Healing Hands

We are all becoming more and more conscious of protecting our skin in the sun, But do we remember our hands? When out and about you can see people wearing hats, applying suncream and covering up if need be but hands are left naked.

The Daily Mail featured Pictures of Kate Middleton's hands while enjoying Wimbledon this week, and showed them appearing older than her 29 years.

Our hands are often overlooked when applying sun protection but they age just as much, if not more than other areas. The skin on our hands is much thinner than elsewhere, and there’s hardly any fat, so the area gets damaged by the sun’s rays far more easily and can become prematurely wrinkled, crepey with liver spots.

The majority of hand creams don't contain an SPF so what can you use to give yourself a helping hand?


We absolutely love Jan Marini Age Intervention Hands.  This is a real treat, it isn't greasy and absorbs immediately into your skin leaving it soft, smooth and visibly firmer.  It also contains an intensive combination of acids, lightening agents, and  anti-inflammatory agents that target signs of aging hands, such as  discoloration, textural changes and dryness.  It resurfaces and rejuvenates your hands but even better, it also contains a full spectrum sunscreen so protects as it treats.

To give your hands a renewing treat on a night and help restore the skins natural moisture, we like to lathjer on Neostrata Hand and Nail Cream and then sleep with cotton gloves on. This helps moisturise, condition and soften hands and cuticles while reducing the visible signs of aging on dry, sun-damaged hands.

Just remember, take care if you are out and about and make sure the hand cream you use contains an SPF.