Winter-worn hands will lap up these quenching creams, smoothing treatments and joy-sparking nail colours
WORDS: STEPHANIE MAYLOR.
Dream creams
The best thing you can do for your hands is apply hand cream regularly. By loading on the hydration, your skin will look and feel better within seconds. Opt for creams with superstar ingredients like hyaluronic acid, shea butter and glycerin. Ceramides are another brilliant addition to any cream, strengthening the skin barrier to keep moisture locked in and sate dry, scratchy skin. Find them in Cerave Reparative Hand Cream, £7, Boots. For extremely dry, cracked hands, E45 Rich 24HR Hand Cream, £4.99, amazon.co.uk, is a healing hero.
Magic masks
Like a facial for hands, masks offer an intense burst of hydration, plumping out crinkles and brightening tired skin. Slip hands into Extracts Skincare Honey & Almond Hand Mask, £2.99, Superdrug, for 15 minutes and they’ll come out soft, smooth and silky. For an anti-ageing treatment, try Patchology Rosé Fingers Renewing Hand Mask, £10, Boots. With youth-boosting resveratrol and moisturising strawberry oil, your skin will feel refreshed.
Smooth operators
If your hands are looking a little dull and rough, treat them to a good scrub a couple of times a week. Rituals The Ritual of Ayurveda Hand Scrub, £14.90, rituals.com, will pep up your palms with its ultra-moisturising, satisfyingly scrubby formula. It helps to remove dead skin so your hands will not only feel silky-soft, but look smoother and brighter too.
Get even
Our hands are almost always exposed to the elements, just like the face, so it’s not uncommon to develop small brown marks, known as dark spots, on the backs of our hands. Sweep Glow Hub The Glow Giver+++ Supercharged AHA Toning Pads, £14, glowhub.com, across
