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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Vinegar: wash affected area with a mixture of a few tablespoons of cider vinegar to a small cup of water. This can act as a cleansing antiseptic.

Essential oils: clean pus out of the sore and wash with a lotion made of 100 ml of water to which 10 drops of lavender has been added. Prepare equal parts of tagets and myrrh and add 2 drops into a small bowl of water. Soak a piece of lint into the solution, remove excess water, then apply to sores and cover with a dry cloth or bandage and leave on for 1 hour. Remove lint, repeat the treatment until the sores are clear.

Kombucha: remove the crust and apply kombucha tea. Repeat frequently with clean cotton wool. Kombucha will stop the spread of infection and ease the itching to prevent scarring.

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Spirulina is rich in organic ingredients and ideal for skin care. For best results use Spirulina both externally and internally.

Beta carotene: Spirulina is very rich in Beta carotene, which protects the skin and gives it elasticity. Together with vitamin E, Selenium and Zinc, Beta carotene helps to deep cleanse the skin in a gentle, protective way. Chlorophyll: is “preserved” sunlight and very beneficial for a healthy skin, due to the cell building factor and oxygen storing ability. It is also beneficial against skin inflammations.

Gamma Linolenic Acid: (GLA) The body cannot produce GLA itself. This ingredient protects the skin against UV radiation, dehydration and activates the blood circulation of the skin.

Minerals: Spirulina is rich in natural minerals and trace minerals, which are easy absorbed by the skin and are beneficial for an optimal function of the skin.

Tyrosine: The high content of the natural amino acid Tyrosine in Spirulina slows down the ageing process of cells. It is involved in the coloration of hair and skin, and helps with sun burn protection. Zinc: has the ability to heal wounds quickly.

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• We all want to believe that something can make us look more youthful. Do you know a cosmetic product that removes or prevents wrinkles or reverses the “signs of ageing”?

• Is your beauty product totally 100% organic or only a small percentage of it?

• Is the value of the ingredients only a fraction of the value of the packaging?

• Are your beauty aids offering you healthy glowing skin, reducing the visible signs of ageing or are they causing premature ageing?

• Do you buy expensive cosmetics because, the more you pay it must be better? The price is governed by packaging and advertising cost.

To speed up the ageing process keep wearing make up. It is after all, a mask, a cover up, and the more often synthetic products are fed to your skin, the more toll it will take on your skin and health. When you throw your skin out of harmony day after day, you can expect premature ageing.

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