It is necessary to maintain a skin-care routine to relax our body and mind but we often tend to forget to nourish our hands with a healthy dollop of moisturizer. The skin on the top of our hands has fewer sebaceous glands which leads to dryness at a faster pace. Maintaining hygiene is a good practice but you must not know that washing hands constantly and sanitizing is one of cause of skin dryness.
Here are some reasons for moisturizing your palms:
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- Helps combat ageing
Hands indicate our age and so, it’s important to use a good hydrating hand cream that builds up the skin’s moisture levels, improves skin elasticity and prevents premature wrinkling.
- Bonus cuticle care
Dry, outgrown cuticles can be a real pain. When you apply your hand cream, your cuticles are tended to in the process.
- Helps you distress
Applying hand cream to your hands and massaging the nerves can give relief to some stress. There are a lot of pressure points on the palms of our hands which when massaged, relax all the nerve tension down.
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Here are few tips you can follow to keep your palms nourished:
- Switch to organic handwash rather than alcohol-based ones. The same goes for hand balms. Alcohol-free prebiotic palm balms can protect your palms and nourishes your cuticles, provides nail care and keeps your hands germ-free.
- Use hand cream formulations that repair your skin barrier as well as help to de-tan your skin.
- Re-apply your hand cream throughout the day to keep them nourished.
- Remember to apply your hand cream at night, that’s when it works the best.