What is the reason for naturally rough hands

Under normal circumstances, most people's hands are smooth and tender, but some people's hands are rough due to aging, and some people's hands are rough due to work or environment. For these rough hands, if we just take a little care of them, they will become tender and smooth. However, some people's hands are rough due to congenital factors. What is the reason for naturally rough hands?

What causes naturally rough hands?

Naturally rough hands are caused by a lack of trace elements and vitamins in the body, so you must pay attention to daily care and pay attention to your diet. Eating more foods rich in vitamin E will help prevent rough skin and aging.

What to do if the skin on your hands is naturally dry and rough?

1. Wash your hands with warm water to prevent them from drying out.

The skin on your hands becomes dry over time. Excessive hand washing, not wearing gloves, and using inferior cleaning agents can cause the skin on your hands to become rough and dry. Using the right moisturizer can keep your hands soft and not tight, and prevent your hands' natural protective oil layer from being stripped away. In addition, it is best to wash your hands with warm water. Washing your hands with water that is too hot will also cause your hands to dry out.

2. Massage with olive oil and sugar to treat roughness.

As we age, collagen and elastin levels in the skin begin to decline, wrinkles appear, and the skin loses its elasticity. Sun exposure will accelerate the aging process of the skin. In severe cases, it will cause the skin to become rough and hard, and even cause skin cancer.

Experts say that rubbing the skin with household olive oil and sugar can help treat rough skin. Rub and massage the back of your hands with 1/4 teaspoon of olive oil and sugar once a week for excellent results.

3. Apply hand cream every day to avoid sunburn.

To prevent wrinkles, spots and skin cancer, it is best to use a hand cream with an SPF of at least 25. Hand cream also contains glycerin, a rich emollient, and should be applied several times a day.

4. Food supplements

1) Supplement animal collagen

Eat more pig's trotters, chicken feet, and meat slices to replenish the collagen in your skin and make your skin more moisturized through food supplements.

2) Supplement vegetable oil

Since rough skin is caused by insufficient oil secretion from the skin, you can get vegetable oil to moisturize the skin by eating more sesame seeds and walnut kernels.

What to do if your hands are rough

3) Vitamin C supplement

By eating more vegetables and fruits containing vitamin C, you can also moisturize the skin and have the effect of beautifying the skin. Vegetables and fruits that are generally high in vitamin C include green peppers, broccoli, spinach, rapeseed, alfalfa, tomatoes, kiwis, oranges, and sour dates.

What are some bad habits that make your hands dry and rough?

1. If you don’t wash your hands often and leave them dirty and greasy, the dryness and roughness will worsen. Wash your hands frequently with a mild hand soap.

2. Alcohol disinfection After washing your hands or feeling that they are not clean enough, many people will use alcohol-containing dry hand sanitizer or wet wipes to wipe them.

However, when alcohol evaporates, it will take away moisture from the skin, which is the cause of dryness and rough skin, so it is best not to use it frequently.

3. People who touch objects too often, such as using computers, reading, or doing housework, are more likely to lose the sebum that protects the skin, and dry and rough conditions are more likely to worsen.

4. Hands are often exposed to the sun without sunscreen, so they are also prone to sunburn. In addition, because the metabolism is slower than that of the face, it is more susceptible to damage caused by ultraviolet rays, so sunscreen must be applied frequently.

5. Use hot water to wash dishes. When washing dishes with hot water, the sebum on your hands will also be lost. You should use warm water below 40 degrees to wash dishes.

In addition, in order to prevent rough hands, it is also a good idea to use rubber gloves, but people with more delicate skin may also have allergic and rough hands due to rubber gloves.

6. Washing your hands endlessly or not washing them will accelerate the roughening of your skin, but washing your hands too much will also damage the skin on your hands. Many people feel uncomfortable if they don’t wash their hands, and they must use hand sanitizer every time to feel safe and secure.

In fact, frequent hand washing can cause great damage to the skin of your hands, especially since hand sanitizers contain alkaline ingredients such as soap bases, which can also cause the skin to lose water and dry out.

Therefore, except for those working in medical and other professions that require frequent hand washing, everyone else only needs to wash their hands before meals and after going to the toilet.

7. Apply hand cream only when your hands are dry. The best time to apply hand cream is after washing your hands when they are still slightly wet. At this time, squeeze a sufficient amount of hand cream onto the back of your hands and rub them together for the best moisturizing effect.

In addition to the back of the hand, the palm and fingers should not be ignored, and the application must be "comprehensive".