How important do you think it is for a woman to take care of her hands, which you can do right at home? Surely many of you are pondering this question. Of course, the external attractiveness of the face is very important, but the hands with special cunning reveal our real age.
That is why we have always been interested in the topic of rejuvenating hands at home and will continue to be in demand for a very long time. And today we have prepared a small but "delicious" selection of recipes in this direction for you.
Fruit, soda, and oatmeal. . . . Hand peeling
Exfoliating is a simple but incredibly effective procedure. It allows you to renew the skin of the hands and can also serve as a preparation for the subsequent application of various masks.
At home, the procedure can be done several times a week. This is enough to keep your fingers in perfect condition.
Here are some recipes that you can easily create. After all, every kitchen should have everything you need.
- Pour a small spoon of baking soda with an equal amount of warm water. Add the same amount of sour cream or yogurt. Stir the mixture well and apply it to your hands with gentle massage movements. The duration of the procedure is five minutes. Wash off the composition under warm running water.
- Pour boiling water over small oat flakes in a ratio of 1: 1 and allow to swell. Two or three minutes will be enough. Then add the egg yolk and a little fresh lemon juice to the finished mixture. Apply the composition on your hands and massage well.
- Pomegranate and grape juice exfoliate the upper cells of the epidermis well. To form an exfoliating mixture, each of these drinks must be paired with starch, rice flour, or oatmeal.
- Peeling fruit has an excellent effect. He also prepares very quickly. Just mash any "sour" berries and apply the pulp to your hands. The duration of the procedure is fifteen. . . twenty minutes. Remove the berries under running water.
The peeling, prepared according to the following recipe, helps to protect chapped and very flaky fingers:
- You need to combine the dormant coffee grounds and normal salt (ratio 1: 1).
- Add a teaspoon of lemon juice, honey and high-fat kefir to the composition.
- Let the resulting mixture sit for about fifteen minutes, then apply it to your hands.
This recipe can be used once a week. The product is a peeling, peeling and anti-pigment mask at the same time.
To provide additional protection for your hands, we recommend adding a few drops of tea tree ether to every household scrub. The oil has excellent antibacterial properties.
Hand masks
Women over 40 usually come to the conclusion that even the most expensive creams cannot replace home care. That is why homemade baths, masks and scrubs are incredibly successful.
For the preparation of masks for all care areas, you can literally use any product that can be found on the refrigerator shelf at home.
With boiled potatoes
You need to boil two unpeeled potatoes and grate them without refrigeration. Then chop the cucumber in the same way. Mix both products. If the composition is too thick, you can add a little warm milk.
Apply the mask to your hands and let it "sit" for twenty minutes.
With olive oil
In olive oil (two tablespoons) add a little lemon juice - just a few drops - and two drops of iodine. Oil your fingers and wait ten minutes. After that, the mixture can be washed off.
This mask is interesting in that it not only nourishes the skin of the hands, but also strengthens the nail plate.
With protein
Separate the whites from the yolks and beat until firm, like for a meringue. Add a drop of lemon juice and olive oil. Apply the composition and hold for fifteen minutes. Your fingers are well nourished.
And the egg yolk can be applied to the face without additives and left for a few minutes - a wonderful mask against skin aging.
With oatmeal
You need to mix oatmeal (you can grind the flakes in a coffee grinder) and a spoonful of liquid honey. Add the egg yolks to the resulting mixture.
Such a mask can be used as a "night" mask, that is, you need to apply the composition to your hands and put gloves on it. The effect is amazing! This is confirmed by the reviews of women.
With lemon peel
You will need lemon peel (tablespoon) and the same amount of olive oil. Mix the ingredients and add a spoonful of green tea (the drink must be strong). And the final part of the mask is cottage cheese (two large spoons).
Hold the composition for at least half an hour.
With sour cream
Fatty acid cream (a spoon) must be combined with egg yolks and a spoon of liquid honey. Mix the components thoroughly so that the mass becomes homogeneous. Apply to hands and leave on for twenty minutes.
Simple and easy - useful hand baths
If your hands have very dry skin, oil baths will help revitalize the fingers and restore their old velvety texture. Such oil baths - this is the name of the salon procedure - should become a habit for every woman. In addition, it does not present anything complicated, but a quick result in the form of a rejuvenation of the skin of the hands, as they say, on the face.
With butter
To prepare the bath, you can use any vegetable oil. But it's best to take olives, peaches or almonds.
- Before doing this, the oil must be warmed up slightly and a few drops of lemon juice added.
- Pour the product into a shallow bowl so you can comfortably dip your hands in it.
- Soak the brushes in the oil for ten to fifteen minutes.
- Then gently blot off excess liquid with a paper towel.
The oil can be reused instead of disposed of.
With soda
Baking soda baths give your fingers the softness of silk.
- Soda (two teaspoons) must be dissolved in a glass of warm water.
- Lubricate your hands with warm vegetable oil and dip them in a soda solution.
- The duration of the procedure is twenty minutes.
Then dry your hands with a paper towel or soft cloth and reapply the oil.
With a decoction of potatoes
You can use potato broth to make the bath. Wait for the liquid to cool, then add some vegetable oil. Now you can give up.
The duration of the procedure is fifteen minutes.
With salt
Mineral baths have an excellent effect. Here you need to add sea salt to the water, but if it is not there, regular salt will do. The procedure helps remove redness from the skin and also has a tightening effect on the surface of the nail plate.
Preparing a bath is very simple: you need to dissolve salt in warm water and add a few drops of citrus essential oil.
With vinegar
With hyperhidrosis of the palms, when the skin sweats profusely, vinegar baths help. For two glasses of warm water you need one hundred milliliters of table vinegar - no vinegar essence! The duration of the procedure is no more than five minutes.
Hand gymnastics
To keep your hands young for as long as possible, it is advisable to do simple exercises during the day.
- We actively expand for several minutes, connecting the fingers of both hands.
- With the fingers of one hand we try to spread the fingers of the other as far as possible.
- For the third exercise, you need to buy a small ball to fit in the palm of your hand. Use your index finger and thumb (first one hand, then the second) to try to push it as far as you can.
Hand massage
Massage is a real magic remedy that we unfortunately forget. But it is precisely the stroking and tapping that improves the local blood circulation. The result is better uptake of nutrients and accelerated tissue regeneration. At the same time, the massage helps to relax the hands, which is also very important.
The hand massage can be performed anywhere, for example while sitting in an armchair in front of the television.
- Make a fist with one hand and rub it into the palm of the other.
- Massage your wrist.
- Rub your fingers. A feeling of pleasant warmth should develop in them.
- Stretch each ankle.
- Imagine wearing thin gloves. "Remove" them from each finger, one at a time.
And as the final step, apply your own skin care cream to your hands.
As you can see, home care with all-natural products is far superior to salon treatments. In addition, such methods do not present any difficulties.