HAND CARE
April 21st, 2009 | Posted by admin | Category: Skin CareNo Comments
Hands are expressive and reveal a lot about you and your health. We might be able to conceal our emotions behind a mask, but our hands give us away every time.
The woman of today does it all, no matter how hard a woman works, no matter what her age, she is expected to have soft, smooth well cared for hands at all times.
Handy Hints
To keep the hands soft and supple always use protective gloves if you have to use detergents or any harsh cleaning products. Avoid soap for it has a very drying effect on the skin, instead use a combination of different foods as a hand wash.
Hand cleanser – Wash dirty hands with oil and sugar. Apply oil and a sprinkle of sugar onto your hands rub together then wash off with warm water and towel dry.
Oatmeal hand wash – Keep a sprinkler jar filled with fine oatmeal powder at the hand basin. Wet your hands and sprinkle with the oatmeal, add more water and rub until clean, then rinse.
Coconut oil hand wash – Rub coconut oil into the hands, then rinse them well under hot water. Towel dry, leaves the skin looking and feeling soft and supple.
Olive oil hand cleanser – olive oil is a great degreaser and is useful for getting other kinds of oil off the skin. Pour oil onto the hands and rub into the greasy grime. Then wipe off with paper towels and rinse under hot
water.
Hand paste cleanser Mix together 1 tablespoon of honey, 1 egg white, 1 teaspoon glycerine with enough oatmeal to make a paste. Apply to areas of dry skin or dirty and discoloured areas. Leave on for thirty minutes then rinse off and towel dry.
Protection for hands Lemon serves as a whitener, skin softener, cuticle softener and remover, nail cleanser, smell and stain remover and also has the ability to restore the acid coating of the skin.
Hand Oil
Almond oil 40 ml, jojoba oil 30 ml, avocado oil 20 ml, wheatgerm oil 10 ml, vitamin-E 2 drops.
Honey Hand Bajm
Pure Honey 1 tbsp., olive oil 1/2 tsp., bee’s wax 1 tsp., essential oils 2 drops. Melt bee’s wax and olive oil, allow to cool slightly before adding honey and essential oils.
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