Hand masks for dry, aging skin, moisturizing, nourishing, anti-aging. Effective homemade recipes

Homemade hand masks are an effective method of protecting the skin from the harmful effects of external factors. As revealed by clinical studies, hands are more susceptible to negative effects from the environment, which means that they need special attention.

What are hand masks for?

Dryness, flaking, premature wrinkles, cracks and spots are clear signs of a violation of the fat metabolism of the skin. This can happen due to many factors, which are almost impossible to avoid in everyday life. That is why the lack of attention to hands in any case will result in skin problems.

In order not to collide with them, it is necessary to use masks, the result of which is manifested in the form of elasticity, smoothness and softness of the skin. The most important thing in such masks is the natural composition, which makes them popular, affordable and effective compared to other cosmetics.

Rules for the use of masks

Hand masks are necessary even without external manifestations of skin problems. For the prevention of skin diseases, it is advisable to carry out procedures in courses without disturbing the regularity.

There are certain rules for applying the prepared product to your hands at home:

• absolutely all types of masks must be prepared only before the application itself, because they are not designed for long-term storage;
• masks with citrus products in the composition should not be applied to skin with scratches and cracks. Otherwise, the procedure will be painful;
• after the mask is applied, you need to cover your hands with a cloth or put on gloves. If the mask is liquid, it is worth using cellophane, but it is imperative to put gloves on top of it;

  

• you need to hold the prepared product on your hands no more than 20 minutes, but there are exceptions. After the mask, hands can be washed with water or wiped with a napkin;
• there are contraindications for applying masks. For example, fungal skin diseases or allergies to certain foods in the mixture.

Moisturizing hand masks

Moisturizing masks contain moisture that penetrates deep into the skin to fight cracks and flaking.

Mask name	Ingredients	amount	Preparation and use
Curd with glycerin	curd mass parsley glycerol almond oil	50 g 2 twigs 5-6 drops 30 ml.	Add the remaining products to the chopped parsley, mix. Spread your hands with the prepared product, leave for 20 minutes.
Honey	linseed oil honey lemon juice decoction of potatoes	1 tsp 1 tsp 0.5 lemon	Stir the existing components, lubricate with hand product. After an hour, rinse the skin of your hands with potato broth. Moisturize your hands with a special cream.
With honey and almond oil	almond oil honey egg yolk lemon juice	25 g 25 g 1 PC. 1 lemon	Mix all products. Lubricate your hands with the resulting product, put on gloves, hold the mask for 3-4 hours.

Nourishing hand masks

Home hand masks, in addition to moisturizing, may include a nutrition function. It ensures the saturation of the skin with essential substances and accelerates the exchange process between cells.

Mask name	Ingredients	amount	Preparation and use
Vitamin	linseed and almond oil honey oil-based vitamin A solution oil-based toqueforol solution	1 tsp each 1 tsp 10 drops 10 drops	Heat the honey, add almond oil to the liquid. Cool the solution, add linseed oil and oil solutions of vitamin and tocopherol to it. Smear the skin with a mixture, keep the mask for no more than half an hour.
With Panthenol	olive oil sea ​​buckthorn oil oil-based solutions of vitamins A and E panthenol ointment	1 tbsp 1 tsp 5 drops of 5 cm from a tube	Mix olive oil and sea buckthorn oil. Add vitamin solutions to the mixture. Squeeze 5 cm of ointment from a tube with Panthenol and stir until it is completely dissolved in oil. Densely smear your hands with the ready-made product, put on gloves, let the mask soak in until morning. It is advisable to carry out the procedure no more than four times a week for a half month.
With aloe	aloe olive oil honey	2 sheets 1 tsp 1 tsp 1.	Place the aloe in the refrigerator. Grind the leaves on the day of using the mask. Heat the honey to a fluid state, add the remaining ingredients to the liquid. Densely spread the mixture on hands, do not rinse for 20 minutes. Thanks to the healing properties of aloe, the mask will soothe skin irritations, heal small wounds, and eliminate cracks.

Anti-aging hand masks

Hand masks at home can be a way to remove wrinkles on your hands. The procedures for applying such masks require special attention, since the visibility of the result depends on the regularity of their application.

Most masks of this type must be done overnight and left until morning, wearing special gloves.

Mask name	Ingredients	amount	Preparation and use
Anti-aging	egg yolk olive oil lemon juice	1 PC. 1 tsp 5 drops	Mix whipped butter and yolk with citrus juice. Smear the skin with the prepared mass, put on gloves, let the mask absorb overnight.
Orange	orange juice grape seed oil	0.5 orange 2 tbsp	Squeeze the citrus juice, mix it with the remaining component. Warm up the resulting solution, lubricate hands with warm liquid with rubbing movements. Soak gloves in the remaining mixture, put them on your hands. Keep the mask for about an hour, after putting on cellophane on gloves.
Smoothing skin	sauerkraut juice	0.5 cups	Heat the prepared juice until warm. Soak cloth gloves in warm liquid and put them on your hands. Leave the applied mask for half an hour. The mask will help to correct the sagging skin. The salt and acid in cabbage juice can cause sore hands with wounds, scrapes, or severe cracks.

Honey masks

Honey is a common ingredient in cosmetics for its healing and nourishing properties. Therefore, honey masks are considered very effective and are often used to treat skin problems and prevent diseases.

Mask name	Ingredients	amount	Preparation and use
With glycerin	honey glycerol oatmeal flour water	1 tsp 1 tsp 1 tsp 2 tsp 1.	Bring existing products to homogeneity. Lubricate the skin with a ready-made product, leave for half an hour for complete absorption. It is advisable to carry out the procedures in low-temperature weather, because under such conditions the hands are prone to cracking.
Softening	honey potatoes grapefruit juice	1 tsp 1 PC. 4 drops	Add honey and juice to the grated raw potatoes. Apply the finished mask to the skin, leave for half an hour.
Honey	honey egg yolk oatmeal flour	1 hl 1 PC. 1 tsp	Mix all products. Rub the product into the skin for 5 minutes. Put on gloves, let the mask soak into the skin overnight. Already at the first appearance of wrinkles on the hands, it is necessary to begin to do application procedures regularly.

Potato masks

The proteins in potatoes have a healing effect.

It is recommended to leave masks based on this vegetable overnight, to conduct a course on average two days a week.

Mask name	Ingredients	amount	Preparation and use
With milk	potatoes milk	2 pcs. 1/3 cup	Crush boiled potatoes, add milk to it. Apply the puree to the skin, put on cellophane, wrap the top with a towel. Keep the product on hand for three hours.
With lemon	potatoes lemon juice	2 pcs. 2 tsp	Crush boiled potatoes, add citrus juice squeezed in advance to the resulting puree. Spread the finished mixture on your hands with a thick layer, put on cellophane. Hold the mask for 20 minutes. Moisturize the skin by applying a special cream.
Honey with yolk	potatoes egg yolk honey	2 pcs. 1 PC. 1 tbsp	Boil and grind potatoes. Add the remaining ingredients to the puree and mix. Lubricate your hands with a ready-made product, allow the mask to be absorbed into the skin overnight.

Oatmeal masks

Hand masks at home can be made from a variety of components.

Oatmeal among them is very famous for its unique properties:

• anti-inflammatory effect;
• healing;
• exfoliation;
• moisturizing;
• whitening.

Thus, oatmeal is a versatile remedy that will tackle just about any skin problem.

Mask name	Ingredients	amount	Preparation and use
Oatmeal with honey	oat groats honey	1 tsp 1 tsp	Boil the cereal, cool it and mix with honey. Lubricate your hands with a mixture, hold it for 30 minutes. The mask will soften rough skin that loses its softness after contact with chemicals.
Softening	oat groats milk	2 tbsp 2 tbsp	Grind the cereal to a flour condition. Combine milk and oatmeal, stir. Rub the finished product into your hands. Keep the mask for half an hour.
Oil	oat groats olive oil	2 tsp 2 tsp	Boil the oatmeal, let it swell. Add oil to the cereal, mix thoroughly. Lubricate the skin with the resulting mixture, put on gloves. Let the mask soak into the skin for no more than half an hour.

Cottage cheese and parsley mask

As you know, household products are harmful to skin health.

This mask will help to restore the softness of the hands after regular contact with chemical products.

Products in composition:

• cottage cheese - 3 tsp;
• parsley juice - 1 tsp;
• fish oil - 0.5 tsp

Features of use:

1. Add the liquid from the herbs to the curd mass.
2. Mix the mass with fish oil.
3. Grease hands with the prepared mixture.
4. Hold the mixture for 30 minutes, clean your hands with water.

Cottage cheese mask with green tea

With the help of green tea, the skin of the hands will be cleansed, moisturized and saturated with oxygen, so it is advisable to carry out this procedure regularly.

Components:

• cottage cheese - 1 tablespoon;
• tea - 2 tsp;
• butter - 1 tsp.

Using:

1. Brew tea, let it cool.
2. Mix cottage cheese with butter.
3. Add a spoonful of warm tea to the curd mass, mix.
4. Let the finished product cool in the refrigerator, wait half an hour.
5. Apply a cool mask to your hands, do not rinse for 20 minutes.

Oil mask

The oil mask is very simple to prepare, but the effect after the procedure is no less significant than that of complex masks.

Hands after using the mask will become softer, and cracks in the skin will be less noticeable.

Products:

• vegetable fat oil - 2 tablespoons

Using:

1. Spread oil on your hands, rubbing in.
2. Wash off oil thoroughly with water.

Bread mask

Components:

• white bread - 1 piece.

Application:

1. Let the bread soak in water, knead it until mushy.
2. Lubricate the skin with the resulting gruel, if desired, wear gloves and leave the mask for half an hour.

Grape mask

Grapes are a good way to exfoliate your hands naturally, that is, it exfoliates the skin and makes it soft.

Components:

• grapes - 2 tsp;
• oatmeal - 1 tbsp.

Application rules:

1. Boil oatmeal, cool it until warm.
2. Mix the grape pulp with the cooked oatmeal.
3. Lubricate hands with rubbing movements.
4. Massage the skin for half an hour.

Melon mask

Products:

• melon - 1 tbsp;
• citrus juice - 0.5 lemon;
• starch.

Application:

1. Grind the melon pulp, mix it with citrus and add a little starch.
2. Lubricate your hands with a thin layer, leave for half an hour.

Egg and linseed mask

Products:

• yolk - 1 pc .;
• linseed oil - 1 tablespoon;
• honey - 1 tbsp;
• citrus juice - 1 squeezed lemon.

Application features:

1. Mix all products until smooth.
2. Densely smear your hands with the mixture, put on cellophane, leave the mask for an hour and a half.

Carrot mask

A carrot-based mask helps to heal chapped hands, small wounds, scratches and cracks thanks to the lactic acid in carrots.

Some people fear that this vegetable will negatively affect the color of the skin of the hands. If the carrots are steamed, then the pigment will not eat into the skin, so there is no need to worry about the color of the hands during the procedure.

Components:

• carrot pulp - 1 pc .;
• sour cream - 30 g;
• oil - 15 ml;
• starch - 30 g.

Application:

1. Grate steamed carrots.
2. Take half of the crushed mass, mix it with the rest of the products.
3. Apply the mixture to both sides of the palms, cover with cellophane and put on gloves.
4. Let the mask be absorbed into the skin for a quarter of an hour.

Cornmeal Jelly Mask

Components:

• boiled water - 40 ml;
• corn flour - 4 g;
• glycerin - 50 g.

Application:

1. Mix all the products, grease your hands with the resulting jelly, leave for half an hour.

With cucumber

The procedure will help saturate the skin with essential vitamins found in cucumber.

The mask gives the desired effect when used up to 40 years.

Products:

• cucumber - 60 g;
• chopped oatmeal - 1 tbsp.

Application features:

1. Mix the chopped cucumber with the remaining ingredient.
2. Spread the mixture on your hands and let it soak for 20 minutes.

With apple

Apple masks are a skin rejuvenator.

Regularly applying such a mask is desirable for women under fifty.

Products:

• half an apple;
• honey - 3 tsp;
• butter - 1 tsp;
• yolk - 1 pc.

Features of use:

1. Grate the fruit, mix the rest of the products with the resulting apple mass.
2. Spread your hands with a mixture, hold the mask for a quarter of an hour.

With wheat germ oil

The procedure with this component has a special anti-aging effect. It copes with large wrinkles and sagging skin.

Ingredients needed:

• chopped oatmeal - 1 tablespoon;
• linden infusion - 1 tbsp;
• flax seed oil - 1 tsp;
• wheat germ oil - 1 tsp;
• lavender ether - 6 drops.

Preparation and features of use:

1. Let the linden broth infusion into the oatmeal.
2. While the flour swells, mix all the oils.
3. Stir all remaining ingredients.
4. Lubricate your hands with the resulting mixture, leave to soak for no more than an hour.

With vitamins

Vitamin mask copes with dry skin, nourishing it with vitamins included in the products.

Required products:

• olive oil - 30 ml;
• sea ​​buckthorn fruit oil - 10 ml;
• vitamins A and E (in capsules) - 2 pcs.;
• Panthenol ointment - 1 tsp.

Terms of use:

1. Add sea buckthorn oil to warmed olive oil, pour vitamin capsules.
2. Add Panthenol to this mass, mix.
3. Apply the resulting product to the skin, put on cellophane.
4. Let the mixture soak for no more than half an hour.

With lemon zest

Lemon zest is a kind of skin scrub with a whitening effect.

The procedure is best performed for women aged 30-40 years.

Products in composition:

• lemon zest - 1 tsp;
• sour cream - 1 tsp;
• butter - 1 tsp;
• tea leaves - 1 tsp

Using:

1. Grind the citrus zest, mix with the rest of the products.
2. Rub the finished product into your hands, wait 20 minutes.

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Sugar Purifying Scrub Mask

Sugar is an effective scrub that removes dead skin and speeds up metabolic processes between cells.

The procedure must be carried out every week.

Components:

• sugar - 4 tablespoons;
• vegetable fats - 2 tablespoons

Features of use:

1. Mix the mask products, preventing the sugar from completely dissolving in the liquid.
2. Massage your hands for no more than five minutes.

With aloe

Thanks to the healing properties of aloe, the mask will help accelerate the recovery of the skin after microtrauma, scratches and cracks.

Products:

• plant pulp - 1 tbsp;
• butter - 1 tsp:
• honey - 1 tsp

Application:

1. Stir in the remaining products to the honey heated to a warm state.
2. Beat the finished product, grease your hands with it.
3. Hold the mask for no more than half an hour.

With chocolate

Chocolate mask gives the effect of freshness to the skin, eliminates wrinkles and sagging.

Components:

1. yogurt (unflavored) - 1 pc .;
2. bitter dark chocolate - 4 slices;
3. honey - 1 tsp

Features of preparation and rules of use:

1. Add preheated honey to the melted chocolate.
2. Mix the yoghurt with the chocolate mixture and honey.
3. Apply the product to the skin, put on tight gloves on your hands and leave the mixture to soak in until morning.

Mitten masks

Gloves are necessary in order to fix too liquid or thickly applied mask on the hands. They are also needed in order to leave the mask overnight and at the same time feel comfortable. The main property of such mittens is water resistance.

There is no need to purchase special cosmetic gloves, it will be enough to use ordinary household gloves, which are made from simple materials.

For the production of such mittens are used:

• polyethylene;
• rubber;
• silicone;
• jersey.

There are masks using gloves:

Hand masks after 60 years

For aging skin, it is necessary to use masks that contain dairy products, herbal or aromatic oils, honey and vitamin solutions.

Mask name	Ingredients	amount	Preparation and use
Whitening	cottage cheese cream egg yolk cypress ether	2 tsp 2 tsp 1 PC. 2 drops	Mix the required ingredients, spread the mixture on your hands with a thick layer. Let the mask absorb for 30 minutes.
Nutritious	starch almond oil avocado	1 tsp 1 tsp 0.5 avocado	Grind the avocado, add starch to the mass. and butter Hold the finished product on your hands for 30 minutes.

Hand mask at night

Ingredient:

• almond oil.

Application:

1. Heat oil slightly until warm.
2. Lubricate the skin with a solution, put on gloves.
3. Allow the mask to absorb into the skin overnight.

This mask contains beneficial fatty acids, as well as vitamins that are found in many cosmetics.

Thanks to this procedure, the skin of the hands will be smooth and soft with a lifting effect.

Mask for age spots

Products:

• sour cream - 30 g;
• lemon juice.

Application:

1. Stir the sour cream with the juice of half a citrus.
2. Lubricate the skin with a ready-made product.
3. Massage the skin with rubbing movements for three minutes.
4. Put on mittens, leave the product for half an hour.

The acidity of the lemon can cause irritation.

Balm for hardened skin

Oil-based orange balm.

Components:

• Orange juice;
• oil - 0.5 tbsp.

Application features:

1. Lubricate the skin with a solution of a mixture of all ingredients and put on gloves.
2. Let the mixture soak for no more than half an hour.

A five-minute massage instead of a mask will suffice for prevention.

Hand baths

Hand masks at home can be partially replaced with trays. These procedures accelerate metabolism and nourish cells with useful substances.

At home, hand masks can simply and affordably help women of all ages to achieve a healthy skin appearance. Treatments based on conventional products help avoid early signs of aging and other skin problems.

Author: Anna Fleiman

Article design: Oksana Grivina

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