Our tips for taking care of your hands

You can't live without them, yet you mistreat them every day without even realizing it. However, it's essential to take care of your hands and pamper them so they don't cause you problems on a daily basis. Discover all our tips to help you pamper your hands.

Why take care of your hands?

While they provide you with great service, you don't take enough care of our hands (skin and nails). They are thus very stressed by your daily activities.
Indeed, every day you expose them to climatic conditions (heat, humidity, cold), to water and household products (hand disinfectants, dishwashing products, fitting) or simply to their intensive use (hands in the bag, computer keyboard, removing keys from the key ring with your nails, etc.).
However, by constantly forgetting them, they remind you of themselves. The skin on our hands then tends to feel tight, itchy, and even break. While your nails turn yellow or break at the slightest opportunity.
Your hands also quickly show the first signs of aging. If neglected, spots and wrinkles appear more quickly than they should.
Here are all our tips for taking care of your hands daily.

How to take care of your hands?

It's very important to take good care of your hands by providing them with the right care. However, a few simple steps and good habits can already prevent a lot of damage.

good habits

Even before applying specific treatments to your hands, a few good habits can make a difference.

Wash your hands with mild soap

Soaps are detergents and are designed to clean dirt effectively, even aggressively. When shopping, choose a gentle soap for your hands. While they're tough on dirt, germs, and microbes, they're less so on your hands.

Hydroalcoholic gel in small doses

Small bottles of hand sanitizer are very practical. They slip easily into your bag and are a welcome addition when you need to clean your hands a little (before a meal at a restaurant, for example).
On the other hand, they tend to dry out the skin. It's therefore best to use them only for their primary purpose: emergency relief. When soap and water are available, use them and don't take the easy route of using hand sanitizer. Only use hand sanitizer when you absolutely need it and have no other options. This is especially true if you have sensitive skin.

Moisturize your hands every day

The skin on your hands needs to be moisturized at least once a day. Find the perfect time to apply a generous dose of cream (before leaving for work, in the evening before going to bed, on the train, etc.). For even more comfort, you can adapt the texture of your moisturizer depending on the season. Choose a light, fluid cream in the summer; and a thick, rich cream in the winter.
If you also want to use natural ingredients or make your own hand care products, you can turn to sweet almond oil, castor oil or even shea butter, known for their moisturizing properties.

Moisturize your nails

When moisturizing your hands, we tend to quickly stop at the base of your nails. However, nails and cuticles also need moisture. If they're lacking, they break and form unsightly ridges. It's therefore important not to forget your nails. There are treatments designed to pamper them. They're often available in cream or oil formats, which are highly nourishing.

Base before varnish

There's no point in moisturizing your nails if you damage them when you apply nail polish. Nail polish can be harsh on your nails, so don't forget to apply a protective base coat before applying your nail polish. This will help you avoid potential disasters (nail discoloration, brittle nails, etc.).

Use acetone-free nail polish removers

Yes, nail polish remover products and baths are very effective, but those containing acetone are even more so for your nails. They also dry them out. Therefore, prefer nail polish removers without acetone. When you apply your cotton pad soaked in nail polish remover to your nails, you will certainly have to allow a little time for it to rest, but your nails will thank you for it...

Specific care

If daily care is insufficiently applied or the problem is more serious than expected, you may need to use specific treatments to take care of your hands.

Moisturizing Hand Care – Masks

Among the hand care products, there are moisturizing masks. Presented in the form of gloves, simply slip your hands inside and let the product contained inside work for the indicated duration. Your hands then benefit from a large dose of hydration and emerge feeling soft.

Anti-blemish hand creams

With age and depending on the care you give them, hands can develop brown spots. Without specific hand care, brown spots can multiply and become unsightly.
At the first signs, get an anti-dark spot cream, it will help you reduce them and prevent them from multiplying.

Care for brittle nails

There are dozens of treatments available to strengthen and repair your nails. Don't hesitate to use them, but be careful, as they vary in strength. Start with a gentle product and increase the strength of the product if you don't get the desired results. Applying too strong a treatment from the start may not help and, on the contrary, cause new problems.

La Fontaine Bloomea

Bloomea's innovation is to offer women an effective solution against skin irregularities, particularly those present on the back of the hands (sun spots, scars, etc.)
The Bloomea treatment effectively reduces most body scars. On the hands, it smooths the skin, tones it, and evens out its appearance. It rejuvenates the back of the hands, the so-called "social" area of the body.

By following these few tips for taking care of your hands, you will quickly notice a difference, that's for sure!