Sites of coarse skin on the body often give us a sense of discomfort and spoil the overall impression of a beautiful well-groomed appearance. They are manifested, as a rule, on the fingers and toes, elbows, heels and knees. The reasons for the appearance of rough skin are very different - prolonged airing and moisturizing of the skin, frequent contact with synthetic detergents, wearing clothes made of dense artificial material and hard shoes, metabolic disorders, lack of vitamins in the body, improper and inappropriate skin care for hands and feet.
The main criterion in the choice of treatment is the correct finding and elimination of the cause leading to the appearance of rough skin. To exclude the possibility of skin disease, you need to contact an experienced dermatologist before starting treatment.
- Quality balanced nutrition enriched with vitamins and taking multivitamin complexes in the winter-spring period;
- wearing clothes made of natural material and soft comfortable shoes;
- Protection of hands from wind and moisture on the street with gloves; and in contact with detergents using rubber gloves;
- use of liquid soap with the addition of cream, soft toilet and antibacterial soap instead of cheap hard;
- daily washing of feet and change of socks, tights, golf;
- wiping dry hands and feet after washing;
- the constant application of nourishing and moisturizing night cream on the skin of hands, elbows, knees and feet;
- Regular manicure and pedicure procedures.
In the treatment of rough skin of hands, elbows, knees and heels at home, masks, baths and compresses based on natural ingredients are used. Here are some recipes:
Mask for hands of oat flour
Place in a mixer 100-120 g of oat flakes or oatmeal and grind into flour. Then pour it into a large container and add 1 tablespoon of aloe juice or melt water and knead until the formation of gruel. Apply the mixture to the hands, wrists, cuticles and finger joints and rub it well into the skin for 3-5 minutes, then rinse with warm water and dry your hands.
Potato-honey hand mask
Grate 1 potato and add 1 teaspoon of honey and a few drops of lemon or any other fruit or vegetable juice. You can put dots of raw potatoes on your hands. After 15-20 minutes rinse with warm water. This mask perfectly softens and smoothes the skin of the hands.
Corn-olive hand mask
In a deep container, mix well a tablespoon of cornmeal and 2 tablespoons of olive oil. The resulting gruel should be applied to the hands for 5 minutes, then rinse with warm water and liquid soap and wipe well. The mask perfectly rejuvenates and tones up the skin of the hands.
a) In a glass of water, mix 2 teaspoons of baking soda, pour into a bowl and put hands in it for about 5 minutes. At the end of the procedure, wipe your hands dry. The skin becomes smooth and pleasant to the touch.
b) Pour a glass of boiling water into a container and add 0.5 cups of bran, wait until it cools down to body temperature and lower hands there. After 5 minutes, wash with warm water and wipe dry.
c) Piece of laundry soap to grate and add to the basin with water heated to body temperature. Lower the legs into the basin and hold for 25-30 minutes, then rinse with clean water and wipe dry.
Baths should be done before bedtime. After the procedure, a fatty nourishing cream or vegetable oil is applied to the skin.
1. In half a cup of kefir, add 1 teaspoon of eucalyptus oil or geranium oil, mix well and apply the mass to your knees, wrap it with a cellophane film and wrap it with a towel or scarf. After 15 minutes, remove the compress and wash it off with warm water, then apply a nourishing foot cream to your knees.
2. Freshly squeezed cabbage juice or gruel from the shredded cabbage leaves to put on the skin of the knees, wrap it on top with a film and warm it with a cloth, hold for 20 minutes, then rinse with warm water and grease the knees with a nutritious cream. It gives elasticity and smoothness to the skin of the knees, restores a healthy color and relieves fatigue of the knee joints. To achieve the best effect, cabbage compress should be applied at a frequency of 2 times a week in the summer and 1 time in 2 weeks - in the winter.