How to take care of dry hands in winter?

1.Treat them overnight

One of the best remedies for dry hands is to slather them at night with lotion or a petroleum-based moisturizer such as Vaseline. Afterward, cover your hands with a pair of soft gloves or socks.

Trapping the moisturizer will help it absorb more fully into your skin, and you’ll wake up with baby-smooth hands.

2 Ask about a prescription cream

For very dry and scaly skin, your doctor may recommend a special lotion containing lactic acid or urea. These ingredients help get rid of dry and scaly skin.

For me, a cut aloe leaf applied to a dry area or some specific lotion with a high content of it works well :).

Olive oil .

The Garnier red hand cream helps me is great

Like the previous speaker, I highly recommend Vaseline. A little forgotten and very cheap cosmetic, which is great when it comes to deep moisturizing - I use it myself. Some people are put off by the very greasy consistency, but you can get used to it and I think it's worth it. It will also be a great idea to try to produce your own cream / ointment based on petroleum jelly with the addition of herb / yarrow flowers. Yarrow has amazing moisturizing properties, confirmed by research. In this respect, it surpasses all other moisturizing ingredients that can be found in expensive cosmetics. You can even buy the herb online, I recommend the Plantago store, and you can easily find the recipe on YouTube under the slogan: "yarrow cream/ointment". Easy to do at home :)

I recommend creams with urea. I buy one from Zaja with 10% urea myself, but if my hands are very dry, I rub them with foot cream, because it has as much as 15%. It is best to do it at night, because the cream is quite heavy and needs a long time to be absorbed. During the day, after washing my hands and before going outside, I also apply Zaja cream, but with cashmere. It absorbs very quickly, but the hands after it are soft and delicate.

I have the same problem cracking skin on my hands from the cold. I recommend vaseline, rather avoid getting your hands wet or going out when they are not dried, gloves on cold days.

The barrier cream from Ziaja is great

I have that problem too. It's just that in winter, hand care requires special attention and greater commitment. The problem of dry skin on the hands occurs when the temperature drops, as this causes the blood vessels in the skin to constrict, resulting in malnutrition of the cells. In addition, cold, dry air causes moisture to escape faster from the epidermis and deeper layers of the skin. Therefore, it is important to moisturize and protect your hands in winter. It would be ideal not to expose your hands to the cold, but it is difficult to do so. After all, hands are our tool of work and communication with the world. However, you can try to at least limit this harmful effect. First of all, always try to wear gloves. However, choose those that are made of natural materials and allow your skin to breathe. The best gloves are made of cotton and wool, so they will effectively protect the skin from frost and wind. However, if you exposed your hands to cold, remember to warm them up gradually. Rapid and drastic heating (by putting your hands in hot water, for example) can cause blood vessels to burst. Therefore, heat them slowly, starting with cooler water. Just entering warm rooms from the outside has a negative effect on the skin, because the warm, heated air in shops, offices or homes is extremely dry! Another very important point. Hand skin in winter needs the right regenerating ingredients that work both from the outside and inside. You need to provide your body with the right dose of vitamin E, B vitamins and minerals such as zinc, magnesium and selenium. In addition, use good quality hand creams and serums that strongly moisturize and regenerate the epidermis, because they are enriched with additional ingredients. It is important to cream the skin of your hands after each hand washing. You need to regenerate dry or cracked hand skin. You can do it in a beauty salon under the supervision of specialists, but you can also perform hand treatments yourself at home. For example, try a hand paraffin treatment yourself. In short, you heat the paraffin, immerse your hands in it for about 5 minutes, wrap your hands in foil (you can also cover them with a towel to keep them warm) and wash off the paraffin after about 30 minutes. However, there are also simpler and equally effective ways: - put a large amount of hand cream on your hands, massage in and put on rubber gloves (only the thicker ones for housework, without talcum powder), - soak your hands in a bowl with very warm water, or you can wash the dishes at this time to combine the pleasant with the useful. Thanks to this treatment, the cream will be better absorbed into the skin under the influence of heat and the hands will be well moisturized. You can also make your own various specifics that will improve the condition of the skin and moisturize your hands with them. It can be an oil made of vitamin E capsules (2-3 pieces), 2 tablespoons of olive oil and coconut oil. This mixture should be rubbed in overnight, and you can store it for several weeks in the refrigerator. Or a mask made of half a mashed avocado and a teaspoon of liquid honey. Put such a mask on your hands for about 20 minutes, then wash your hands, dry them and massage in a moisturizing cream. You can also do it easier - just rub natural honey on your hands and leave it for about 10 minutes, and after that time wash your hands with warm water. Exactly the same can be used for chapped and cracked lips. When buying a cream, make sure that it contains ingredients such as: shea butter, hyaluronic acid, beeswax, allantoin or panthenol as well as glycerin, olive oil or paraffin.

To take care of dry hands in winter, it is worth using a few simple treatments. First of all, it is worth regularly moisturizing the skin of the hands with special hand creams that contain moisturizing and regenerating ingredients. It is also good to wear gloves to protect your hands from cold and wind. You can also use homemade moisturizing masks based on olive oil, honey, or yogurt. Remember to drink an adequate amount of water to keep your body well hydrated. Taking care of the skin on your hands is an important part of winter skincare, so it's worth finding the right methods to help you keep it in good condition.