If you wish to continue on with your manicure at this point, go on back to Step 6 of the Spa Manicure for instructions. If you are just giving yourself a treatment, then you are finished, let the moisturizers soak in all the way (don’t wash them off) before you get into anything with your hands.
Archive for January 12th, 2006
As if you don’t feel like you have enough cream on your hands already, it is time to add some more! A moisturizer is important to combat dryness, which contributes to the “crepe-y” look of older skin. Once again, I use two, the first of which is a Vitamin C cream, and the second is just a good intensive moisturizer. The vitamin C acts as a carrier, bringing the moisturizer into your cells deeper and more effectively. Massage into your hands deeply, and use plenty of product. A good idea here is to get out your heating pad or your heated mitts (or even your paraffin!) and wrap your hands in plastic wrap and put them in the heat. This will open your pores and allow them to really soak up the moisturizer deeply. Let this treatment work for about 15-20 minutes.
Another side note: I have relatively sensitive skin, and being in Texas with all of the heat, I am prone to getting clogged pores. As a result of this, I have a drawer full of good quality, unused moisturizers. Your hands are a fantastic place to use these items that you cannot use on your face for whatever reason.
