Those of you who read my blog regularly will know that I complain regularly about having dry hands. Unfortunately, this is something I have suffered from for many years and the causal factor is simply bad habits and sheer laziness. How I manage to grow my nails without them chipping and splitting all the time is a wonder. That said, my nails are hard and brittle - if they break, they are clean and usually very low breaks too. Two ways I could immediately combat my brittle nails and dry hands would be to use rubber gloves for housework and hand cream after hand washing, but sometimes even that becomes a chore.
My grandmother has always told me that I should use gloves when I'm doing housework. I've never listened to her and I still don't - she's the first person to shove her bare hands into a hot oven without a moment of contemplation! I am realising, however, that she probably IS right because my hands can become so dry that they actually sting (although that could be because I'm using neat bleach to clean things).
I came across some cotton moisturising gloves the other day in Superdrug so I thought I might try to do something about these crusty dogs. The gloves were £2.99 but I can't remember how much the Soap and Glory Hand Food was. I got that from Boots over the Christmas period.
Nice, thick consistency. Oh, and a great big close up of my elephant skin. Meh.
For two nights, I slathered on some Soap and Glory Hand Food (which, I hasten to add, smells absolutely divine), pulled on the gloves and went to bed. Unfortunately, I fought those babies off twice in a row and in the mornings would find them either at the foot of my bed or on the floor. What can I say? I'm just no good with gloves. Luckily, the 'Hand Food' is miraculous on its own so I had soft and very lovely hands in the mornings. It's just a shame that a few hours later, I was back to Brillo pad hands again.
Let me know if you are any better than me. I know some of you readers have beautiful hands...what do you do to maintain their condition?
xx
My grandmother has always told me that I should use gloves when I'm doing housework. I've never listened to her and I still don't - she's the first person to shove her bare hands into a hot oven without a moment of contemplation! I am realising, however, that she probably IS right because my hands can become so dry that they actually sting (although that could be because I'm using neat bleach to clean things).
For two nights, I slathered on some Soap and Glory Hand Food (which, I hasten to add, smells absolutely divine), pulled on the gloves and went to bed. Unfortunately, I fought those babies off twice in a row and in the mornings would find them either at the foot of my bed or on the floor. What can I say? I'm just no good with gloves. Luckily, the 'Hand Food' is miraculous on its own so I had soft and very lovely hands in the mornings. It's just a shame that a few hours later, I was back to Brillo pad hands again.
Let me know if you are any better than me. I know some of you readers have beautiful hands...what do you do to maintain their condition?
xx
I don't think your hands look dry. But you would know better than me ;0). I'm just sure to use a moisturizer every time I wash my hands. I don't like the way my hands feel without it.
ReplyDeleteMarisa, they may not look dry but trust me, they feel it! As soon as I moisturise, something needs to be washed or wiped and I'm back to square one again, lol!
Deletehahaha brillo pad hands lol, unfortunately I have cracked nails constantly, hangnails and lovely little calluses on some part of my hands so I'm not the best to give advice on a fixer upperer. You would think the amount of baby food, poo and dribble that they get covered in would be very good for them :-P only thing I can say is paw paw ointment can do wonders sometimes
ReplyDeleteMica, my constant dalliances with cups of milk, baby wipes and nappy changing are why I'm always washing my hands!! We're clearly on the same page, lol!
ReplyDeleteSame story here, my hands are constantly dry whatever I do with them. I can soak them in Lemony Flutter for the whole night, but after the first hand wash they'll dry out again :( Btw I have the same thing with gloves - in the morning I find them wherever else, but not on my hands :) :)
ReplyDeleteI know, right :(. I think what we need to do is an intense paraffin wax manicure. THAT works wonders, but unless you have the things at home, you may have to stump up the cash for a good salon. It would be worth it though *sigh*
Deleteyes we are lol I stay up till all hours of the morning to practice manicures because I just can't find the time during the day amongst the bum changing :-P
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU!! This is why I have Ikea bags under my eyes. Meh.
DeleteOh nice! I can get rid of some redness in my skin.
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