Skin-tastic

Homemade remedies to keep your hands looking resplendent.

By Victoria Nash

Looking to keeps hands youthful and healthy? Try theses easy recipes for hand treatments.

Oatmeal Hand Scrub
Ingredients:
•2 Tbsps. oatmeal •1½ tsp. lemon juice •1 tsp. olive oil
Directions:
Add the oatmeal to ¼ cup water and let stand ten minutes until oatmeal is softened. Add 1½ tsps. lemon juice and ½ tsp. olive oil to oatmeal and mix well. Rub mixture into your hands and let stand one to two minutes. Rinse with cool water and pat dry. Apply moisturizer to your hands and let it soak in for ten to 15 minutes.

Almond Hand Cream
Ingredients:
•2 tsps. almond oil •1 tsp. honey
Directions:
Mix honey with almond oil and massage mixture on the hands. Put on a pair of old cotton gloves and sleep in them. In the morning, wash hands with soapy water to reveal softer hands.

Victoria Nash is the president/founder of esenté. esenté is a superior skincare brand that considers the complete needs of the skin and a client’s lifestyle. For more information, log onto www.esente.com.