Modern hand creams have a wide range of exposure. Need to focus on something for which you buy a cream and what effect you want to achieve. You can select the main list of hand cream: nourishing cream, edema, bactericidal, softening, moisturizing, protective, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory.
To buy and after you start using not disappointed in his choice, carefully read the cream indicated on the label and consult your dealer. It will be very useful to know the features of some of the ingredients that make up your chosen cream.
The main component of any cream - water. It consists of on average 60-80%, regardless of where it has been produced and how much it costs. Besides water, the cream contains: glycerol added for softening and moisturizing, animal or vegetable fats (they form a film that repels water from the skin), lanolin, nourishing the skin. Other components vary, depending on the destination cream.
In most hand creams include vitamins they protect the skin from stress and activate its protective properties. Vitamin E supports the structure of the skin, and vitamin A makes it younger and more elastic.
A variety of oils and extracts to moisturize your skin and soften it. Avocado oil, cocoa and jojoba make the skin smooth, aloe juice can help wounds heal much faster, and tea tree oil will have anti-inflammatory and bactericidal action.
Pay attention to the content of sunscreens. They protect the skin from the damaging effects of UV rays, but at the same time can dehydrate skin cells hands.
Collagen and elastin in a cream will fight against aging skin and maintain its elasticity.
But even the most expensive and high-quality cream will not achieve the desired effect, unless you know how to use it properly.
Make a warm hand bath with herbs and sea salt, before applying the cream - it will open the pores of the skin and allow the useful substances contained in the cream, it is better absorbed. Combine the use of a cream with a light massage. Massage all the fingers, including the cuticle and nail plate, gently, as if wear gloves. Massage improves blood circulation and accelerate the absorption of the cream. You can remove excess cream cloth.
At temperatures below zero Celsius does not apply the cream on your hands before going out. The water contained in the cream, freeze and turn to ice, and it is an extremely negative impact on the health of your skin.