Beauty Tip 08. Your hands
We put our hands through more stress than any other part of our
bodies.
And yet, many of us don't give a second thought to taking care
of the poor old fellows.
The result of this neglect, is that millions of women are walking
around with hands of someone ten years their senior.
So how do you keep your hands young and healthy looking?
Simply follow these three rules...
1. Go crazy for hand cream
If your face needs to be moisturised twice daily, your hands will
probably need much more. You wash your hands several times a day
and touch literally thousands of different materials and surfaces,
and as a result hand cream does get worn off.
You need to apply cream at every possible opportunity and the best
way to do this is to have a pot of cream in many locations. Place
a tub next to the kitchen sink, in your office, in your car - anywhere
you spend a lengthy amount of time each day.
2. Water is not a friend to your hands
Water is great for the skin but only in moderation. If you splish
and splash too much it actually has an adverse effect on the skin.
So whenever possible, wipe your hands clean with cleansing cream
or lotion instead of washing them.
And of course, wear washing up gloves when you do the dishes, which
brings us to rule number three...
3. Love the glove
Protect you hands with gloves whenever and wherever you can.
Gardening, washing the dishes and extremely cold weather can all
have a damaging effect on your hands.
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