Do-It-Yourself Treatment for Dry Winter Hands
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If you are gonna use petroleum jelly look for un- petroleum instead you can buy it at health food stores do alittle research your skin is the largest organ.
Yes! My spa treatment for tonight! My youngest two girls asked if we would do anything special tonight because their older sister is going out for the evening and they want a fun evening too. Perfect timing!
I used to get cracked fingers during the winter until I started mixing equal parts Almond Oil and Jojoba Oil in a dark vial and the put in 10-20 drops of bulgarian lavender (from T-Tapp). I apply this morning and evening to my hands, face, neck, chest and legs. The dryness is gone.
I stopped using hand soaps with sodium lauryl sulfate (and other sodium . . .s) in them. That alone made a huge difference. My hands no longer crack and bleed. Unfortunately, it took me decades to figure this out. If I wash my hands in chlorinated water they get irritated, so I try to not do that if possible. I also use liquid glycerin. I buy a bottle with a top that allows you to dispense the glycerin one drop at a time. Right before I go to bed I put a few drops of glycerin on my hand, and add a little hand lotion that does NOT contain any petroleum/petrolatum/etc. This keeps my hands looking and feeling as though it is summer. 🙂
I am working with an author and she does a nice little baby oil in water hand soak that is something simple and nice you can do for yourself while you watch TV for example, instructions are here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiDzyvGL5-Y&feature=g-upl