Help for Hands.
Hey eBeautyDaily readers! Teri here, filling in for the lovely Christina while she is partying working hard in Las Vegas. You may have “met” me before. I write Aging Fabulous and CelebLOOK, right here for b5. I am also the managing editor of Splendicity - you have been to the destination for splendid style, haven’t you? Lastly, being the busy gal I am, I have been writing my own beauty blog, Beautiful Makeup Search for years! Okay - enough of my shameless plugging. :) It really is an honor to fill in for Christina for the next week, and I hope you stick around to get to know me and my daily beauty thoughts.
One thing that I have been dealing with for the last week or so, is a case of severely dry hands. As soon as the weather gets cold where I live in the Northeastern part of the United States, my hands start to get patches of dryness. And as soon as the heat is turned on, which I did just 5 days ago, they start to crack, get even more dry, and plain hurt. Sigh. It is a routine I am all too familiar with. Luckily there are some great products on the market that I am constantly rotating in my hand care regimen.
One product I have been falling in love with is this Retinol Correxion Hand Repair from ROC. With full UVA/UVB protection and a sunscreen of SPF 15, this heavy duty lotion not only softens and smoothes my hands, it helps keep them younger looking by preventing age spots. This lotion even contains some heavy duty ingredients to help fade age spots that are already in existence. I have been trying to use this every morning to get the full sunscreen effects, and like the way that my hands instantly feel softer with no greasy after-feel. No one likes that.
Another product I have just started to use is from St. Ives. It is their Oatmeal & Shea Butter Advanced Body Moisturizer. Initially, I was using this on my body, but after seeing in only a few days how this lotion was working wonders on my elbows and knees, I started to use this a few times throughout the day on my hands. It smells divine, doesn’t burn like many fragrant lotions, and once again, and is non-greasy. And a very large bottle will run you just about $5.
My night-time savior is Aquaphor. Yes, you heard me right. Aquaphor, that gooey ointment, best known for using to heal burns. I use Aquaphor at least twice a week with a pair of cotton gloves over my hands. I keep on the gloves overnight and wake up to hands that you would not think had a problem with dryness at all. If only I could wear the gloves with Aquaphor everyday, I wouldn’t have this problem at all. But with frequent hand washings and constantly battling the elements, the twice weekly treatment will have to do.
If you battle dry hands, no matter what time of year, I would love to know what treatments/lotions/creams you depend on to help your hands.
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1 opinion for Help for Hands.
Products for Overly Dry Hands.
Nov 5, 2007 at 9:34 am
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