Your face might get noticed first but your hands get the maximum exposure. Besides harsh sun and chaffing winds they are in direct contact with drying elements like detergents, hot water etc. the result: hands look years older than the rest of you.
Why hands age so fast?
The fragile structure of your hands makes the skin especially vulnerable to aging, but you can slow the process. The skin on the backs of your hands has few oil glands so it shrivels and chaps easily upon exposure especially around the joints. Protect skin with gloves in winters and use moisturizer and sunscreen all year round.
Why does skin on the hands sag?
Thinning bones and shrinking fat cells cause skin to sag. Keep bones strong with calcium supplements. Also moderate exercise will pump blood and it's nutrients back into hands and feet. Production of collagen and elastin- proteins that make skin supple also slows with age. Oral vitamin C protects these component.
Top hand irritants
* If your hands are itchy and rashes seem to erupt inexplicably then consider the following culprits
* Orange peels: contain oils that can inflame skin, if you are sensitive, have someone else peel off the fruit.
* Onion and garlic: contain a chemical that can be irritating to the touch. Avid cooks who are constantly in touch with them are vulnerable.
* Shellfish: such as crab and lobster can cause a condition called contact urticaria, which results in hives.
* Nickel: in coins, doorknobs, pens and foods such as lettuce and asparagus-causes red, cracking skin or blisters in 5% of the female population.
* Carbonless copy paper: used in credit card receipts and many office forms contain tiny capsules that release skin irritating solutions. Constant friction can cause rashes.
* In order to keep your hands looking young and fresh see our foot therapy section and treat yourself to a manicure to give your hands the essential groomed look.
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