Hand Care Tips for Winter

Your hands and feet are faced with more harsh treatment during the winter than any other time of the year. We tend to forget daily care needs of our hands and feet during the cold months.

* Each night before going to bed, prepare your feet for recovery, healing and repair. During the deepest phase of sleep, our bodies go into repair mode. That is the time any and all healing is performed. During this time, you can enhance the repair and recovery process by rubbing your hands and feet in petroleum jelly.

* Massage the jelly into the hands and feet allowing your natural body heat to soften and soak the petroleum into your skin. After massaging the petroleum jelly into your hands and feet, cover them with either a plastic wrap or a plastic shopping bag. Use shopping bags from grocery stores or even the ones you bring home new shoes or clothing in from department stores.

* Exfoliating is a major beauty requirement that when performed regularly and correctly can change the appearance of your skin drastically. Exfoliate daily to remove dead skin and allow new skin to take over. As most of us know, our skin is the body's largest organ. Your skin rejuvenates every 28 to 30 days.

* Exfoliating to remove dead skin and allow new skin to grow can decrease the appearance of dead crusty skin on your hands and feet. Allowing the dead skin to build up is the cause of those horrid points on the heel of your feet and under your toes. In addition, the appearance of aging can be decreased on your hands by exfoliating.

* Hundreds of items and products are available offering unique ways to exfoliate to renew and beautify your skin. However, simply taking time to work with your body on a daily basis can save you time and money over the long run.