Treating Dry Skin on Your Hands

Do you have dry skin on your hands?
There are many causes for this and many treatments that are available.  In fact, some of the treatments may be closer to home, cheaper and more effective than you may realize.

Dry skin on your hands can range in severity from mildly dry to severely chapped.  The causes can vary greatly too, but generally dry skin on your hands is the result of reduced water and moisture content in your skin, something that can affect skin across your entire body.  However, when dry skin affects just your hands, the chances are that this is caused by a genetic condition, age, dry air, too much indoor heating, prolonged hot showers/baths or possibly using too many harsh detergents or soaps on exposed skin, windburn, sunburn, allergies, eczema, excessive hand washing and too many chemicals being used on exposed skin.

There are many symptoms of dry skin on hands, though not all may be apparent at the same time or with the same severity.  These can include tenderness, sensitivity, cracking, peeling, redness, dryness, roughness and itching.

Though there are many hand lotions available for the dry skin on your hands, the best ones will contain no colorants, preservatives, additives or perfumes and will contain glycerine or olive oil.  However, if you wish to treat your dry skin on your hands naturally, you can use the following remedies:

• Oil/sugar – 1 tablespoon olive oil with 3 tablespoons brown sugar; mix well; massage into hands for 5 minutes; rinse with clean, warm water; this removes dead skin cells and moisturizes
• Lime/sugar – 1 tablespoon warm water mixed with 1 tablespoon brown sugar and 1 tablespoon lime juice; mix well and massage into hands for 5 minutes; rinse with clean, warm water; exceptional for softening very dry or chapped hands
• Almond oil/rosewater – 1 teaspoon rosewater, 1 teaspoon organic honey, 1 teaspoon lemon juice and 1 tablespoon almond oil mixed together well; massage into dry or chapped hands for 5 minutes; rinse well with clean, warm water; excellent for severely dry or very chapped hands
• Almond oil/buttermilk – 1 cup organic buttermilk mixed with 1 tablespoon of almond oil; mix thoroughly; massage into hands for 5 minutes; leave on for half an hour and apply again; use before bed and wear fabric or plastic gloves whilst sleeping; rinse hands well with clean, warm water after waking up; a good emergency method for severely chapped hands; helps to eliminate itching and dead skin cells

Having dry skin on your hands is more common than you may think.  Though it can be unsightly, uncomfortable and embarrassing, you can treat your dry skin at home cheaply and affectively with home remedies.

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Ten Signs of Dry Skin

Dry skin is a very common skin type but how can we be sure that we have dry skin?

Have a look at the ten points that are listed below and see how many apply to you.

If most or all are true for you and your skin then you can be confident your skin type is dry and follow guidelines given for dry skin.

1. The pores of the skin are small and hardly visible.
2. Skin can feel tight and dry after cleansing when no moisturiser is used.
3. Flaking and dull patches occur on your skin regularly.
4. Severe dry skin can be cracked and even bleed at times.
5. The overall look of the skin is dull and or rough looking.
6. Blemishes and acne are rarely experienced.
7. Hair can also be dry on the rest of the body and the hair can be dry as well.
8. Fine lines and wrinkles form more easily and are more visible on dry skin.
9. Dry skin often has red areas and is sensitive as well.
10. If a tissue is pressed against the skin there is no oily residue left behind.

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