May 8th, 2010 by admin

Take precautionary measures to protect the skin on your hands. For example, wear rubber gloves when cleaning or doing the dishes. If you’re gardening, be sure to use special gardening gloves.Avoid leaving your hands exposed to the elements. When it starts to get cold, wear gloves. If it’s just slightly cool, you can use those thin stretchable gloves. Increase the thickness of your gloves as the temperatures get cooler.

Wear sunscreen. The sun can damage the skin on your hands just as easily as it can damage the skin on your face or other parts of your body. Be sure to apply sunscreen to your hands to keep them soft and prevent them from becoming like cured leather. Rub the sunscreen into your hands as you would lotion until all of it’s absorbed into the skin.Massage your hands to increase blood circulation to the skin and make it softer. Self hand massage is also a great stress reliever. Place some lotion or even a teaspoon of olive oil on the palm of one hand.

Rub the palms together and then use the thumb of the opposite hand to massage the palm in a circular motion while keeping your fingers interlaced. Repeat with the other hand. Turn one hand over and massage from the wrist to the finger tips gently pulling on them as you finish. Use a circular motion, and then repeat with the other hand.Apply petroleum jelly to your hands before you go to bed at night. Make sure you apply a generous layer and then put on cotton gloves so you don’t make a mess of your sheets. If you don’t have cotton gloves, then cotton socks will work just fine.Rub lotion into your hands several times a day if possible.