Our hands are often one of the most neglected areas of our body when it comes to skincare, even though we use our hands for everything and wash them many times a day. This can take a toll on your skin, cuticles and nails, so it’s important to give your hands some attention and take care of them.

Here are a few ways you can take care of your hands and give them a boost of care:

Lower the water temperature 

Hot water can stress out the skin, cause premature aging and cause significant drying. So while the hot water can feel soothing and relaxing, lower the water temperature for the sake of your skin and your hands will thank you for it. 

Moisturize

Keeping a moisturizer on hand is one of the easiest and yet incredibly impactful skincare steps you can do. Carry a moisturizer with you throughout the day and reapply as needed to give your hands a surge of moisture as needed. A nice hand cream, like the one from the Blue Lagoon body care products range for example, will soak in nicely and give the skin on your hands the needed boost throughout the day. 

Use gentle soap

Some soaps (especially when they have alcohol in them) can be stripping on the skin, particularly when combined with hot water. So try switching out any stripping soaps for ones that have hydrating ingredients in them such as aloe. That way you can keep up with your hand washing products but not cause too much stress on your hands.  

Always wear glove when doing chores

After doing chores, particularly those that require cleaning products, chances are the skin on your hands feel rather stressed out afterwards. To help protect your skin, always wear gloves when you’re doing chores to help protect the skin and keep those intense ingredients from cleaning products off of your skin. It can often take a significant amount of time to repair the damage or stress done by cleaning products on the sensitive skin on the hands, and using gloves is an easy step you can take to protect them. 

Choose hand sanitizer wisely 

There are many hand sanitizers out there on the market, and while it is such a popular product to use nowadays, this is a time to ensure that you are choosing your hand sanitizer wisely. Many hand sanitizers contain significant levels of alcohol in them which can dry out your hands and when reapplied consistently, can make things even worse. Ideally you can find a hand sanitizer that is effective but also hydrating with ingredients such as aloe vera. 

Exfoliate once every few days

While it is commonly discussed to exfoliate the rest of our bodies, the hands are often a forgotten part of the body. Use a gentle exfoliator such as the one you use on your face for your hands, and remember to moisturize afterwards! 

What steps do you take to care of your hands? 

Georgie

Georgie – twenty something content creator based in Yorkshire, writing about all things pretty in life