Is removing dead skin from hands and feet good for the body?

Many people are particularly prone to dead skin on their hands and feet. If dead skin on hands and feet is not treated in time, it will seriously affect the health of the hands and feet. Therefore, many people want to know how long it takes to remove the dead skin on their hands and feet. The following content provides a detailed introduction. Many patients with dead skin on hands and feet can have a comprehensive understanding of it.

Dead skin on hands and feet

In most hand and foot care processes, exfoliation is an essential and important step, but few people pay attention to why it is important. Today, Teacher He will tell you why it is so important to remove thick cuticles.

Keratin production

This is because the external environment people are exposed to is getting worse and worse, coupled with factors such as unbalanced diet, staying up late, smoking, drinking, or not paying attention to taking care of hands and feet during daily work, which slows down the metabolic rate. Abnormal metabolism prevents keratin cells from falling off naturally, and they accumulate thickly on the surface.

The impact of excessive keratin

1 Normal and healthy skin should be smooth, elastic and shiny, but if it is covered with a thick layer of stratum corneum, the skin will look dull and dull, greatly affecting its appearance.

2 In autumn and winter, the skin is prone to dryness and dehydration. At this time, the bottom layer of the skin's epidermis continuously produces and proliferates new cells to protect the skin, causing the keratin to thicken. As a result, immature cells gradually accumulate on the stratum corneum, causing the cells to once again cause a vicious cycle of skin dryness.

3 An overly thick stratum corneum will also prevent the absorption of nutrients. For example, when doing hand and foot care, if you do not remove the overly thick stratum corneum first, no matter how good the moisturizing products are, the skin cannot absorb them, and the care will be ineffective.

How often should you exfoliate your skin?

This depends on the individual situation. As long as the skin feels hard, it is time to do some care and exfoliate.

After dead skin appears on the hands and feet, in order to recover as soon as possible, the earlier the treatment, the better the effect. At the same time, during the treatment, if you don’t understand the treatment in this area, it is best to go to the hospital for a comprehensive examination. With the guidance of the doctor, choose the best treatment method, and then take good care after the treatment. This can get rid of the dead skin on the hands and feet as soon as possible, making your hands and feet healthier.