Your hands are one of your body’s hardest workers, but their skin isn’t equipped to protect itself from harsh treatment. It lacks the same natural oils that keep the rest of your body nourished. Sun exposure, harsh handwash, and sheer negligence often lead to dryness and cracking. With no strong protective barrier to combat environmental stressors, you need a robust hand care ritual, particularly in winter. Create a pampering ritual just for your hands with Sabon.
Understanding Hand Skin Needs
Oil-producing glands manufacture a nourishing substance that seals in moisture and delivers antioxidants like vitamin E to your skin. This prevents damage from UV rays, pollution, and harsh chemicals. Your hands are one of the few body parts that lack these important glands. You must give them the gentle, nourishing ingredients they need.
Common Causes of Dry Hands
Frequent washing is one of the most common causes of dryness, but sun damage, pollution, and HVAC equipment are equally destructive. Sunscreen is thus one of the most important elements of your routine. If you spend much of your time in air-conditioned environments, you’ll need extra hydration, too. Your nail health may also lag when the weather becomes chilly, so your winter regimen needs extra oomph.
The Benefits of Hand Care
A daily hand care routine can keep your dermis supple and capable of producing the collagen that prevents fine lines. More importantly, when you hydrate your hands and treat them gently, you support the protective barrier that prevents moisture loss. If your skin is starting to age, daily moisturizing is even more important for its anti-aging effects. You might want to include retinol and collagen to encourage cell renewal and boost elasticity. More importantly, you need two simple nourishers: water and lipids. Lipids create a barrier that prevents moisture from evaporating, and water provides that moisture.
Daily Hand Care Steps
The basics of hand care occur in three core steps:
Step 1: Gentle Cleansing
Cleaning your hands with soap and other surfactants will lead to broken cuticles and ashy skin. Replace them with a moisturizing formula that doesn’t strip away your natural oils. You’ll notice the benefits within mere days. Choose a soft cleaning product like Sabon’s Perfumed Hand Soap. This vegan formula is an indulgent way to enjoy the benefits of aloe vera and glycerin—a humectant that helps your hands to absorb moisture throughout the day.
Step 2: Exfoliation
Old skin cells act as a barrier against moisture and nourishment. When you exfoliate, you help your skin to absorb the cream or serum that follows. This step will teach your dermis to generate new cells rapidly, leading to a collagen-rich surface with added radiance. The addition of our iconic cleansing scrubs will exfoliate through mineral-rich ingredients taken straight from the Dead Sea. They’re enriched with botanical oils like jojoba and argan to achieve a luxurious, hydrating texture. This step will do more than just renew your hands. It will also remove dry buildup around your cuticles and prevent hangnails.
Step 3: Moisturizer
There’s a reason hand cream is one of the key basics of any beauty ritual. A good lotion or butter will restore moisture in your skin and nails, strengthen the skin barrier, and even draw humidity from your environment for lasting hydration. Whether you choose a retinol cream to stimulate collagen or a nourishing butter to lock moisture in, you should choose the texture of your cream based on the dryness of your hands. Sabon’s body butter collection is primed for the driest of skin. Our lotion will hydrate skin that doesn’t need much extra moisture. Now all you need is a strong SPF sunscreen to prevent moisture loss. While you’re shopping, sign up to our VIP program to earn points and redeem them for free discounts.
Step 4: Nail and Cuticle Care
Your nails and cuticles require intensive butter-based creams to build a moisture seal. Heavy-duty emollients are able to penetrate your nail contour, ensuring that your hands are ready for your next manicure.
Weekly Deep Moisturizing Treatments
Intensive weekly treatments inject your skin with a concentrated dose of therapeutic ingredients. Since they aren’t rinsed off immediately, they have all the time they need to build up the delicate acid mantle. You can simulate the effects of a mask by applying a thick layer of butter just before bed. Wear gloves all night and wake up with your hands soft and nourished. Now that's silky perfection!
Ingredients to Avoid
Beauty should never cause suffering. Our products are vegan and cruelty free. They’re also free from harsh solvents like phthalates, which lead to irritation and dryness. They might make your lotion feel silky to the touch, but they’re a common cause of allergic contact dermatitis. We’ve also made sure none of our products contain aggressive surfactants that strip away the very oils your skin relies on to stay healthy. Our hand care collection contains no parabens, artificial dyes, or synthetic fragrances. Their delectable scents are entirely natural. If you have sensitive skin, there’s no better brand for you.
Understanding the Sabon Hand Care Collection
The Sabon collection offers a layered self-care approach to hand care to make sure this skin receives the lavish attention it deserves. Start with aloe vera-enriched hand soap, follow with your choice from the body scrub collection, and complete your pampering with our hand butters and lotions. For free shipping, buy your products on subscription or join our free loyalty program. Our loyalists receive great perks and cash back offers, so become a Sabon VIP today.
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