3 most important things to do:

Cleansing

Most important of all (really they are all important but this one is no.1)

Face, hands, body or hair you always have to clean them good. Not necessarily it will be a 2 hour SPA session in your bathroom… All you need is just a good clean up, warm water and nail brush. Be gentle but thorough. Every night make sure you cleansed your skin well.

Exfoliating

When you exfoliate, dead skin cells are removed and new ones are uncovered. That means your skin looks more radiant, colouring is more even and over all you look better! Process of exfoliation also helps circulation which gives your skin this lovely glow. Because it stimulates collagen synthesis, it also helps to keep healthy plump look. It also helps next product absorb better! Best done 2-3 times a week.

Moisturising

Building a habit is the most important thing here. Be regular, no need to go get all the fancy creams right away. First use whatever is on hand, try at least twice a day to put hand cream and cuticle oil on. Round cuticles, under the nail, do it always at night and the other time whenever you want during the day. Ideally, every time you wash your hands (who has time for that?!) Moisturising especially after exfoliation will leave your hands feeling soft and lovely and keep skin healthy for so much longer.

No treatments like exfoliation or mask can be done on broken skin, you need to make sure it’s healed first.

These are all things you can do yourself at home, with products you already have. There are some ways I can help, too! Depending on the skin concern you have, the following are the most popular:

Spa manicure

your hands will be cleansed, exfoliated, cuticles and nails tidied up, afterwards the mask and warm mitts applied. Mitts are left on your hands for a bit and the heat makes all the great ingredients from mask penetrate your skin even better. Afterwards, nice little hand massage… Relax and care in one! Recommended to do as required, all year long.

Parrafin treatment

It’s essentialy a separate treatment or add on to spa manicure. Nice thick coat of warm, melted paraffin is applied on skin. Afterwards, we pop them in to heated mitts. Paraffin makes mask absorb even faster and deeper and can make even the most damaged hands, soft. Recommended for extremely dry and delicate skin, especially in winter months.

The best thing you can do for yourself, is just to take care of your skin regularly. Be it at home or in the salon, just do it and do it regularly, your skin will thank you 🙂

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Let’s start from basics:

Hand sanitiser – handy when there’s no running water, while travelling, in shops, cars etc. Main ingredient of most sanitisers is alcohol, highly effective… but also strongly drying. Use when needed, better to wash though!

Soaps – try natural soaps, detergents found in a lot of products can also be drying for sensitive skin.

Hand creams, lotions and butters – just like soap, products that are natural or include natural ingredients are best. However, whatever cream you already have is better than not using anything at all.

Cuticle oil – often forgotten, living in handbags and bathroom cabinets while it should be on the cuticles!

Dry skin is more prone to cracking, it is not only painful and doesn’t look good but can also be a way to all kinds of bacteria to be introduced to your skin. Basically, 60 seconds of rubbing hand cream can save you a lot of pain.

Good habits and how to build them

Ideally, every time we wash hands we should apply hand cream and cuticle oil. With a busy schedule and loads to do, it might prove difficult, especially if you’re not used to it. Start from using cream it in the morning and before bed, same goes for cuticle oil. Once you’re in the new routine, try and have some lotion with you at work, especially when weather gets colder and you might feel that your skin is getting dry and tight. With regular use of moisturisers you will notice your skin is feeling and looking better, irritation goes down, cuticles are softer.

Constant washing – what to do?

1. Use warm (not hot) water to wash your hands
2. If possible, choose soaps and lotions with natural ingredients
3. When drying, just dab your hands with towel
4. If possible, use hand cream as often as you can
5. Remember about the cuticle oil (just having it in bathroom doesn’t count!)
6. Regularly exfoliate and moisturise
7. Book a manicure – your nail technician will be happy to see you and will take a good care of you based on what your skin needs!

Most importantly, if there is anything about your skin that concerns you, contact your GP or skin specialist- it’s probably nothing but better to be safe than sorry! More skincare tips coming soon… Welcome to my website!

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