Last updated on January 17, 2025
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Hi, this is Fitness Radio Episode 19, (How to Care for Dry Hands After Washing amid COVID-19), and you are back with Priya Dogra.
Today, I am here to talk about something important that many of us are ignoring amid the serious Coronavirus pandemic.
Yes, the situation is getting worse, and we read a lot about it over the past several months. I am the type of person who is very fond of soft and nice-looking hands.
But this time, I want to talk about how to care for your dry hands caused by over-sanitization and washing amid the Coronavirus threat.
Generally, what we do is in our attempt to look pretty and presentable, we tend to forget our hands and feet.
So I made a habit to keeping hand cream in my bag, on my bedside table, and at my desk, and lots of people used to wonder at it, but honestly I didn’t care.
It’s a nice habit to pamper your hands and to make them look nice and smell nice. Since the pandemic came in, we have been washing our hands all day long, and then we are sanitizing them.
Sanitizing them to the extent that our phones do not recognize our fingerprints.
Even when we try to use our hands to do other things, our hands feel so dry and lifeless, as if the outer layer has been peeled off.
Washing is important, but we need to take care of our hands too. Also, there are many reports which suggest that too much sanitization is not good.
Eventually, a sanitizer penetrates the first layer of the skin of our hands, and somewhere there will be some side effects.
So ensure you are using a good sanitizer, and ensure that you are keeping your hands soft and taking care of them too.
I have some basic tips that you can do; you don’t have to buy a fancy cream or something expensive. There are so many things that you can do at home.
- Take a small spoon of Malai/milk cream rub it over your hands, and just let it be
- Have Omega 3 supplements
- Have Vitamin D and Vitamin C supplements too
- Add ½ teaspoon of baking soda to the water you are washing your dishes in, or start wearing washing gloves
- Massage your hands with equal parts of dried coconut and sugar; after washing your dishes, do it every two days
- Keep a bottle of your favorite body oil near the sink where you wash your hands, and apply two drops of it every time after you finish washing your hands
- Put a thick layer of Vaseline on your dry hands/feet, then wear gloves/socks overnight
- Apply sweet almond oil
- You can use aloe vera creams or gel
- Stay hydrated; drink a lot of water
- Use a good sunscreen, especially when driving
These are some handy tips to take care of dry hands and skin that we face nowadays. Take time to pamper yourself, and give yourself a home manicure or pedicure.
If you don’t have time for this, moisturize your hands or put a drop of lavender or any essential oil in Malai or whatever oil you have to keep your hands soft.
Believe me, when your hands smell nice, your day is made. Then, take care of your overall health, stay positive, and be safe.
