Home Remedies For Dry Hands

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Get Rid of Dry Hands:

Here are some proven remedies to treat dry skin of hands

Use Rose Water:

1) Take equal amounts of Rose Water (Arq-e-Gulaab) and Glycerine

2) Mix them throughly

3) Massage your hands with the solution

4) Continue the same practice for at least one week. 

Use Honey:

1) Take two table spoon of Honey

2) Take two table spoon of Orange Juice

3) Mix them well

4) Massage your hands with the above formulation

5) Continue this practice for one week at least.

Causes of Dry Skin:

1. Winter Weather

When the temperature drops, the humidity level plunges too. Dry air leaves skin parched. "Once the weather starts to change, I see patients coming in complaining of dry, itchy skin," says Linda Stein Gold, MD, clinical research director for the dermatology department at Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital.

Turning up the thermostat doesn't help, either. Indoor heating strips even more moisture from the air -- and your skin.

2. Steamy Showers

Setting the shower to steamy soothes your body, but it won't do your skin any favors. "I know it feels wonderful to stand in a really hot shower... but it can dry out the natural oils in our skin more quickly," Stein Gold says.

Standing under that hot spray long enough to belt out your favorite tune is also a no-no. The longer you linger in the shower, the more you dry out your skin.

3. Moisture-Robbing Soaps

Don't put just any bar of soap into your shower dish -- they're not all the same. Wash with a harsh soap and you'll send your skin's natural moisture barrier straight down the drain.

4. The Rub-Down

Think you need to scrub your skin to get it clean? Toss that old notion, along with your scrubby sponge. 

"Friction strips the skin and enhances the dryness," says Nanette Silverberg, MD, a dermatology professor at Columbia University.

5. Losing Shower Moisture

Showering bathes your skin in moisture. Scrubbing off with a towel right afterward strips that moisture away. "The surface of your skin absorbs some of the water, which will be lost if you don't seal it in," Silverberg says