make ur hands pretty

You’ll Need:
Heavy moisturizer
Retinol cream
Moisturizing gloves or cotton gloves
Sunscreen

1

Wear a high SPF sunscreen or sun block on the back of your hands, especially when driving your car. The sun causes 90% to 95% of the wrinkles, lines, discolorations and more to our bodies and hands. Keep some sun block in your car.

2

Wear rubber gloves lined with cotton when your hands are in contact with harsh soaps, detergents, or chemicals. Wear gloves every single time you wash dishes or hand wash clothing. That dishwashing liquid is alkaline, which is hard on the skin. Cleaning agents can be extremely harsh on both nails and hands. The nails when exposed to water, swell and then shrink back as they dry. This contributes to brittle nails.

Always wear protective gloves when gardening or during heavy housework. Wear gloves to protect your hands from cold weather.

Use a mild pH soap, like Dove, when washing your hands.

3

Exfoliate. Use a grainy scrub on backs of hands twice a week to reveal glowing skin. You can either use the same exfoliate that you use on your face or make your own by making a solution of sea salt mixed with lemon juice. Brush it into hands with an old toothbrush to help remove any dead skin cells.

4
Moisturize - After washing your hands, pat dry and while moist, use a heavy moisturizer or Retinol Cream on the hands, cuticles, and nails. Keeping the thin skin of our hands moisturized is very important. You can put some cream in small containers. Carry one in your purse and put the others in strategic places around the house.

5
Get Into the Gloves - To get your hands super soft overnight, put cotton gloves or cotton socks on your hands after applying the heavy moisturizer. Go to bed and leave the gloves/socks on overnight. After you wake up, remove the gloves/socks from your hands and be amazed how soft your hands are. I do this every night.

6
Keep your cuticles neat. Cuticles function as barriers to bacteria and fungus, but they can often overgrow. Use a wooden cuticle pusher after a shower to keep them in line and NEVER cut your cuticles. Tiny hangnails and bitten edges can catch on almost anything, turning into deep tears and possibly leading to infection. Keep them covered by applying a liquid bandage product as soon as tears develop or you can use any regular bandage until its heals.