and thin, especially on the back on the hand. It is here where you can often tell the age of a person or what kind of life style they live. Well kept and healthy looking hands are a reflection on how well we care for our skin and respect the bodily part without which we would be seriously lost.

The best way to take care of your hands is to protect them on a regular basis. Try to avoid using soaps that are extremely alkaline with a PH of 8 and above. The skin has a PH of 4 and 6.5 which is slightly acidic so an alkaline soap will strips the skin of its natural acid mantle which serve to protect it. A mild soap with a PH of 7 such as Dove is the kindest soap you can use on your hands.

Moisturise your hands as often as possible, at least 4 times a day and always after washing. When washing clothes or dishes always wear rubber gloves and again apply a moisturiser afterwards. Protect your hands from the changes in weather conditions and don’t forget to apply SPF sun screen to the backs of the hands every day even in cloudy weather.

Whenever you can treat yourself to a manicure and give your hands and nails a good pampering. Healthy looking hands not only look nice but they also make a good impression on others.