Hand baths

Human hands - how much can they tell about him? Almost everything. Age, occupation, degree of grooming. All this and even more can be learned by looking at or touching a person's hands. Therefore, it is so important to properly care for the skin of your hands.

Paraffin baths for hands

Modern cosmetology offers us such an option for hand care as paraffin therapy. This is not just a cosmetic procedure, it is also a healing one. Paraffin therapy promotes the healing of small wounds and cracks. In addition, it is an excellent anti-aging agent.

For the paraffin therapy procedure, a special cosmetic paraffin is used. It does not contain harmful substances or any impurities. Paraffin is selected based on the composition. It should be free from dyes and flavors.

How to make a paraffin bath

To do this, you will need:

• hand cream (of your choice, what effect you achieve will depend on it);
• cosmetic paraffin;
• hand scrub;
• cellophane and thermo gloves (can be replaced with a warm mitten).

Procedure:

1. The paraffin must be melted in a water bath. Make sure that the container in which you will be heating the paraffin is dry.
2. Wash and scrub your hands. Wipe dry.
3. Apply cream. Massage your hands. This is necessary in order to warm up your hands. Otherwise, dipping cold hands into paraffin wax can cause discomfort.
4. Before you dip your hands into the melted paraffin, check its temperature. It should be warm, but not scalding.
5. Hands are dipped into paraffin several times. Then they put on cellophane gloves, and over them thermo. The duration of the mask is twenty minutes.
6. Then remove the paraffin wax from your hands. This is very easy to do. After the procedure, it is not recommended to leave the house for an hour.

Hand bath recipes

Against dryness

For cooking you will need:

• lingonberry 2 tsp;
• St. John's wort 1 tsp;
• a glass of boiling water;
• oily hand cream.

Preparation:

1. Brew lingonberries and St. John's wort with boiling water. Infuse the broth for thirty minutes.
2. Once the bath is ready, place your hands in it and hold for twenty minutes.
3. When the time is up, pat your hands dry with a paper towel. Just get wet, not wipe off.
4. Apply a greasy cream to your hands and let it absorb. Remove excess with a paper towel or napkin.

Anti-stress bath

For cooking you will need:

• decoction of a series of 1.5 liters;
• lavender essential oil 1 drop;
• bergamot essential oil 1 drop;
• grapefruit essential oil 1 drop.

Preparation:

1. Add a drop of the listed oils to one and a half liters of broth, after diluting them in base oil.
2. Dip your hands in the bath for twenty minutes.
3. As time goes on, remove moisture from your hands with napkins. Apply a nourishing cream.

It is worth noting that essential oils are very unpredictable in their behavior. If you feel any discomfort, stop the procedure immediately. An allergic reaction is possible.

Hand bath for cracks

Option 1

For cooking you will need:

• glycerin tbsp;
• dry chamomile 20 g;
• a glass of boiling water;
• ammonia tsp;
• nutritious cream.

Preparation:

1. Brew chamomile with a glass of boiling water and let it brew for an hour.
2. Add ammonia, glycerin to the chamomile broth.
3. Dip your hands in the resulting soak mixture for fifteen minutes.
4. When the time is up, dab your wet hands with a paper towel.
5. Apply a nourishing cream to your skin and massage in well.

Option 2

Cooking requires:

• olive oil 100 ml;
• cedarwood ether 10 drops.

Preparation:

1. Mix oil with ether and heat in a water bath.
2. Dip your hands in a warm mixture of oils for ten minutes.
3. Then pat your hands dry with a paper towel, wash soap(baby is best).
4. Apply a nourishing cream to your hands. The fatter it is, the better.