Does Any Area of Your Skin Take More
Abuse Than Your Hands?
Whether sun, water, harsh weather, detergents, chemicals, cuts, bumps or germs your hands are out there to make first contact. No wonder your hands tell your age faster than your face.
Worse still is that the skin on your hands is actually thinner than on your face and thins even more as collagen and elastin deteriorate with age. Seriously lacking fat, the thinning tissue is even more apparent as are the veins.
All that exposure requires a high degree of moisture and a nightly treatment to prevent hand problems and is as imperative as the one you give your face.
Hand Model Tips
According to hand model Carrie Jacobson, wearing Bliss Glamour Gloves will make your hand as soft as a baby's behind.
Never clip your nails. Instead do regular filing to keep the proper length. Mike Ramsey, author of the Hand Job.
24 hour care, wear gloves in the shower, no cooking, no cleaning, no taking out the trash! Ellen Sirot, World's Most Famous Hand Model.
Ashly Covington uses biotin supplements for healthy nails from the inside out. She reports a huge improvement in the first month of use. Biotin aka Vitamin H or B7 is found in cheese, spinach, cauliflower, mushrooms, chicken, salmon and nuts.
Some signs of Biotin deficiencies include hair loss, dry skin and dermatitis. RDA is 300mcg and, as a water-soluble vitamin, is not known to be toxic.
Paraffin Wax Treatments
Experience the ultimate hand (and foot) treatment with paraffin wax. A warming pore opener that provides moisture and nourishment. By adding aromatherapy oils to the wax, you can experience an expensive spa treatment in your home.
Although you can use a double boiler, paraspa baths are a convenient way to enjoy this treatment for years to come. Paraspas are inexpensive and you are so worth it!
Hand Exercises
Mudras, 108 spiritual hand and finger gestures, can unlock and guide energy flow to the brain. This ancient practice is said to balance a maladjusted life force.
Curl, stretch and bend to bring balance and health back to your body and mind while you
bring flexibility back into stiff and achy fingers and hands.
Cosmetic Alternatives
Although hand treatments can work wonders, they cannot work miracles. If thinned skin and too visible veins keep your hands undercover, research the alternatives.
Dermal Fillers. Replaces lost volume. Cost average $600-$1200 per treatment area.
Laser Ablation. Eliminates unsightly veins using a wire threaded into the vein. Laser energy damages the vein and it dies within a couple of weeks.
As always, consider the risks and costs of surgery and find a quality doctor. American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
US $7.99
