Hand Care Tips
Always wear rubber gloves when you plan to do any household work or gardening. If your hands
are exposed to too much water, soap, detergents, dirt or chemicals then, the skin of your hands
can become wrinkled and rough.
Ideally, you should moisturize your hands at least 4 times in a day, especially after washing
them. Even if you do not have time make it a habit of moisturizing your hands before you go to
bed at night. This is just as important as brushing you teeth before you go to bed, every night.
- You can also use your face exfoliator on your hands. This will help to remove any dirt and
dead skin cells, and nourish and rejuvenate the skin of your hands.
- You can scrub your hands with bath salts, after washing them with soap. This will leave
your hands squeaky clean. Do remember to slather some moisturizer on your hands
afterwards.
- If you have oily hands, you can try rubbing cornmeal on them after washing them with
soap.
- Go in for regular manicures (professional or homemade) to keep your hands and nails in
good condition.
- Drink lots of water and fresh fruit juices. Eat a balanced, low-oil diet.
- Exercise regularly. If you are healthy and fit, you skin will have a healthy glow.
- If the skin of your hands is dry and flaky—you can massage a little petroleum jelly on
your hands before you go to bed at night. After you do this, you may wear thin cotton
gloves. Wake up in the morning and enjoy the soft feel of your hands.
- To delay age spots on your hand, use a piece of lemon and rub all over your hand,
before washing. This will delay onset of age-spots.
- Mix two tablespoons of oil (vegetable, olive, baby or safflower oil) with three tablespoons of sugar (using coarse sugar will be better) and form a paste. Gently rub the paste on your hands and continue doing so for 2-3 minutes. Wash off with warm water and dry thoroughly.
- For coarse and dry hands, mix one tablespoon of lemon juice with a teaspoon of sugar and a little water. Apply this mixture on your hands and let it sit for 5 minutes. Wash off with warm water and dry thoroughly.
- If you have rough skin on your hands, this recipe will surely prove to be handy. Take out the juice of one tomato and one lime and mix well. Add 2-3 tbsp glycerin to it and massage your hand with the mixture, for 3-4 minutes. Wash off with warm water and dry thoroughly.
- In a bowl, put an ounce of honey, the white portion of an egg, one tsp of glycerin and some barley powder. Mix the ingredients well and apply on clean hands. Let the paste sit on your hands for a few minutes and then wash off with water.
- Mix 1/3 cup of glycerin and 2/3 cups of rose water. Put the mixture in a bottle and shake it well. Store it in a cool and dry place .Massage your hands with the mixture as often as possible.
- Warm olive oil can go a long way in softening your cuticles. Just after you have taken a bath, push your cuticles back and massage warm olive oil into them. Use the tips of the fingers for the purpose.
A quick, easy-to-make homemade scrub for your hand will help. Here’s the recipe for a rejuvenating homemade hand scrub
Ingredients for the homemade hand scrub recipe
White Oats- 1 tbsp.
Honey-1 tsp.
Water-½ cup
Milk (refrigerated)-1 tbsp.
How to prepare the hand scrub
Take the water and the oats in a glass (Pyrex) vessel. Boil the mixture till the water evaporates, completely. Take care not to burn the oats. Scrape out the well-boiled oats and put it in a glass bowl. Add the milk and honey to the boiled oats and mix well.
How to apply the hand scrub
- Clean your hands with a mild soap.
- Pat your hands dry with a soft towel.
- Apply the hand scrub, evenly, over your hands (fingers included).
- Leave on for 10 minutes.
- Wash off the hand scrub with lukewarm water.
- Pat your hands dry with a soft towel.
- Take an almond-sized drop of moisturizer in your palm. Massage it into the skin of your hands and fingers, using gentle but firm rotating movements of your finger tips.
- Use this hand scrub two times a week for best results.
- This hand scrub exfoliates, moisturizes and rejuvenates the skin of your hands. Use this hand scrub, regularly, and enjoy the clean, soft and firm feel of your hands. (You may use this scrub for your feet as well.)
- Note: Do not use if you are allergic to any of the ingredients.
Almond & Milk Hand Cream:
- Ground Almond (Seeds) ---2 big Spoonfuls
- Yellow of An Egg ---One Egg
- Badam Rogan ---1 Spoon (small)
- Milk ---1 cup.
- Add ground almonds to the milk and boil the milk till the almonds are almost dissolved in the milk. Add yellow of an egg to it and bring the milk to boil. Now cool and make it come to a paste form. Mix - Badam Rogan to this paste and apply this on your hands every day when you retire.
Homemade hand care paste
- 2 Tablespoons oatmeal
- 1 Tablespoon honey
- 1 Beaten Egg
- Mix together until becomes a paste. Rub gentle over hand. Leave for 5 minutes and /or use as a hand cleanser.
Feet Care Tips
When it comes to beauty care one aspect of our body that we tend to neglect often is our feet. Your feet carry the weight of your entire body and if often one of the most abused and least cared for parts of your body. Foot care is very important in order to keep your feet healthy and beautiful. The skin on your feet is very delicate and foot skin care on a regular basis is a must if your feet are to look beautiful. Given below is a foot care routine, that is simple and is not time consuming and that you can follow a few times a week.
- The first step to good foot care is to remove the hard skin from your feet. You may have to use a pumice stone or apply cream generously on the area in order to remove the dead foot skin. Soak your feet in a bowl of slightly hot water. This will soften the dirt and the dead skin, which will allow you to remove it easily. You could use a foot file as well, rub your skin gently and rinse off the flaky residue.
- After this soak your feet for about 10 min in a bowl of warm water. Add some mineral salts or palm sea salts, along with a few drops of lavender essential oils that will relieve the aches and reduce the swelling.
- Dry your feet, especially between your toes. Trim the nails of your toes by cutting straight across the tip. Shape the corners with an emery board.
- Massage your feet with rich foot skin cream. Cup your hands on either side of your foot and with your thumbs firmly press the upper part of your foot while pushing your thumbs outwards.
- Gently massage the anklebone in a circular motion to remove any stiffness in the ankle.
- Remove the extra cream from your nails. Then place cotton wool tufts in-between your toes to keep them apart.
- First apply a base coat of nail polish and then apply a second coat if required. When you apply nail polish, begin from the middle of the nail with one quick stroke and then work outwards.
- Wait for ½ an hour before wearing your shoes.
Follow this foot skin care routine a few times a week and you will have lovely looking feet.
Home remedy for cracked heels
Soak feet in a tub of water to which lemon juice, 2 drops of neem oil are added. Massage the area with 2 tsp of olive oil, 2 tsp of honey and 1 tsp of turmeric. Repeat once a week.
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