When I was single, I met this guy ( a very long time ago) and I lied to him about my age . I told him that I was about 5 years younger. He said” Nah let me see your hands.” He explained that even when older women have younger looking faces; you can always tell how old they are by looking at their hands.
This is the first time I’d ever heard this, but once I did; I started to notice other women’s hands and he was absolutely right! You can see signs of aging on the skin on your hands.
I take care of my skin on my face with creams, facials and sunblock; then cover everything else with concealer. I had been leaving my hands out to the elements! That needed to change! Especially if I planned on being 29 for at least five more years (LOL). So I created a new hand care routine to fight my current and future sings of aging on my hands.
The Products
Skin Peel Pads- Pictured below
Gel Gloves- Amazon
Aloe Vera Oil- Any oil works but aloe vera oil helps with pigmentation. I got my oil from Amazon.
Hemp hand cream- The body shop, pictured below
Homemade sugar and coconut oil scrub
The Routine:
- Start with the Glycolic acid pads on the backs of your hand, leave on for 5 minutes as directed. (only use 2-3 times a week)
- Use the sugar scrub on days that you don’t use the Glycolic Acid pads. DON’T USE BOTH
- Wash off throughly
- Apply the Aloe Vera oil
- Wear the gel gloves for about 5- 10 minutes
- Rinse any residue
- Apply Hemp hand cream.
Also….
Use a moisturizing hand sanitizer, dove makes a good one, and keep nails short and neat.
The Christyle 