Handmade: how to care for your hands in winter

“Since the cold weather has come, I have to make weekly appointments at the salon for a manicure. I spend a lot of time on the street, constantly talking on the phone, forgetting to put on gloves. As a result, the skin of the hands becomes dry and hard. Burrs, broken nails and peeling manicure irritate me terribly,” says 35-year-old Alena, an architect. The girl admits that she often neglects makeup, but her nails are always perfect. She is not alone in this: today special attention is paid to hand care and manicure.

The reason is not only the abundance of new effective tools and procedures. Our hands are constantly in sight due to our addiction to gadgets. Sitting in a cafe or subway, girls constantly move their fingers across the screens of phones and tablets. And willy-nilly, the condition of the hands and nails is attracted to everyone’s attention, primarily male.

Everything is in our hands

Manicure is the easiest and most affordable way to take care of yourself. There are salons on every street, most of them do not even need to be booked in advance, the procedure is not so expensive and takes only 30-40 minutes. And a manicure is the perfect way to switch, relax, feel that you are taking care of yourself. You can choose a varnish of an unusual shade. And this is an opportunity to experiment with the image without much risk: if you don’t like the color or get bored, you can easily change it to another, unlike the shade of the hair.

Winter hand care

Hand in hand

Women go for manicures regularly, but many neglect daily hand care. “I started using moisturizer for my face at 20, but a good hand cream only at 45,” says 50-year-old Maria. Like many of us, for a long time she did not believe in the truth of the statement: hands are the first to give out age.

“I carefully looked after my face, went to a beautician, did masks and tried mesotherapy. And one day, putting her hand to her face, she was shocked that they looked much older than me, ”says Maria.

To prevent this from happening to you, place hand sanitizers in all prominent places – on the desktop, in the bathroom, in the bedroom and in the car. And reapply after every wash. The water remaining on the skin, evaporating, literally draws moisture from the cells. Therefore, it is important to wipe them thoroughly and constantly feed them. And in the summer, use creams with SPF.

Protection against aggressive environment

All household cleaners and detergents are enemies of nails and hand skin. Try to do household chores with gloves on. Or apply a protective cream before household chores, and nourishing – after. Do not unnecessarily use antibacterial soap. It is much more aggressive than the classic toilet. Gels are the most gentle on hands. Manicurists advise using shampoo for dry hair instead of soap – it has a maximum of nutrients.

The skin of the hands should be exfoliated regularly, ideally every evening. This will help get rid of dead particles, make the skin soft and stimulate cellular renewal. If there is no special product at hand (hand peels are distinguished by a small granule size and a high concentration of nutrients), use a body scrub for this purpose, mixing it with moisturizing or cleansing milk. Can be done and homemade version of coffee, honey and olive oil.

Fragrant scrubs

Urgent rehabilitation

You spent a wonderful winter weekend with your children: riding the hills, making a snowman, playing snowballs. And on Sunday evening you watch with horror how your hands are reddened, itchy and flaky. No panic. There are several express recovery methods.

Apply a generous amount of oily hand cream, put on cotton gloves, and go to bed. Or try L’Occitane’s new ultra-nourishing shea butter balm. It is applied in a thick layer and after 10 minutes the excess is washed off. It is useful to hold your hands for 20 minutes in warm vegetable oil with a few drops of lemon juice. Then blot with a napkin, wipe with tonic and do not forget about the cream.

The case of technology

There are special gadgets for hand care. For example, Hand Spa, Gezatone. Inside the fur gloves there is a vibrating massager and an infrared heater. Massage improves blood circulation, relieves tension and affects the acupuncture points, which are numerous on the palms. Infrared rays relieve pain in the hands and skin irritation, provide deep penetration of moisturizing and nourishing ingredients.

At your fingertips

Well-groomed hands are impossible without beautiful nails. If you can’t get regular manicures, you need to carefully nourish your cuticles to avoid burrs and painful sores at the base of the nail. To do this, you can apply special tools. For example, such as Lush – thick, wax-like cream “Lemon Sensation”. It is instantly absorbed into the base of the nail, softening the skin and healing wounds. And if you pre-treat the cuticle with a special scrub Soin Exfoliant Ongles, Yves Rocher, the effect will be even more noticeable.

Another interesting novelty is the Skinlite cap masks, which are worn on the fingertips. If the nails turn yellow, treat them with Back to Bright, Essie spray.

win dry

Even those who do manicures only in the salon update the coating at home from time to time. So despair, when a freshly applied varnish is smeared with an awkward movement, is familiar to everyone. Drying will protect against such troubles. Sprays give a quick effect, but they do not provide durability. Dryers of deep action are applied with a brush, impregnate the varnish in layers, “cementing” it. Oil products help not only quickly dry the varnish, but also nourish the cuticle.

In the absence of a special product, you can use any cosmetic oil (from massage to baby). In extreme cases, vegetable is suitable. And if there is nothing at hand, hold your nails under a stream of cold water.

Means for flawless manicure