Hands are the part of the body that is most susceptible to the harmful effects of external factors. Frequent contact with chlorinated water, detergents, washing powder and soap leads to the fact that the skin of the hands becomes rough, constantly deficient in moisture and ages early. For many women, hand care comes down to using a moisturizer, but as a rule, such care is often not enough, especially if the first signs of aging appear on the skin. In order to keep your hands in perfect condition, you need to carry out comprehensive care based on regular hydration and nutrition of the skin. At the same time, it is not necessary to use expensive cosmetics, because it is much easier and more convenient to prepare caring products on your own, for example, to make hand masks at home.
Home hand care
The skin of the hands is naturally thin and dry, it contains a minimum amount of sebaceous glands and is more vulnerable than the rest of the skin. Under the influence of various negative factors, the water-fat balance of the skin of the hands is disturbed, it loses its ability to retain moisture, becomes rough and begins to peel off. In order to stop this process, you must follow a few simple rules:
- Avoid using too hot water to wash your hands, as it dries your skin a lot, and be sure to dry your hands with a towel.
- Whenever possible, wear rubber gloves when doing housework, so you can protect your hands from the harsh effects of household chemicals.
- Clean your hands at least twice a month with a scrub you can buy at a local store or make your own.
- Make it a rule to regularly lubricate your hands with moisturizer. Apply the cosmetic product with light massaging movements starting from the fingertips.
- Drink plenty of fluids and remember to include fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs in your daily diet.
And, of course, full-fledged hand care is impossible without cosmetic masks, it is they who are able to replenish the lack of moisture and nutrients in the skin cells in a short time. In addition, such cosmetics can be used not only in the presence of any problems, but also for preventive purposes.
Rules for the use of masks
Home-made hand masks can be much more effective than factory-made cosmetics, because such care products do not contain perfume or alcohol, which dries the skin a lot. But in order for such procedures to give a result, you need to take into account some of the nuances:
- Any homemade masks must be prepared immediately before use, since long-term storage they are not subject.
- If there is any damage to the skin (wounds, cracks or scratches), do not use masks that contain components such as lemon juice or berries, otherwise you can experience very painful sensations.
- Before carrying out the procedure, you need to thoroughly wash your hands with soap and steam them slightly in hot water - this will enhance the beneficial effect of active substances.
- After applying the mask, it is advisable to put on soft cotton gloves on your hands or simply cover them with a thick cloth. If the cosmetic product has a liquid consistency, you can use polyethylene gloves, and put on cotton gloves over them.
- The duration of the procedures is on average 15–20 minutes, after which the mask must be removed with a damp swab or simply washed off with water.
- For preventive purposes, masks are recommended to be applied no more than twice a week, and in the presence of certain problems, the frequency of procedures can be increased.
- Contraindications to such procedures may be various skin diseases (including fungal) and allergies to the components of the mask. Therefore, always test it on the skin before using the ready-made composition for its intended purpose.
Recipe for the occasion::
There are many different recipes for making masks at home. All of them consist of natural products rich in vitamins and other beneficial substances that most favorably affect the condition of the skin of the hands, help fight the signs of aging, eliminate dryness and flaking.
Moisturizing hand masks
These homemade masks contain enough moisture to relieve the discomfort caused by dry skin.
Curd mask with glycerin
- 50 g soft cottage cheese;
- 2-3 sprigs of parsley;
- 5 drops of glycerin;
- 30 ml of almond oil.
Preparation:
- Chop the parsley in a blender or mash with a pestle until puree.
- Mix the resulting gruel with cottage cheese and add oil and glycerin to the finished mass.
- Apply the mask to your hands (including palms) and wear gloves.
- After twenty minutes, wash off the mask with warm water and lubricate your hands with a nourishing cream.
Banana mask with yogurt and olive oil
- 1 ripe banana;
- 100 g white yogurt;
- 1 teaspoon (teaspoon) olive oil.
Preparation:
- Grind the banana pulp in a blender and thoroughly grind the resulting gruel with butter.
- Add yogurt, stir and apply the prepared formula to the skin of your hands.
- Put on cotton gloves and walk like this for about thirty minutes.
- Rinse off the mask with water and lubricate your hands with cream.
Cucumber mask with kefir and linseed oil
Cucumber is the record holder for water content, so any masks containing this healthy vegetable have a moisturizing effect, soften the skin and relieve irritation.
- 1 fresh cucumber (medium)
- 100 ml of kefir;
- 1 tablespoon (tablespoon) of flaxseed oil.
Preparation:
- Grate pre-peeled cucumber.
- Add kefir and butter to the resulting gruel, mix thoroughly and apply the ready-made composition to the skin of the hands with massaging movements.
- Put on plastic gloves and let sit for thirty minutes.
- Rinse off the mask and use a nourishing cream with a light texture.
Nourishing hand masks
The action of such masks is based on eliminating the deficiency of nutrients in the skin cells. In addition, nourishing masks soften and tone the skin of the hands and prevent cracking.
Honey mask with oatmeal and milk
Honey is one of the most popular components of nourishing masks, it can be used even for severe skin damage (unless, of course, you are allergic to bee products).
- 50 g of honey;
- 30 g oat flour;
- a third of a glass of hot milk.
Preparation:
- Mix the milk and flour so that no lumps remain.
- Combine the resulting mass with honey and rub until smooth.
- Spread the prepared composition evenly on the skin of your hands and leave for twenty minutes.
- Rinse off the mask and lubricate your hands with a nourishing cream.
Aloe and Castor Oil Honey Mask
- 30 g thick honey;
- 1 aloe leaf;
- 1 spoon (dessert) castor oil;
- a few drops of grapefruit or orange essential oil.
Preparation:
- Grind the aloe leaf in a blender.
- Combine the resulting gruel with honey and castor oil, add essential oil and mix thoroughly.
- Apply the nutritive formula to your hands and wash off after twenty minutes.
- In the presence of cracks and other damage, you can rinse the skin with chamomile broth after the procedure.
Potato mask with carrot juice and vegetable oil
- 1 raw potato
- 30 g of liquid honey;
- 50 ml of vegetable oil;
- 1 small carrot.
Preparation:
- Peel the vegetables and grate.
- Add oil and honey to the resulting gruel, mix thoroughly and apply the finished mass on your hands.
- After forty minutes, remove the mask and lubricate the skin with cream.
Anti-aging hand masks
It is advisable to make masks with a rejuvenating effect before going to bed and leave them overnight, wearing gloves. In the morning, rinse off the composition, and then apply any hand cream intended for daily use to the skin.
Egg mask with lemon and olive oil
- 1 egg yolk (raw)
- 1 dessert spoon of olive oil;
- 5 drops of lemon juice.
Preparation:
- Whisk the cooled egg yolk and butter until smooth.
- Add lemon juice to the resulting mass and mix.
- Apply the prepared composition to your hands and put on cotton gloves.
- If the mask does not cause discomfort, you can put it on overnight.
Peach mask with starch and almond oil
- 1 ripe peach;
- 1 tablespoon (tablespoon) of potato starch.
Preparation:
- Remove the skin from the peach and use a blender to puree the fruit pulp.
- Mix the puree with the starch and apply the thick mixture to the skin in a thick layer.
- Put gloves over the mask and leave overnight.
- In the morning, wash off the mixture with water and brush your hands with cream or olive oil.
Herbal mask with butter
- 20 g dried plantain leaves;
- 10 g of chamomile flowers;
- 20 g of calendula flowers;
- 10 g string;
- 150 ml boiling water;
- 50 g butter.
Preparation:
- Mix vegetable raw materials and pour boiling water over it.
- Cover the container with a lid and let the broth brew for at least six hours.
- Strain the finished broth through cheesecloth folded in two layers and mix the resulting liquid with oil.
- Massage the mask onto your hands and wear gloves. By the morning, the composition usually has time to be absorbed, so you do not need to rinse it off.
The effectiveness of homemade masks can be increased by combining them with other procedures: herbal baths, peeling and medical wraps - such a comprehensive approach will provide your hands with reliable protection from harmful effects and will help solve many skin problems.
In the cold season, the delicate skin of the hands especially requires attention and care: wind, snow, excessive moisture - all this contributes to skin peeling and accelerated aging processes. In order to be fully armed, you need to take care of your hands every day: purchased or homemade masks for dry skin of hands, creams and lotions.
Dry skin of the hands and the reasons for the appearance
Hands are the girl's business card. Few people know that it is also a kind of sensor of the state of the body.
Dry skin can be triggered by several factors:
- improper nutrition;
- lack of vitamins and minerals;
- diseases of the circulatory or endocrine system (anemia, iodine deficiency);
- change of weather, strong wind, snow, etc.
- lack of proper hand care;
- working with chemicals or detergents without protective gloves.
Even in the cold season, try to eat more fruits and fresh vegetables, be sure to drink vitamins, this will support not only your appearance, but also improve the internal state of the body.
If the creams that are sold in stores are somewhat expensive or not credible, then you can make moisturizing and nourishing hand masks at home.
Be sure to do a manicure and pedicure at home once a week: trim rough skin, remove cuticles, model the shape of the nail. Do the nails too, and then you will not be in danger of dryness or cracks.
When working with detergents, generously lubricate the handles with cream, and then wear gloves.
Video: Making a hand mask at home
Nourishing hand masks
Honey-based creams work great, and such products are universal: these are also moisturizing and whitening hand masks.
Moisturizing hand masks at home
- Green tea well helps to fight fatigue and dryness of the skin. Mix a tablespoon of cottage cheese with a spoonful of strong tea, add a teaspoon of oil (sunflower or olive), and a little lemon zest, stir and hold on your hands for half an hour.
- Cucumbers and zucchini also able to saturate the body with moisture. We rub any of the vegetables on a grater, mix it with oatmeal, you should get a strong gruel, apply it to your hands and face.
- Linen mask- a powerful argument in the fight against congenital dryness of the skin. Mix the oil of the plant with a tablespoon of honey, juice of a whole lemon and apply it to your hands. We put on gloves on top and wait two hours, then wash off with a decoction of potatoes.
Home remedies for chapped and aging skin
Anti-aging hand masks
Hands age faster than the entire body, and therefore care should be much more careful. It helps well French anti-aging hand masks based on oats or eggs.
Paraffin hand mask
- Medical paraffin 2 kg (sold in every pharmacy).
- A good nourishing cream (say honey with olive oil).
- Patience.
Put the paraffin in a tall enamel bowl (the container must be absolutely dry), and melt it over low heat. Before starting the procedure, be sure to cleanse the skin with a hand scrub and apply a nourishing cream. Now remove the paraffin from the heat, it should be at a pleasant warm temperature, do not bring the mixture to a boil. We start the procedure by dipping hands. First, lower your fingers for a few seconds, check the temperature, then completely immerse your hands in the mixture for 10 seconds and remove, repeat this action 8 times.
As a result, a paraffin film should form on the skin. We put on cotton or terry gloves and hold the mask for half an hour. After this time, the wax is removed from the hands together with the glove, we apply the nourishing cream and enjoy the result.
Today, cosmetology has achieved such progress that could not have been thought of 10-15 years ago. Every day, new creams, procedures and products are invented to rejuvenate the skin. Unfortunately, many girls are chasing perfect face forgets about the beauty of the hands, but they age much faster. This article will focus on different ways designed to rejuvenate the skin of the hands and protect it from wilting.
Causes of skin withering
Every woman knows what is not well-groomed hands can completely ruin the first impression of a person. Of course, it is impossible to stop the aging process, but it is in our power to understand and take into account the reasons that cause it. Let's take a look at several factors that contribute to the appearance of wrinkles on the skin.
Weather
Bright sunlight always cheers up, improves well-being, recalls pleasant days spent at sea or in nature. However, you should not abuse the sun. Ultraviolet is one of the main enemies female skin... A long stay in the heat in summer provokes drying out of the skin and dehydrates the body. Age spots, dryness begin to appear, the skin becomes rough.
In winter, when it is freezing outside, the hands of many girls are unbearably cold, even with gloves. The impression is greatly enhanced by the presence of an icy gusty wind. At such temperatures, blood circulation decreases, and hands, again, are at risk of premature aging.
Household chemicals
Think about it, how often do you wear gloves when you wash the dishes or the bathroom? If not, then it's best to start doing it right now. The components that contain cleaning agents are sometimes extremely aggressive and have a negative effect on the skin of women's hands. The same goes for the constant use of gels and antibacterial soaps. Of course, hands must always be kept clean, but uncontrolled washing will only do harm. If you constantly use such products, the layers of the skin will no longer serve as protection against the penetration of bacteria.
Age
Over time, the body produces less and less collagen, and these changes have a profound effect on the face, neck and hands. This is a completely natural process that happens to every woman. The amount of water and fat in the cells gradually decreases, so the skin becomes thinner and becomes covered with age spots.
Hormonal Disorders
The most dangerous hormonal disorders occur in women different ages... They can start as early as adolescence, but progress during pregnancy, breastfeeding, menopause. Such disruptions stop the production of estrogen, forcing the skin to age quickly. These processes are especially visible on the hands, if you do not protect them from weather conditions and aggressive detergents.
Prevention of aging
Here are some basic tips for girls with problem skin hands:
- always wear gloves or mittens in cold or windy weather;
- do not use hot water to wash your hands: it greatly dries the skin;
- when cleaning at home, protect your hands with rubber gloves, and if you sweat your palms, sprinkle them with baby powder;
- try to expose your hands to direct sunlight less; it will be useful to apply a protective cream or lotion before going out;
- use an emollient after each wash. fat cream;
- choose the right soap, only soft cream-based options are suitable;
- do a manicure more often, because this means not only nail care, but also useful hand baths;
- drink at least two liters of water to keep your body hydrated at all times.
Care methods
Rejuvenating your hands at home is not as difficult as it seems at first glance. To do this, you do not need to go to expensive clinics and order the services of a beautician.
It's a good idea to master some small workouts for your arms to keep them in good shape at all times. One such workout is hand gymnastics. Before exercising, be sure to apply a moisturizer.
The technique is as follows:
- we stretch our arms well and connect at a fast pace, and then spread our fingers;
- on one hand we slightly move our fingers apart, and with the other we try to spread them to a greater distance, after the exercise, be sure to shake off your hands, you can lightly pat them against each other;
- take a small ball and try to point and thumb squeeze it as tightly as possible (if there is no ball at home, imagine that it is in your hand).
For old skin an excellent helper is a rejuvenating mask.
These masks make your hands soft and moisturize the skin for a long time. Cosmetologists advise using this remedy once or twice a week. Before applying the mask, you can also try baths. You can even do them in front of a TV or computer. There are many other proven remedies that really help the skin of the hands to find a second life.
Varieties
The first thing that comes to mind is, of course, an emollient cream. Creams designed to keep hands youthful always contain a lot of glycerin, which makes the skin softer and more velvety. There are several types of such creams: nourishing, moisturizing, protective, anti-aging, medicinal. The composition of the product may also vary. When choosing a cream, do not forget about your skin type.
The mask is what helps the hands to rejuvenate literally in an instant. The best masks come from products familiar from childhood. It can be raw vegetables, fruits, eggs, chocolate, honey, dairy products. The main effect of the procedure is nutrition and saturation of the skin with useful microelements.
After a frosty and windy day, a small bath will ideally warm your chilled hands.
It will not only make the blood circulate faster, but also remove the roughness of the skin. For the preparation of trays, a variety of herbs, vegetable broths, dairy products, and cosmetic paraffin are most often used.
To cope with wrinkles in women after 50 years, nothing more than a massage will be able to. Thanks to the massage, the skin is well saturated with oxygen and begins to breathe. The flow of useful vitamins and minerals into the upper layers is activated, providing necessary food skin. If you regularly do massages at the age of 30, then you can forget about the appearance of wrinkles for many years.
To keep the skin always glowing and looking well-groomed, it is necessary to renew it. The coarse, old cells that make hands so unattractive are the result of washing floors and walking around without gloves.
Active peeling is what you need in such a situation.
The ingredients for the procedure are often coffee grounds, sugar, honey, oat flour, grapes.
Criterias of choice
In order not to be mistaken and choose the right hand care option, you should take into account your own skin type.
For dry, constantly flaky hands, nourishing and moisturizing creams are the best choice. The moisturizer is lightweight and absorbs very quickly, so you can apply it any time of the day.
Nutritious creams are usually oily, it is best to use such a cream at night.
This does not mean at all that normal or oily skin does not need additional hydration. Light moisturizers and protective creams work well for this type of skin. It is recommended to apply them before going outside, especially if the weather is cold or windy. But to reduce age spots and redness, use a brightening cream: it will whiten the skin and improve the appearance of the hands.
When choosing a cream, you should definitely carefully study its composition.
Here are some essential ingredients for hand care:
- glycerin and lanolin - suitable for moisturizing very dry skin;
- panthenol - has a calming effect, relieves allergic reactions;
- aloe - is a real storehouse of healing substances;
- beeswax - normalizes the water-fat balance and smoothes wrinkles;
- bisabolol - has an antiseptic effect, fights bacteria and inflammation;
- avocado oil - contains many vitamins and rejuvenates the skin;
- vitamin C - prevents skin aging, protects against microbes;
- Shea butter - makes the skin smoother, more pleasant to the touch and youthful.
Masks also come in several types. There are different bases of masks: cream, gel or collagen. Using such products, you can achieve several results: skin rejuvenation, renewal, nutrition, whitening.
There are masks that saturate the dermis with oxygen, so that the skin breathes freely.
When deciding to try a certain remedy on yourself, follow a few rules:
- do not use masks with citrus or berry ingredients with wounds or scratches on your hands;
- wash and steam your hands well before applying the product;
- if the mask was bought in a store, strictly adhere to the time specified in the instructions;
- after applying the mask, do not forget to wear disposable gloves on top;
- after rinsing, spread the nourishing cream on your hands.
Using trays in your daily hand care is a very good solution. Any type of skin responds to such procedures very favorably, and there are no contraindications. Baths can be different, and most often girls choose medicinal herbs to achieve a good effect.
However, the procedure that really helps to quickly put the dermis in order is paraffin therapy.
Of course, many have heard of such new method and prefer to do it in a professional salon. Home paraffin therapy will cost much less, and the result will be no worse. The only thing that needs to be purchased is a paraffin bath. In use, such a bath is a more convenient option than a water bath.
Recipes for rejuvenation products
There are a lot of tools that can restore skin elasticity, make it beautiful and healthy. It is easy to prepare masks, lotions, baths and scrubs at home. To do this, you only need a little food from your refrigerator.
Anti-aging masks
Masks are the best way to get fast results in a short time. If up to 45 years old you can still afford to limit yourself to lotion or scrub, then after this age the care should be more thorough.
Recipe 1
It is necessary to take the carrots and cucumber, wash thoroughly, cut off the "butts". Mix vegetables well in a blender until smooth. Add two tablespoons of olive oil and half an ampoule of vitamin A (sold in pharmacies) to the resulting mixture. The mask is applied for half an hour, and then washed off with warm water.
Recipe 2
Boil until tender two large potatoes in their uniforms, turn into mashed potatoes. Add a few tablespoons of hot milk and one spoonful of olive oil to the finished puree. The mask is held on hands for about 40 minutes.
Recipe 3
We take two tablespoons of honey and melt well to a liquid state. Mix honey with chicken yolk and a couple of tablespoons of very fatty sour cream. It is recommended to hold the mask with honey for half an hour.
Recipe 4
Grate one large apple yellow color, mix with a tablespoon of olive oil and a tablespoon of cream. You can wash off such a mask after twenty minutes. It is worth noting that after 50 years, masks with apples are not a good idea. It will be more productive to use bananas, strawberries and grapes instead.
Cleansing lotions
Using lotion every day is a must for anyone who wants to keep skin fresh over the years. Homemade lotions are a good alternative to expensive store-bought products.
Recipe 1
We take one tablespoon of dry chamomile and calendula and mix well. The resulting mixture must be poured with half a glass of boiling water and insisted for about half an hour. After the time has elapsed, squeeze the infusion through cheesecloth and add three teaspoons of glycerin.
Recipe 2
For such a tool, you will need to squeeze the juice from the cucumber. You should make a full two tablespoons. We take a decoction of oak bark in the same proportion. The ingredients are mixed with one tablespoon of lemon juice. Next, fill the mixture with a liter pure water, let stand for a day, and you can use it.
For the sake of preserving youth and beauty, women are ready to make any sacrifices. They visit salons, carry out various procedures that allow them to preserve the youthfulness of the skin of the face and neck longer, but little attention is paid to their hands in these anti-age activities.
And in vain: after all, it is the hands that are capable of betraying a woman's age.
A treacherous mesh of wrinkles appears on the hands first of all, the dermis becomes dry and thin, veins clearly appear through it, and ugly age-related pigmentation may appear on its surface.
To slow down the aging process of the dermis of the hands, hands must be carefully and regularly looked after and will be especially useful in this comprehensive care anti-aging hand masks.
But before talking about the usefulness of such procedures, let's look at the question - why the skin of the hands ages so quickly.
Premature aging of the skin of the hands: causes
The reason for the rapid course of aging processes, the dermis of the hands are the following factors:
- Constant contact with water and household chemicals. Try to count how many times a day you wash your hands, how many times you wash the dishes, wash. In these procedures, you always use soap, detergents and homemade powders, which means that you expose your hands to aggressive chemical components. Moreover, with regular contact with water, a protective fatty and lipid film is washed off from the surface of the epithelium, which is designed to protect the dermis from the penetration of bacteria and from the loss of natural moisture;
- Premature aging of the epithelium of the hands and palms can be triggered by the weather factor. In summer, delicate ladies' hands are intensely affected by harmful ultraviolet radiation, which can destroy natural collagen in the epidermis and contribute to the manifestation of age-related pigmentation. In winter, under the influence of cold wind and low temperature in the dermis of the hands and palms, spasmodic compression of capillaries occurs, which leads to disruption of normal blood circulation. With impaired blood circulation, the epithelium quickly becomes dry, loses its tone and elasticity, begins to peel off;
- Aging of the dermis can also be observed with various hormonal disruptions in the body. When the level of estrogen in the female body drops sharply, there is also a decrease in the production of healthy fats and collagen, which help the epithelium to stay young.
And, naturally, the dermis on the hands can age in general process natural age-related changes in the body. With age, moisture and healthy fats gradually leave the cells of the dermis, collagen and elastin are synthesized in them in smaller quantities. The dermis becomes thin and transparent, veins begin to appear through it and age spots appear.
To slow down all these sad processes, it is extremely important to take timely preventive measures to rejuvenate the skin of the hands and maintain its healthy and well-groomed condition.
Let's get acquainted with the best recipes for mask formulations that carry out skin rejuvenation at home, as well as learn the rules for their application and use.
Anti-aging hand masks at home: application rules
In order for anti-aging mask compositions to be as useful and effective as possible, when using them, cosmetologists are advised to follow these rules:
- The mixture must be applied to a clean and dry epithelium, and therefore, before the procedure, it is advisable to wash the handles with natural soap, lightly rub their dermis with a special scrub, and then wipe thoroughly with a clean towel;
- For the best effect, anti-aging masks are best done at night and keep them on the surface of the epithelium for at least 7-8 hours;
- So that the components of the composition are fully absorbed into the epidermis - after applying the mixture, put on special fabric gloves on the handles.
Do not forget that even if you did the mask for the whole night, in the morning it must be washed off from the skin with warm water, and then apply a nourishing or moisturizing cream to your palms and brushes.
The best recipes for anti-aging hand masks
Recipe number 1
One of best recipes masks for rejuvenating aging hand skin at home is a composition of grated fresh cucumber. To prepare the mixture, you need to take one large ripe vegetable, without signs of wilting, and grate it on a medium grater. The resulting mass is thickly applied to the hands and palms, hold for 30-40 minutes, and then rinse with warm water. After the procedure, generously lubricate the dermis with olive or jojoba oil.
Recipe number 2
For anti-aging care at home, a recipe for a composition from boiled potatoes is also useful. For the mixture, pre-boil two large potato tubers in their uniforms, peel and knead until mashed.
Three tablespoons of warmed milk and a full spoonful of olive oil are poured into the crushed puree. The mixture must be stirred and then applied generously to the dermis. It is recommended to keep the composition on the epithelium for 30-40 minutes.
Recipe number 3
Masks based on honey will take great care of the fading dermis. Real honey hand masks prevent skin dehydration, the appearance of a network of wrinkles and age spots. They are made as follows: melt 1-2 tablespoons of fresh honey in a water bath and pour the product into a deep ceramic bowl. Beat in one chicken egg yolk there and add two tablespoons of fat (rustic) sour cream. Stir the mass until smooth and use immediately as directed.
Recipe number 4
A mixture of fat cottage cheese and macadamia oil has an excellent age-related effect. Due to the high content of protein and amino acids in the composition of the curd, the epithelium of the handles is perfectly moisturized, and the processes of collagen and elastin synthesis are accelerated in it.
A mask is being prepared according to the following recipe: put a couple of tablespoons of fat cottage cheese in a glass or plastic container, pour a full spoonful of macadamia oil into it. Stir all the ingredients thoroughly and then add a spoonful of lemon zest and a spoonful of strongly brewed green tea to it. Mix everything again and refrigerate until cooled (about an hour). The mixture is best applied to the dermis of the brushes at night.
Prevention of hand skin aging
If you want the skin of your handles to remain youthful and attractive longer, start taking care of it in a timely manner. Protect your lovely hands from the harmful effects of external factors, nourish their epidermis with vitamins and minerals, take care of full hydration of the epithelium.
Homemade hand masks are efficient method protect the skin from harmful influence external factors. As shown by clinical studies, hands are more susceptible to negative influences from the environment, which means that they need special attention.
Dryness, flaking, premature wrinkles, cracks and spots are clear signs of a violation of the fat metabolism of the skin. This can happen due to many factors, which are almost impossible to avoid in everyday life. That is why the lack of attention to the hands in any case will result in skin problems.
In order not to collide with them, it is necessary to use masks, the result of which is manifested in the form of elasticity, smoothness and softness of the skin. The most important thing in such masks is the natural composition, which makes them popular, affordable and effective compared to other cosmetics.
Rules for the use of masks
Hand masks are necessary even without the external manifestations of skin problems. For the prevention of skin diseases, it is advisable to carry out procedures in courses without disturbing the regularity.
There are certain rules for applying the prepared product to your hands at home:
Moisturizing hand masks
Moisturizing masks contain moisture that penetrates deep into the skin to fight cracks and flaking.
| Mask name | Ingredients | Quantity | |
| Curd with glycerin | curd mass parsley glycerol almond oil | 50 g 2 twigs 5-6 drops 30 ml. |
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| Honey | linseed oil honey lemon juice  decoction of potatoes | 1 tsp 1 tsp 0.5 lemon |
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| With honey and almond oil | almond oil honey egg yolk lemon juice | 25 g 25 g 1 PC. 1 lemon |
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Nourishing hand masks
Hand masks at home, in addition to moisturizing, may include a nutrition function. It provides the saturation of the skin with essential substances and accelerates the exchange process between cells.
| Mask name | Ingredients | Quantity | Preparation and use |
| Vitamin | linseed and almond oil honey vitamin A solution for oil based oil-based toqueforol solution | 1 tsp each 1 tsp |
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| With Panthenol | olive oil sea buckthorn oil oil-based solutions of vitamins A and E panthenol ointment  | 1 tbsp 1 tsp 5 drops of 5 cm from a tube |
It is advisable to carry out the procedure no more than four times a week for a half month. |
| With aloe | aloe olive oil honey | 2 sheets 1 tsp 1 tsp 1. |  Thanks to the healing properties of aloe, the mask will soothe skin irritations, heal small wounds, and eliminate cracks. |
Anti-aging hand masks
Hand masks at home can be a remedy for removing wrinkles on the skin of the hands. The procedures for applying such masks require special attention, since the visibility of the result depends on the regularity of their implementation.
Most masks of this type must be done overnight and left overnight, wearing special gloves.
| Mask name | Ingredients | Quantity | Preparation and use |
| Rejuvenating | egg yolk  olive oil lemon juice | 1 PC. 1 tsp 5 drops |
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| Orange | orange juice grape seed oil | 0.5 orange 2 tbsp |
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| Smoothing skin | sauerkraut juice | 0.5 cups |
The mask will help correct sagging skin. The salt and acid in cabbage juice can cause sore hands with wounds, scrapes, or severe cracks. |
Honey masks
Honey is a common ingredient in cosmetics for its healing and nourishing properties. Therefore, honey-based masks are considered very effective and are often used to treat skin problems and prevent diseases.
| Mask name | Ingredients | Quantity | Preparation and use |
| With glycerin | honey glycerol  oatmeal flour water | 1 tsp 1 tsp 1 tsp 2 tsp 1. |
It is advisable to carry out the procedures in low-temperature weather, because under such conditions, the hands are prone to cracking. |
| Softening | honey potato grapefruit juice | 1 tsp 1 PC. 4 drops |
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| Honey | honey egg yolk oatmeal flour  | 1 hl 1 PC. 1 tsp |
Already at the first appearance of wrinkles on the hands, it is necessary to begin to do application procedures regularly. |
Potato masks
| Mask name | Ingredients | Quantity | Preparation and use |
| With milk | potato  milk | 2 pcs. 1/3 cup |
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| With lemon | potato lemon juice | 2 pcs. 2 tsp |
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| Honey with yolk | potato egg yolk honey  | 2 pcs. 1 PC. 1 tbsp |
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Oatmeal masks
Hand masks at home can be made from a variety of components.
Among them, oatmeal is very famous for its unique properties:
- anti-inflammatory effect;
- healing;
- exfoliation;
- moisturizing;
- whitening.
Thus, oatmeal - universal remedy that will cope with almost any skin problem.
| Mask name | Ingredients | Quantity | Preparation and use |
| Oatmeal with honey | oat groats honey | 1 tsp 1 tsp |
The mask will soften rough skin that loses its softness after contact with chemicals. |
| Softening | oat groats milk | 2 tbsp 2 tbsp |
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| Oil | oat groats olive oil  | 2 tsp 2 tsp |
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Cottage cheese and parsley mask
As you know, household products are harmful to skin health.
This mask will help to restore the softness of the hands after regular contact with chemical products.
Products included:
- cottage cheese - 3 tsp;
- parsley juice - 1 tsp;
- fish oil - 0.5 tsp
Features of use:
- Add the liquid from the herbs to the curd mass.
- Mix the mass with fish oil.
- Grease hands with the prepared mixture.
- Hold the mixture for 30 minutes, clean your hands with water.
Cottage cheese mask with green tea
With the help of green tea, the skin of the hands will be cleansed, moisturized and saturated with oxygen, therefore, carry out this procedure preferably regularly.
Components:
- cottage cheese - 1 tablespoon;
- tea - 2 tsp;
- butter - 1 tsp
Usage:
Oil mask
The oil mask is very simple to prepare, but the effect after the procedure is no less significant than that of complex masks.
Hands after using the mask will become softer, and cracks in the skin will be less noticeable.
Products:
- vegetable fat oil - 2 tablespoons
Usage:
Bread mask
Components:
- white bread - 1 piece.
Application:
- Let the bread soak in water, knead it until mushy.
- Lubricate the skin with the resulting gruel, if desired, wear gloves and leave the mask for half an hour.
Grape mask
The grape is in a good way natural hand peeling, that is, it qualitatively exfoliates the skin and makes it soft.
Components:
Application rules:
- Boil oatmeal, cool it until warm.
- Mix the grape pulp with the cooked oatmeal.
- Lubricate hands with rubbing movements.
- Massage the skin for half an hour.
Melon mask
Products:
- melon - 1 tablespoon;
- citrus juice - 0.5 lemon;
- starch.
Application:
- Grind the melon pulp, mix it with citrus and add a little starch.
- Lubricate your hands with a thin layer, leave for half an hour.
Egg and linseed mask
Products:
- yolk - 1 pc.;
- linseed oil - 1 tablespoon;
- honey - 1 tablespoon;
- citrus juice - 1 squeezed lemon.
Application features:
Carrot mask
A carrot-based mask helps to heal chapped hands, minor wounds, scratches and cracks thanks to the lactic acid in carrots.
Some people fear that this vegetable will negatively affect the color of the skin of the hands. If the carrots are steamed, the pigment will not bite into the skin, so there is no need to worry about the color of your hands during the procedure.
Components:
- carrot pulp - 1 pc .;
- sour cream - 30 g;
- oil - 15 ml;
- starch - 30 g.
Application:
- Grate steamed carrots.
- Take half of the crushed mass, mix it with the rest of the products.
- Apply the mixture to both sides of the palms, cover with cellophane and put on gloves.
- Let the mask absorb into the skin for a quarter of an hour.
Cornmeal Jelly Mask
Components:
- boiled water- 40 ml;
- corn flour - 4 g;
- glycerin - 50 g.
Application:
- Mix all the products, grease your hands with the resulting jelly, leave for half an hour.
With cucumber
The procedure will help saturate the skin with essential vitamins found in cucumber.
The mask gives the desired effect when used up to 40 years.
Products:
Application features:
- Mix the chopped cucumber with the remaining ingredient.
- Spread the mixture on your hands and let it soak for 20 minutes.
With apple
Apple masks are a skin rejuvenator.
Regularly applying such a mask is desirable for women under fifty years of age.
Products:
- half an apple;
- honey - 3 tsp;
- butter - 1 tsp;
- yolk - 1 pc.
Features of use:
- Grate the fruit, mix the rest of the products with the resulting apple mass.
- Spread your hands with a mixture, hold the mask for a quarter of an hour.
With wheat germ oil
The procedure with this component has a special anti-aging property. It copes with large wrinkles and sagging skin.
Ingredients needed:
Preparation and features of use:
- Allow linden broth to absorb oatmeal.
- While the flour swells, mix all the oils.
- Stir all remaining ingredients.
- Lubricate your hands with the resulting mixture, leave to soak for no more than an hour.
With vitamins
Vitamin mask copes with dry skin, nourishing it with vitamins included in the products.
Required products:
- olive oil - 30 ml;
- sea buckthorn fruit oil - 10 ml;
- vitamins A and E (in capsules) - 2 pcs.;
- Panthenol ointment - 1 tsp.
Terms of use:
- Add sea buckthorn oil to warmed olive oil, pour in vitamin capsules.
- Add Panthenol to this mass, mix.
- Apply the resulting product to the skin, put on cellophane.
With lemon zest
Lemon peel is a kind of skin scrub with a whitening effect.
The procedure is best performed for women aged 30-40 years.
Products included:
- lemon zest - 1 tsp;
- sour cream - 1 tsp;
- butter - 1 tsp;
- tea leaves - 1 tsp
Usage:
Sugar Cleansing Scrub Mask
Sugar is an effective scrub that removes dead skin and speeds up metabolic processes between cells.
The procedure must be carried out every week.
Components:
- sugar - 4 tablespoons;
- vegetable fats - 2 tablespoons
Features of use:
- Mix the products of the mask, not allowing the sugar to completely dissolve in the liquid.
- Massage your hands for no more than five minutes.
With aloe
Due to the healing properties of aloe, the mask will help speed up the recovery of the skin after microtrauma, scratches and cracks.
Products:
Application:
- Stir the remaining products to the honey heated to a warm state.
- Beat the finished product, grease your hands with it.
- Hold the mask for no more than half an hour.
With chocolate
Chocolate mask gives the effect of freshness to the skin, eliminates wrinkles and sagging.
Components:
- yogurt (unflavored) - 1 pc .;
- bitter dark chocolate - 4 slices;
- honey - 1 tsp
Features of preparation and rules of use:
- Add preheated honey to the melted chocolate.
- Mix the yoghurt with the chocolate mixture and honey.
- Apply the product to the skin, put on tight gloves on your hands and leave the mixture to soak in until morning.
Mitten masks
Gloves are necessary in order to fix too liquid or thickly applied mask on the hands. They are also needed in order to leave the mask overnight and at the same time feel comfortable. The main property of such gloves is waterproofness. 
There is no need to purchase special cosmetic gloves, it will be enough to use ordinary household gloves, which come from simple materials.
For the production of such mittens are used:
- polyethylene;
- rubber;
- silicone;
- jersey.
There are masks using gloves:
| Mask name | Ingredients | Quantity | Preparation and use |
| With paraffin | cosmetic paraffin terry gloves plastic bags | 150 g 2 pcs. |
The paraffin treatment is very beneficial for healthy looking hands. Skin impurities and toxins are absorbed by paraffin, which results in a rejuvenating effect. |
| Glycerin | glycerol |
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| Moisturizing | corn oil | 2 tbsp |
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Hand masks after 60 years
For aging skin, it is necessary to use masks that contain dairy products, herbal or aromatic oils, honey and vitamin solutions.
| Mask name | Ingredients | Quantity | Preparation and use |
| Whitening | cottage cheese cream egg yolk cypress ether | 2 tsp 2 tsp 1 PC. 2 drops |
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| Nutritious | starch almond oil  avocado | 1 tsp 1 tsp 0.5 avocado |
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Hand mask for the night
Ingredient:
- almond oil.
Application:
- Heat oil slightly until warm.
- Lubricate the skin with a solution, put on gloves.
- Allow the mask to absorb into the skin overnight.
This mask contains beneficial fatty acids and vitamins found in many cosmetics.
Thanks to this procedure, the skin of the hands will be smooth and soft with a lifting effect.
Mask for age spots
Products:
- sour cream - 30 g;
- lemon juice.
Application:
- Stir the sour cream with the juice of half a citrus.
- Lubricate the skin with a ready-made product.
- Massage the skin with rubbing movements for three minutes.
- Put on mittens, leave the product for half an hour.
The acidity of the lemon can cause irritation.
Balm for hardened skin
Oil-based orange balm.
Components:
Application features:
- Lubricate the skin with a solution of a mixture of all the ingredients and put on gloves.
- Let the mixture soak in for no more than half an hour.
A five-minute massage instead of a mask will suffice for prophylaxis.
Hand baths
Hand masks at home can be partially replaced with trays. These procedures speed up metabolism and nourish cells with useful substances.
| Bath name | Ingredients | Quantity | Preparation and use |
| Dairy | milk lemon juice | 200 ml 1 lemon |
The milk bath prevents skin aging, moisturizes and whitens it. |
| With potato broth | potato | 3 pcs. |
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| Starch | starch | 3 tbsp |
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At home, hand masks can simply and affordably help women of all ages to achieve healthy appearance skin. With treatments based on conventional products early signs aging and other skin problems will bypass well-groomed hands.
Article formatting: Oksana Grivina
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