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by JuliaLifting
Cared for hands during lockdown
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, we must all follow stricter hygiene rules, such as washing our hands more frequently, wearing protective gloves or continuously using alcohol-based hand sanitizer. All of this can make our hands dryer than usual and cause them to age faster, so as well as taking the recommended measures, it’s also now important to pamper them as much as possible.
The skin of our hands is one of the most delicate and exposed of the body, the one that most betrays our age. At the moment it’s important to pay them special attention, giving them specific care to prevent the appearance of wrinkles, flaccidity, visible veins, dark spots, and other signs caused by the wear and tear that they’re currently experiencing.
With a specific beauty ritual containing restorative, regenerating, nourishing and moisturizing active ingredients, you can keep your skin cared for and younger looking.
How does frequent hand washing with soap or alcohol-based hand sanitizer damage your hands?
Frequent hand washing can affect the balance of your hands’ lipid layer and skin biome, the two outermost barriers that protect and keep your skin healthy.
The lipid layer is formed of oils secreted by the skin cells. Every time you wash your hands you remove part of this layer; the cells secrete these oils once again to repair it, but if you wash your hands constantly, the cells don’t have time to restore it.
The same thing happens with the microbiome, the essential defense layer that protects your skin against pathogens. Although alcohol-based soap removes all agents that may be on the skin and may cause the spread of Covid-19, it also damages this defensive layer that protects your skin from harmful external agents.
How does continuous damage to the lipid layer and microbiome affect the health of your skin? The direct consequence is that the defense barriers are very damaged, leaving the skin unprotected against external aggressions. An imbalance in this layer can cause atopic dermatitis and eczema.
Due to the thinning of the external layer, the skin will also suffer dehydration caused by increased water loss, appearing dry, with a visible accumulation of dry dead cells and a clear loss of skin elasticity. Thus, aging and vulnerable skin.
How do you keep your skin in perfect condition?
Of course, keeping your skin both protected from coronavirus and cared for is possible if, as well as following the recommended washing habits, you apply a suitable restorative cosmetic. CASMARA Recovery Hand Cream strengthens the defensive skin barrier, protecting it against external damage. It also intensely repairs the skin by targeting the damaged areas and speeds up the skin renewal process.
Advanced actions combined with a powerful moisturizing and nourishing effect that leaves the skin soft, silky and comfortable.
CASMARA Recovery Hand Cream is an advanced formula made with:
- PASSION FRUIT: natural active ingredient of virgin passion fruit oil which restores and heals the epidermis. Intelligently detects and acts on the most damaged areas, repairing them while providing extraordinary elasticity.
- POLLUBLOCK: protective shield against pollution and contaminating agents that are not only outside, but also inside the home (tobacco smoke, gases such as carbon monoxide, cleaning products, and other harmful particles that stick to your skin).
- NIACINAMIDE: anti-aging moisturizer that stimulates collagen formation, improving elasticity.
- TRI-NATURAL WAXES: hydro-nourishing ingredient that nourishes and prevents dehydration made with jojoba, mimosa and sunflower wax. Provides a silky feel, leaving the skin velvety soft.
- HYDRA BALANCE: intensive moisturizer. Combines repairing and renewing actions to improve skin damage as well as signs of aging.
- VITAMIN E: nutrient that protects the skin against photo-aging, highly powerful antioxidant and anti-free radical action, essential for visibly younger looking skin.
Perfect hands intensive lockdown ritual.
As well as not being without your restorative hand cream all day and applying it as often as required, dedicate some time to pampering your hands once or twice a week by performing your “PERFECT HANDS” INTENSIVE RITUAL.
Wash your hands with soap and water and start your RITUAL.
STEP 1. EXFOLIANT
Apply NATURAL PEELING TRI-ACTIVE to your hands using a gentle massage and leave on for 5 minutes. Then, remove it by rubbing gently, using a muslin cloth to help slough away dead skin cells and impurities.
STEP 2. RESTORATIVE ANTI-AGING CREAM
Apply a generous amount of hand cream, gently massaging in a circular motion to enhance its penetration.
STEP 3. CUTICLE CARE
Apply MULTIBENEFIT 7-in-1 to your cuticles to keep them soft and hydrated. 100% natural rich-textured multifunction restorative balm with highly nourishing natural active ingredients. Multibenefit 7-in-1 helps to restore, soothe, nourish, regenerate and moisturize your skin, while balancing the skin’s bacterial flora.
A foolproof tip is to also apply this wonderful balm over the driest, most damaged areas, such as your knuckles and/or between your fingers.
Then, use a film to cover your hands and leave it on for as long as possible. Thanks to its occlusive action, the film will enhance the penetration of the applied active ingredients.
You know, daily care and a more intensive treatment twice a week will keep your skin in perfect condition during this period. At CASMARA, we encourage you to wash your hands often, but now you can, without worrying about damaging them.