Working in the garden, vegetable garden or with houseplants is a joy. But only it may end with not the most pleasant moments. Women's hands, not protected by gloves, become dirty, and the skin is dry and rough. The means that are in every home can correct the situation.
Essential oil
A few drops of essential oil can help enhance the effects of hand care products. It is added to sour cream, honey, butter, or warm water. To achieve maximum efficiency, two conditions must be met:
- the temperature of the main component is up to 40 degrees;
- procedure time - 20 minutes.
With coarse skin of the hands, serum or potato broth is taken as a basis.
Contact with the ground and grass also ruins your nails. Lemon essential oil is used to restore them. Put a couple of drops of oil in the palm of your hand washed with soap and lubricate the nails and cuticles. Essential oils will support elasticity and repair damaged skin, increase blood flow and give your hands a fresh and well-groomed look.
Soap solution
And now an analogue of expensive liquid gloves, which will protect delicate skin from external factors. It is prepared from ordinary liquid soap, which is applied to the hands in a thick layer and dried. As a result, a protective film will appear on the skin, which can be easily washed off with water at the end of work.
After all the work is completed, you can again turn to miraculous remedies based on ordinary soap. The bath is prepared as follows: a tablespoon of liquid soap, the same amount of glycerin, half a teaspoon of ammonia, 2 teaspoons. Dissolve all these ingredients in a liter of warm water, hold your hands in the solution for 10 minutes and lubricate with cream.
The soap will also help get rid of dry calluses from various gardening tools. All you need is soap, baking soda and warm water. Immerse your palms in the bath for 20 minutes. At the end of the procedure, scrape off the corn and rinse with clean water.
Kefir
Regular kefir will help wash weed stains from your hands. It regenerates and whitens the skin. The easiest way is to pour kefir into a wide bowl and lower your palms into it. 15 minutes - and your hands will become snow-white.
Another option for using kefir for clean hands is a kefir and lemon mask. Squeeze juice from one citrus and mix it with a fermented milk product. Apply to hands for 20 minutes, rinse with warm water. If necessary, the procedure can be repeated.
And one more effective mask, but it will take a little more time and components:
- fresh cucumber - 1 pc;
- linseed oil - 1 tablespoon
- kefir - 100 grams.
Pass a fresh cucumber through a fine grater, add butter and kefir to it. Apply the prepared mixture with massaging movements and put on polyethylene gloves. After half an hour, rinse with warm water and spread the skin with a nourishing cream. This compress will significantly soften the skin and soothe irritation.
Linseed oil
After working with the earth, the skin becomes rough. You will need flaxseed oil to fix this problem. It has antibacterial properties and heals small wounds and scratches well. If you take it as a base, you get an emollient cream. You need to mix the butter with freshly squeezed lemon juice and beat until the consistency of mayonnaise. Apply the mixture to rough and previously cleansed skin. Lemon juice is high in vitamin C and has a whitening effect. Linseed oil heals and softens. Such a cream will not only soften, but also whiten your hands after working in the ground.
Flaxseed oil can be used neat or add a few drops of lavender or bergamot essential oils. Proportions: a tablespoon of flaxseed oil in 1 drop of essential oil. Lubricate 2 times a day with light massage movements, this procedure is useful after washing your hands.
Coffee grounds
If you are a fan of a morning cup of coffee made from real ground beans, then the following recipe is for you. Pour some liquid soap into the rest after brewing coffee and mix thoroughly. With a ready-made scrub, massage your hands and rinse with lukewarm water. After the procedure, apply any moisturizer. The coffee grounds will make your hands soft and silky. Additional components can be changed; instead of liquid soap, add sour cream or kefir. There is one nuance in this cosmetic product. After it, the smell of an ashtray will remain on your hands, so it is advisable to wash your hands with any means that neutralize the smell.
Tea tree oil
If you have cracks or wounds in your arsenal, it is important to have tea tree oil. The spectrum of its action is wide enough:
- cleans and disinfects wounds;
- heals cuts and injuries;
- relieves puffiness with insect bites.
Only wounds and cracks can be treated with oil. Or you can use it as a softening hand mask. Apply to palms, leave for 15-20 minutes. Blot the leftovers with a damp cloth.
Nutritious cream
The cream should be in any country house. Anyone will do - from an elite moisturizer to a baby one. The main thing is that it is bold. It will serve as both protection and nourishment for your skin. You should always have it in your hands, try to keep your hands in it while working with the ground, like wearing gloves. It should be applied in a thick layer, put on cloth gloves on top. In this form, you can safely start gardening work.
