Shahnaz Husain
Beauty Icon, Chairperson & Managing Director of The Shahnaz Husain Group5 min read
We all know that one way of protecting ourselves from the tricky coronavirus is to keep washing our hands with sanitizer or soap, stay indoors and follow other safety measures. One thing all these precautions have in common is that they all require us to touch, wash, clean and move things with our hands. So, scrubbing them several times a day can take a toll on them, making them rough and flaky in texture. You might have also noticed that there are many places on UR body where UR skin varies in texture and thickness, like around UR eyes, neck, lips and the back of UR hands. This is why all these areas need proper care, especially, UR hands. Usually the skin on the back of our hands is thin and lacks any oil glands; in other words, it gets dry and wrinkles faster. Along with dryness, even our nails become brittle, chip or break easily. Here are some fab home remedies which you can DIY!

Ways You Can Take Care Of UR Hands
Needless to say, it is important to protect UR hands by wearing rubber gloves while doing house chores which may involve washing, gardening, dusting or wiping. After washing UR hands make sure to lather on some hand cream under and around UR nails, massage the front and back of UR hands at night with a good nourishing cream. This is the area prone to early wrinkling. Work down each finger, starting from the tip. Use tiny circular movements on the joints of the fingers. Massage the back of the hand, using strokes moving from the fingers towards the wrist.
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Fab DIY’s To Keep Ur Hands Soft, Smooth And Healthy
For dry hands and nails
- Mix one tablespoon of almond oil with one tablespoon sesame seed (til) oil and one teaspoon wheat germ oil
- Apply daily and massage it into the skin
- Massage around the nails too, in order to soften the cuticles
For dry hands
Warm some milk and soak your hands in it for ten minutes.
To soften the skin and remove tan from UR hands
Hand scrub
- Take half a handful of sugar in UR palm (or in a container), and add lemon juice
- Mix everything for a minute and apply this mixture on the back of UR hands and gently rub UR hands clockwise and anticlockwise for five-seven minutes on each hand for best results
- Rinse UR hands with water and moisturize
Scrub UR hands at least once a week with a good exfoliating agent to get rid of any dead skin. No time to buy one? Take a teaspoon each of fine sugar and olive oil and mix it well with the juice of half a lime. UR exfoliator is ready-to-use.

Sunflower oil finger soak
- Take two tablespoons sunflower oil, two tablespoons lemon juice and three tablespoons Coarse sugar. Mix
- together till it becomes a paste
- Apply and rub into hands
- Wash UR hands after 15 minutes
- Do this three times a week
Tan remover
- Take fresh orange peels, pierce them with a fork
- Rub the peels on the hands to brighten them
Remedies for cleansing, softening and tightening UR skin
Facepack
- Choker (wheat bran) and besan (gram flour) mix with turmeric and milk into a paste and apply it on UR hands
- Wash UR hands after 20 minutes

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For nail skin softening
- Mix almond oil and honey in equal parts in a small cup
- Massage this concoction on UR nails, cuticles and the skin under and over UR fingers and toes
For dry nails
- Warm any vegetable oil and soak fingers in it for ten minutes
- Wipe UR fingers with a moist towel