To prevent the spread of COVID-19, it is essential to follow hygiene guidelines, washing hands with soap and water frequently. This is recommended by the WHO and the various health and sanitation administrations, and is an essential measure to prevent the spread of the virus.
Some studies indicate that we touch our faces up to 2,000 times a day and, in this sense, the mouth, nose and eyes are sources through which the virus can penetrate. Thus, it is important to maintain strict hand hygiene. However, washing hands with soap so frequently is contributing to an accelerated deterioration of the skin.
What type of soap to use?
It is important to use effective but skin-friendly soaps, such as natural, PH-neutral and hypoallergenic soaps, which do not include chemical components. The use of this type of soaps is especially recommended for those cases in which eczema has appeared due to frequent hand washing.
On the other hand, bars of soap provide the same benefits as fluid soaps and have the advantage of being a more economical type of soap.
How to perform hand washing
From the sanitary point of view, different videos have been disseminated with instructions for proper hand washing. However, for skin care it is important to take into account a series of recommendations:
- Avoid hot water, because it dries out the skin.
- Use a small amount of soap to avoid excessive aggression to the skin.
- When washing hands, it is important to remove bracelets and rings so that no soap residue remains on them. Although it is also important to maintain the hygiene of these accessories, we should not do it when we have them on.
After hand washing: moisturizing
After each hand washing, it is important to moisturize. In addition, at night, before going to bed, it is advisable to use an extra-moisturizing cream that we do not use during the day, because it leaves a greasy sensation.
Apart from moisturizing, there are skin exfoliants that can be applied to the hands, but now is not the time to use them, because the skin of the hands could suffer an extra aggression.
There are also masks to moisturize the hands that are very beneficial. If you do not have them at home, there is the possibility of applying face masks, as long as they are intended to moisturize and regenerate the skin. These should be applied the number of times indicated by the manufacturer.
After confinement: treatments to rejuvenate hands
In Dr. Maroto’s office there are treatments that can restore the youthfulness of the hands after this situation. For this, each case is studied in order to offer the appropriate treatment and obtain satisfactory results.
- Indiba Deep Care
Indiba treatment can be applied in different areas of the body where there are different aesthetic needs, acting on the problem we want to treat. Applied to the hands, it is possible to act directly on cell regeneration, to reverse the effects of aging.
- Infiltration of vitamins and platelet rich plasma
These treatments by infiltration of vitamins and platelet-rich plasma allow us to moisturize and nourish the hands, since with the passage of time, the skin of our hands loses firmness.
- Fillers
Fillers can be used to support the skin and achieve greater firmness, as well as reverse the sagging process of the skin.
- Laser
Laser treatment can tighten the skin, eliminating sagging and providing a much more youthful appearance.
- Peelings
Specific peelings can be used to erase blemishes on the hands. These peels also help to increase the quality of the skin, which deteriorates over the years.