In the past I've been great at picking up "lotions and potions" and convince myself each time I will use them on a daily / weekly basis and start a new regime to take care of my skin. For the first few days I'm great but then I lapse to every other day to eventually not using the products at all! Sadly many of which have ended in the bin.
Since losing some weight recently I've gained more confidence in myself and I want to start taking better care of my skin. So with the winter creeping in upon us I thought a good place for me to start would be my hands.
I treat my poor hands terribly, never wearing gloves when cleaning the fire or when using cleaning products about the house. I feel sorry for my poor hands being neglected so much and worried too of how they are going to look in the coming years compared to the rest of me! I say this as I recall reading an article some years ago in a Sunday magazine and it compared images of peoples hands and their faces! Their faces said one age but their hands told the truth - OLD! So with this in mind and the season that is in it, I'm going to make a start on caring for my little hands and get them into better shape!
So the products I recently purchased with good intention to help my hands and nails are Aveeno Hand Cream, Sally Hansen Maximum Growth and one from the kitchen cupboard - Vinegar! Vinegar you might ask? Well, I'd read recently that it is a great softening your cuticles so I thought it would be worth a try!
Before Pics!
What did I do?
Step 1: Vinegar Soak
After washing and drying my hands I soaked my finger tips in Vinegar for 5 minutes one hand at a time.
I did my left hand first and after soaking it for 5 minutes, I gently pushed back my cuticles using my right hand thumb nail. I've used cuticle sticks in the past but have always found using my nail easier.
When I completed my left hand and followed the same procedure with my right.
Step 2: Hand Cream
I used the Aveeno Hand Cream and massaged into my hands taking care to rub into my cuticles too. While I thought I'd only used a little, I may have used a little too much! This goes a long way and ended up using the excess along my arms. Next time I will use less and will get more if I feel needed
Step 3: Sally Hansen Maximum Growth
Once the hand cream had dried, I used the Sally Hansen Maximum Growth as directed which was one coat daily.
After Pics!
You will have to wait and see on Day 8!
Day 1 Verdict!
Vinegar:
I was very surprised at how well this worked at so softening my cuticles. It was very easy to push them back. I've used cuticle creams in the past and found using the vinegar a lot more effective.
Seemingly too it helps your Nail Varnish last better, so this will be interesting to see!
Aveeno Hand Cream:
After only one application my hands feel a lot smoother and not as dry or as tight as before. The pics may not show it as well but to the eye, they definitely don't look as dry.
Sally Hansen Maximum Growth:
Well, so far lovely shiny nails so I will just have to wait and see how they are after daily usage!
Next Step:
So, the plan is that I will apply the Aveeno Hand Cream as I feel needed during the day day, taking care to massage into my cuticles and keep them back. If I feel my cuticles need more attention I will use the Vinegar soak again.
I will apply the Sally Hansen Maximum Growth as directed which is daily.
Finally, after 7 days of following these steps, I will pop back with my review to see what the changes are!
If you have any tips / comments please free to share ... I could do with all the help I can get, lol!
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