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Bad Habits That Make Hands Old And Loose Skin On Them

Our hands are not often pampered when compared to our face. This leads to ageing of the hands such as wrinkles and age spots. There are some bad habits that contribute to the wrinkles and loose skin of the hands.

It is important to take proper care of your hands just like you look after the skin of your face. Your hands can be an important determiner of your beauty and personality. Having a beautiful and young face but old hands will spoil your looks.

There are some habits that ruin the beauty of your hands and make the skin of your hands look loose and wrinkled. Abstain from these bad habits to make your hands look young and beautiful.

In this article, we have mentioned some bad habits that make your hands look old and worn out. The skin of hands needs more moisturisation, as we frequently use them and wash them. This results in loss of natural oils from the hands. Apart from that, our hands secrete less oils then the skin of the face, so they are more prone to dryness, wrinkles and ageing as compared to the face.

Here are some bad habits that make your hands look old and therefore watch out for this space.

Washing Hands With Harsh Soaps

Washing Hands With Harsh Soaps

Frequently washing your hands with chemical soaps will make the skin of hands dry and damaged. Use a mild and gentle soap on your hands, so that the skin of the hands will not get dry after washing. This is one of the bad habits that makes our hands look old.

Not Moisturising Often

Not Moisturising Often

Our hands need frequent moisturisation, more than the face. As we keep on working with the hands and doing other stuff, this requires frequent cleansing of hands. Therefore, moisturise your hands frequently. This will prevent them from ageing early.

Avoid Sunscreen On Hands

Avoid Sunscreen On Hands

Apart from your face, your hands badly need a sunscreen. Hands will get aged earlier than your face, if you will not apply a sunscreen on them. Before going out, apply a generous coat of a sunscreen lotion on your hands to prevent wrinkles and other ageing signs.

Use A Hand Sanitiser Frequently

Use A Hand Sanitiser Frequently

You must use a hand sanitiser only when needed and stop using it frequently. This will not only allow various chemicals present in the sanitiser to enter the body but will also damage the skin of your hands.

Not Using Oil On Hands

Not Using Oil On Hands

Applying oil on your hands before going to bed is very important. The oil gets absorbed on to the skin of your hands and prevents it from getting dry. This will restore the natural softness of your hands, and thus prevent wrinkles on them. Use coconut oil, olive oil or any other oil on your hands before sleep.

Using Detergent

Using Detergent

If you wash your clothes with hands then make sure to wear a pair of gloves to protect your hands. The detergent can be harsh for your delicate skin on the hands. It can snatch the natural oils from the skin of the hands and not only make it look old but also damage the skin.

Frequent Manicure

Frequent Manicure

A manicure, once a month, is a good thing, as it removes the trapped dirt from your hand's skin, thus making it glow. However, the chemical creams and gels used on your hands can make your hands dry in the longer run.

Story first published: Monday, January 4, 2016, 18:01 [IST]
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