My hands feel like sandpaper in the winter, and hand cream doesn't help.Believe it or not, hands can get so dry that dead skin cells actually build up and keep moisturizer mois·tur·iz·er n. A cosmetic lotion or cream applied to the skin to counter dryness. moisturizer n → crema hidratante moisturizer moist n from penetrating and working its magic. Get those mitts on the road to recovery in two easy steps. First, get rid of dead skin by exfoliating in the shower. Scrub hands every other day for a couple minutes using an alpha-hydroxy acid al·pha-hy·drox·y acid n. Any of various fruit acids with the capacity to trap moisture in the skin and initiate formation of collagen. product. Then, slather slath·er tr.v. slath·ered, slath·er·ing, slath·ers Informal 1. To use or give great amounts of; lavish: slathered gifts and attention on their only child. 2. a. hands after every washing with a formula containing a moisturizer (look for ingredients like glycerin glycerin /glyc·er·in/ (-in) a clear, colorless, syrupy liquid used as a laxative, an osmotic diuretic to reduce intraocular pressure, a demulcent in cough preparations, and a humectant and solvent for drugs. Cf. glycerol. or oil and an exfoliator (like hydroxy acid). Jergens Skin. Smoothing Lotion works great and so does Freeman Ultra Hand Care. Be sure to keep hands covered when you're outside, and use rubber gloves while washing dishes or cleaning your room (hey, it could happen). See ya later, alligator. |
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