The skin on the hands dries

Despite the abundance of various creams and other hand care products, dry hand skin is a very common phenomenon. If you notice that the skin of the hands is very dry, then you can not ignore this, hoping that everything will go away by itself. If this problem is not resolved, it may worsen. Over time, cracks and wounds may form on the hands, which will bleed and hurt. How to deal with dry hands? To do this, you need to identify the causes and factors that cause dry skin. We will deal with them and how to fix such a problem in this article.

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Causes of dry hands

Your skin on your hands is very dry and you don’t know what are the reasons for this? Let's look at the main factors that cause dry skin:

• Wash your hands frequently in too hot or too cold water.
• Fungal infections. In this case, you need to see a doctor - you can’t do without treatment.
• Weather. In cold weather, the skin is weathered and peeling, heat and ultraviolet rays are also harmful.
• Irregular or improper skin care.
• Dehydration. A person should drink at least one and a half liters of water per day.
• Hormonal malfunctions can also lead to disorders in the skin.
• Allergic reactions to medicines.
• Vitamin deficiency, in particular a lack of vitamins A and E.
• Bad habits like smoking.
• Heredity.
• The influence of household chemicals. If you do homework without gloves, you should not be surprised at the consequences, because all these tools are aggressive and have very bad effects on the skin.

Important! Chronic diseases such as psoriasis, anemia, diabetes mellitus, seborrhea, renal failure, allergies, eczema, dystrophy. If you have one of these diseases, then dry hands are a symptom and you need to first treat the disease.

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What to do with dry skin?

The skin of the hands is very dry, what should one do in this situation?

• First of all, pick up a good nourishing hand cream.
• Drink at least 2 liters of water per day.
• In winter, wear gloves made from natural materials to prevent overcooling of the skin.
• In summer, lubricate your hands before going out with a special cream with UV protection.
• Do homework cleaning and washing dishes with gloves.
• In the fall and spring, use multivitamin complexes.
• Avoid bad habits if possible.
• Review your diet - proper nutrition and healthy sleep are very important. Vitamins A, D and E are necessary for integuments. They are found in fermented milk products, nuts, fruits and vegetables.
• Regularly do moisturizing baths, masks, and hand compresses. It is very useful to do peeling.

Important! If you suspect that you have a reaction to a drug, consult your doctor, you can replace it or reduce the dosage.

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Baths and masks

Several times a day, hands must be lubricated with cream. In addition, various masks or baths for hands will bring great benefit. It does not take you much time and effort, but it will bring an excellent result to your hands.

Sea salt baths

Baths with sea salt help well:

1. To do this, you need to purchase ordinary sea salt without additives and dissolve a couple of tablespoons of salt in a liter of warm water.
2. Dip your hands in this water for 15 minutes, then pat them with a towel and grease with a nourishing cream.

Important! If you do these procedures regularly, the skin will become supple and smooth.

Paraffin bath for hands

Professionals recommend a paraffin bath for hands - it can be done at home. You just need to purchase a bath for melting the wax, well, the wax itself for the procedure:

1. Before applying wax to the skin, hands should be lubricated with cream.
2. Then several layers of liquid wax are applied using a special spatula, special gloves are put on hands. From above, you can put on warm mittens or just wrap your hands in a towel.
3. Leave for half an hour.
4. Now you need to remove the wax, and grease the skin with cream.

Important! After the first procedure, you will see a positive result.

Glycerol

Glycerin has a very good effect on the skin. This inexpensive tool can be bought at the pharmacy. You can use it yourself, or you can add a little vinegar to the bottle or ammonia. Before bed, grease hands with this mixture and wear cotton gloves.

Important! Such a composition should be stored in the refrigerator.

Potato Masks

Potatoes have a softening effect. If your hands are very dry, then do the following:

1. Cook one jacket potato.
2. Crush, add a little milk or cream to make a thin mashed potatoes.
3. Put it on your hands, leave to dry completely.
4. Then rinse with water and grease your hands with cream.

Moisturizing gloves

There are special moisturizing gloves on sale, which are a very effective way to combat dry hands. They have a gel layer enriched with lavender oil, vitamin E. They moisturize the skin, make it smooth, supple, toned.

Other recipes for traditional medicine:

• Very useful oil baths. For them, you can use olive, almond, linseed oil.
• A warm oatmeal broth will also significantly reduce the dryness of your skin. For greater effectiveness, you can add honey there.
• Combine glycerin and honey, in a 2 to 1 ratio, add a little flour for thickening. Apply this mixture on your hands for half an hour, then rinse with water.

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If you have severe cracks, peeling, then you should consult a doctor who will determine why your skin is very dry on your hands and prescribe a competent treatment. And in other cases, after reading our tips, you will definitely correct the situation and put your hands in order.