It is impossible to get used to dry, rough hands - but if you wash your hands frequently and use disinfecting gels, you can struggle with this problem all year round. Hand cream alone is often not enough to effectively moisturize it. Dry skin needs regeneration, but not necessarily in a beauty salon - home remedies for dry, rough hands are equally good, especially since you probably have most of the necessary ingredients in the kitchen.
Dry, rough hands can be a sign of a skin disease, such as atopic dermatitis, dermatological ailments, kidney or thyroid problems, or a deficiency of certain vitamins, such as vitamin A, which is essential for epidermal regeneration.
Usually, however, the skin becomes dry as a result of external factors: frost, dry air in the room, strong detergents, water - and recently also, due to the coronavirus pandemic, due to the necessity of frequent hand washing and disinfection.
The skin of the hand is deprived of the natural protection that, for example, the skin of the face has, i.e. a layer of sebum. Therefore, it loses moisture relatively quickly, becomes rough, begins to crack, burns.
Methods for dry, rough hands should be used throughout the year - alone or as a support for cosmetics, especially hand creams. Which home hand care methods are the most effective?
Regenerating honey mask
This is the easiest and fastest way to treat dry, rough hands. Honey has regenerating and softening properties, it also perfectly moisturizes. The preparation of the mask takes literally a moment: it is enough to gently apply the honey to the skin of the hands (e.g. with a food brush), rub it in and leave it for 10 minutes, and then rinse. The best honey for such a mask is slightly crystallized honey, because it does not run off the hand.
Greasing scrub with sugar and oil
If you have olive oil at home, add a little sugar to it, and you can prepare an excellent homemade peeling with a slight moisturizing effect. The peeling will wipe away the dead skin cells, while the oil will moisturize the skin and grease it - the skin of your hands will look much better than before.
The preparation of the scrub will take a moment: it is enough to add 5 ml of olive oil (a portion equal to a teaspoon), add a spoon of sugar, then mix it and rub the mixture into the skin of your hands for several seconds, leave it for a while and gently rinse with warm water.
Marigold bath regenerating hands
A herbal bath is also good for dry, rough skin. A herb that is worth using is calendula, which has very good regenerating and anti-inflammatory properties. Marigold extract is used in ointments and creams for skin inflammation, as well as in preparations that accelerate wound healing and in moisturizing cosmetics.
A bath in a decoction of calendula will accelerate the regeneration of the epidermis and reduce dry hands. The decoction prepared as recommended on the package should be cooled a little, and then in quite warm water, immerse your hands for 10 minutes.
Egg, potato and cream mask
Dry, rough hands will also be regenerated by a mask made of ingredients that usually everyone has at home - eggs, potatoes and cream. Peel and cook a large potato, then mash it into a mush, mix with the egg and a tablespoon of thick cream (to get a fairly thick consistency). Put this paste on the backs of your hands, wrap it with cling film, and after a quarter of an hour, wash the mask with warm water.
Linseed compress for irritation
Linseed, i.e. flax seeds, are a valuable source of omega-3 fatty acids, which are also important for the skin. A bath in linseed is a great way to treat irritated skin of the body, while the compress will effectively moisturize and regenerate the skin on the hands, and also accelerate the healing of wounds.
You can prepare the linseed kissel by boiling a few tablespoons of seeds in a small amount of water for a few minutes - until you feel that it thickens while stirring. Then take it off the heat, put it in a bowl, and when it cools down, dip your hands in it for a quarter of an hour - if the jelly is too thick, you can add a small amount of water.
Moisturizing coconut oil mask
Coconut oil at room temperature is white, opaque and has the consistency of hard butter. It is rich in valuable fatty acids, and a coconut oil mask just a few minutes after application moisturizes and regenerates the hands, leaving the skin soft and smooth. However, under the influence of the heat of the hand, this oil will start to melt immediately, so it is best to put on plastic gloves after its application.
Smoothing mask made of egg yolk and oil
If your hands are dry and rough, you should also use a yolk mask (a source of zinc and vitamin A) and olive oil (rich in unsaturated fatty acids). The recipe is also very simple: just mix the yolk with a small amount of lightly heated olive oil (a spoon or two is enough, depending on whether the mask is thinner or thicker).
Put the mask on the backs of your hands, then wrap them with cling film and additionally - to enhance the regeneration effect - with a heated towel.
