How to take care of Hands and feet
Ashamed of your hands and feet? Are they hard as stone, and discolored? If you have do housework, which is abusive to your hands, wear gloves. Get a pair of close-fitting surgical gloves(rubber gloves are awfully cumbersome) and wear them when you........
Hands and feet:
Your nails
need more frequent attention. To begin with, don’t clip them to a point. Not
only do they look ugly and are lethal in case of an accident, but it weakens
the nails themselves. Cut them straight
across, but allow them to grow to only a reasonable length. Long nails, contrary
to popular belief, look witchy, not beautiful. If you want them to grow fast,
be sure to have enough multivitamins and minerals.
Sometimes, smear your hands and nails with skin lotion, olive and almond oil, sheath them in cotton gloves and go to bed. When you wake up the in the morning, your hands will look and feel great, after you’ve washed them of course.
They get dry easily and need the lotion as much as the face.
Hands and feet:
Ashamed of
your hands and feet? Are they hard as stone, and discolored? If you have do
housework, which is abusive to your hands, wear gloves. Get a pair of
close-fitting surgical gloves(rubber gloves are awfully cumbersome) and wear
them when you do housework. Housework is the number one enemy of your hands,
but if you have to do it, it’s best to try and get by with the least damage.
A manicure is very essential too. Make it a point to go to a professional manicurist once in 10 days and while there, concentrate on what he or she is doing , so you can do the same thing at home.
A manicure is very essential too. Make it a point to go to a professional manicurist once in 10 days and while there, concentrate on what he or she is doing , so you can do the same thing at home.
There’s more
to nail care than these basic rules. Once in three months or so, heat a small
bowl of olive (or vitaminised ) oil and dip your fingers in it for about 15
minutes. This will soften the skin and nourish the cuticles.
Sometimes, smear your hands and nails with skin lotion, olive and almond oil, sheath them in cotton gloves and go to bed. When you wake up the in the morning, your hands will look and feel great, after you’ve washed them of course.
Keep your
nails more or less the same length. They look nicer. An old-fashioned remedy: Push back the
cuticles whenever you’re washing your hands.
While looking
after your hands, don’t forget the feet. They’re equally important. Visit a
chiropodist regularly which means at least once a month. He’ll give you a
pedicure and you’ll feel less self-conscious about taking your sandals off in
public.
Don’t look down on the pumice stone as old-fashioned. It may be so but it does rub off the dead skin, leaving your feet smoother. Clean your feet with a pumice stone and the toe nails with a nailbrush. It’ll hurt but it’s wise to penetrate the sensitive area just beneath your nails. You’ll find an incredible amount of filth there. When you use body lotion, don’t forget the heels and the soles of your feet.
Don’t look down on the pumice stone as old-fashioned. It may be so but it does rub off the dead skin, leaving your feet smoother. Clean your feet with a pumice stone and the toe nails with a nailbrush. It’ll hurt but it’s wise to penetrate the sensitive area just beneath your nails. You’ll find an incredible amount of filth there. When you use body lotion, don’t forget the heels and the soles of your feet.
They get dry easily and need the lotion as much as the face.
Put almond
oil on your feet. Wipe off excess oil with a towel and go to sleep.
Also, mix two
tablespoons glycerine with four
tablespoons rose water. Add one teaspoon lemon juice to it. Massage your feet
with the mixture just before you go to sleep. This is particularly effective in
winter.