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One of the few things that we tend to forget is hand care. We are always talking about hair care and skin care. But we must not forget that rough and uneven hands make one feel low. So we have to make our hand look beautiful. Proper hand care will give us soft and glowing hands. We have few tips for hand care for you.

 

Tips for hand care

• While you do the household job or gardening, wear gloves. Once you expose your hand in heat, dirt, water or soap, your hand will become wrinkled. As prevention is better than cure, always wear gloves while working in water especially.
• Try to moisturize your hand four times in a day. This will help you to keep your hands soft. Moisturizing your hands before going to sleep is as important as brushing your teeth at night.
• Our hands also get dead skin on them. This makes the hand feel rough. You can exfoliate your hand with a face scrubber too. With this your hands will be left with a soft and smooth feeling.
• Bath salts may be used to scrub your hand. Moisturize your hand after you wash them with soap every time.
• Your hand can be oily. In that case rub cornmeal in your hands after washing them.
• Nails must be kept in a good condition. They need to be maintained properly. Manicure your hands regularly. The manicure has to be professional or homemade.
• Consume less of oil in your food. Have a balanced diet. Drink 8-9 glasses of water, eat green vegetables and fresh fruits.
• Walk for 15-20 minutes regularly. Exercise twice in a week.
• If the skin of your hand is very dry then use petroleum jelly in your hand before sleeping. After that wear a thin cotton gloves before you go to sleep. The morning will give you a special soft feeling in your hands.
• Homemade scrubs can help you to get soft hands.

 

Hand Scrub made at home

Here’s a way to make homemade scrub for your hands
You would need:

1. One tablespoon of white oats
2. One tablespoon of honey
3. Half cup water
4. One tablespoon of cold milk

 

The process to make the scrub:
Water and oats are to be taken in Pyrex. Bring the mixture to a boil. The water should evaporate. Make sure that the oats are not burnt. Take out the well boiled oats and put it in a container. Mix milk and honey to the oats which are boiled. Now mix well to make the mixture.

 

Apply the scrub:

Follow the step to apply the scrub:

1. Take a mild soap to wash your hands.
2. Wipe the water with a soft towel or cloth.
3. Spread the scrub evenly throughout the hand, include the fingers too.
4. Let the scrub dry for 10 minutes.
5. Use lukewarm water to wash your hand.
6. Again wipe the water from your hand with towel.
7. Using your finger tips moisturize your hands and fingers.
8. The hand scrub should be used two times a week.
9. This scrub can be used to exfoliate your feet too.
10. Get a smooth and soft feeling in your hands.

 
Do not the scrub if you are allergic to any of the ingredients of the scrub.