How to Stop Hands Ageing | Prevent Wrinkles + Brown Spots

all your

hands

give away your age, well you are not alone in today's video. I'm going to share a step-by-step routine to create a hand care routine to go with everything else. Now make sure you stay on the same page because the last step of your nighttime routine for your

hands

is the most important and you'll want to see it now. Our hands are one of the most visible places in which we age and they are certainly one of the first and yet we do not give them anything close to the attention that we show to our face and even our chest.

So why do they age well prematurely? The first thing is that they are constantly exposed and yet, can you honestly say that you are that diligent with your sun protection behavior? on your hands as well as on your face, I don't think so and in the post-pandemic era where washing your hands has become something that some of us are almost obsessed with, all of that takes its toll every time your hands are in contact. water soap hand sanitizer even the simple act of drying your hands is reducing the skin barrier, which after all is part and parcel of what gives the skin its protection against UV rays and then we think of UV rays.

UVA rays are present all year round and unless you consciously apply sunscreen 365 days a year or even cover it up, you are constantly bombarded with those rays that penetrate deeper into the skin and trigger those signs of aging that we all know. . Fine lines,

wrinkles

, sagging, uneven skin tone,

brown

spots

and broken capillaries. and the rough texture, I mean, your hands age, it really shows and the other behavior that your hands are subjected to is gel manicures, it's something we're not completely sure about yet, but we think it may play a role in the aging process because the curing process. of their gels includes an LED that generally emits UVA radio at approximately 350 nanometers, so little and often, if you are a frequent person who performs gel manicures, you will need to consider that this potentially contributes to premature aging of the skin on the back. back of your hands now when it comes to the visible changes of aging, one of the things that we see starting to see are changes in the structures of the blood vessels and that is because the dermis is thinning and after all , youth resides in the dermis, so the loss of collagen changes the elasticity of the skin, damage to elastin due to the rate of UVA rays.

Are you done? They're very frisky today, so the changes in the collagen elastin means that the dermis is thinning, it's less resilient, it's less elastic and then the structures within them, the veins and you can see my veins. They are really prominent they become more visible as we age and then perhaps the most unpleasant of all signs of aging

brown

spots

on the back of the hands often associated with changes in the texture and roughness of the skin the roughness is due to changes in cell renewal As the skin ages and is exposed to more UVA rays over time, the cell cycle lengthens, leading to skin cells being rougher, less shiny and smooth on the surface, forming a skin barrier and an even distribution of melanin due to the behavioral change in melanocytes in response to chronic UVA exposure and while If you are thinking about chronic UVA exposure when driving, perhaps that is when you are most vulnerable because it's that constant, constant exposure over days, weeks and years, especially if you live somewhere hot and sunny, that will bombard your dermis with those aging rays.

First, we want to think about creating a skin care routine that helps

prevent

these problems and undo that damage, and then we want to think about whether in-office procedures might also be something to consider when creating a routine for some part of the body. like your hands I think the first thing we need to do is make sure it's achievable, we don't want to set ourselves up for failure with something complicated and too many steps that become impossible and then we just abandon ship all together, so I think it's about the use of multitasking products to safeguard the quality of our skin and find ways to make it manageable and repeatable throughout the day, it is not enough to do something at the beginning of the day with our hands due to frequent hand washing, we must make sure we refill as we go As the day progresses, so let's first think about the purpose of the morning routine, unlike facial cleansing, it is not a big concern, actually what we want to do in the morning routine is to generate support and strengthen our skin barrier and protect your skin from the environment in the next day, so I think that means thinking about what you wash off in the shower, so you certainly don't want to use harsh scented and foaming body washes which, by the way, leaves your hands dry and brittle, which is why I rarely recommend something that foams, you know me, but particularly with hands in mind as we head into the colder winter months, we want to think about using something that doesn't frame and doesn't dry out. .

For general body care, so that the hands do not dry out in the process, we also want to think about the water temperature again. Water that is too hot will leach the lipids that make up that essential skin barrier structure, so you should use some water that is lukewarm or even lukewarm and not too hot, you should also limit the amount of time your hands spend on it. in the water, so keep morning showers to a minimum, and when it comes to hydration, I wouldn't normally recommend moisturizers that have other ingredients. in them to activate the skin, but I think for the hands and body where we want the fewest steps possible to make them achievable, this is a good time to think about skincare actives and ingredients, for that reason One of my favorites is to include niacinamide in your morning steps so it can be in your moisturizer or sunscreen.

It is a great ingredient because it is easily absorbed into products. You can use it at five or ten percent without any impact on the rest of the formula and it absorbs. It penetrates the skin very well, so niacinamide will give you protection from the environment, as it is an antioxidant, it is also excellent for pigmentation, to stimulate the function of the skin barrier by increasing ceramides and also as an anti-inflammatory ingredient. , so I love niacinamide for a morning routine with the hands and then you want to think about occlusive ingredients that will help keep our barrier nourished for longer, think mineral oil, shea butter, avocado, mango seed oils, all those are great ingredients, they nourish the barrier and make sure things stay moist and hydrated and the skin.

If it looks plump, then we need to think about protecting our skin properly from UVA rays. Now, of course, in the summer we also want to think about high UVB rays, but as we head into winter, the most important UVA protection is essential and that's why we need it. To go with a high factor, broad spectrum sunscreen, you get more UVA when the SPF is higher in broad spectrum sunscreen, so something like Flawless Body Mineral UV, which has that high protection but also water resistance , because we want something that stays on throughout the day, of course, you need to reapply it, but waterproof sunscreen will stay on better than something that isn't, so that's your morning setup now. in terms of what you wear as the day goes on.

My inclination is to stick with a moisturizing sunscreen that you can reapply every time you wash your hands because the likelihood of you applying moisturizer and sunscreen separately, let's be honest, is pretty low, so let's compromise on this one. I'm not big or committed when it comes to facial skin care, but Body and Hands want this to work for you, so a moisturizing sunscreen after washing your hands will be the most effective way to combine hydration. and UVA protection in one practice. I like to use UV body mineral while on the go, but I would only carry the large bottle with me, so I decant it into small Muji bottles.

I can keep one in each bag that way. I'm never similarly stuck with taking care of your hands, if you're prone to dry hands it might be worth it. get a small travel version of your body wash that is non-drying and non-scented to toast with you because many hand soaps actually dry out and feel like they have been taken off your hands, which is not the way you want to feel going in to winter and take control of that, especially if you are prone to dryness, first of all, let's not forget the role of cover, so this is particularly pertinent if you are skiing.

Gloves are, of course, a great way to protect any fabric that doesn't transmit visible light will also give you excellent UV protection, so use these if you live somewhere where it's cold but there's a high UV index. and with your gel manicures again, reapply sunscreen liberally and think. about the surface area and the dosage, we don't want it to just be, you know, applying a dab without any intention with two hands is about the same surface area as your face, so you want to use that quarter teaspoon for those two handbags with sunscreen, so use your sunscreen before your gel manicure or, better yet, wear UV protective gloves that have cut fingers so your nails are exposed.

Many insurance companies in London produce UPF 50 gloves that can be used for both manicures and things like driving and are a great thing to invest in if you really want to protect your hands properly and then move on to your nighttime routine. Now is the time to think about repairing the issues that caused the problem. First of all, we want to think about cleanliness. correctly because we want to eliminate any evidence about the waterproof sunscreen that you have been diligently reapplying throughout the day and then we want to think about the same ingredients in pool terms that we would think about for our face but using do them in a moderate way that is Suitable for the back of the hands, we don't have many oil glands on the back of the hand, therefore the skin here is potentially prone to irritation if we don't do it slowly and carefully, so think about it.

So we want to think about things like vitamin A or retinoids that are really crucial to improving the quality of the skin and the back of the hands because they really help identify the dermis, as I explained before, what can contribute is the loss of the thickness and structure of the skin. For that aged hand look, then we want collagen production, we want thickening of the skin, we want to soften the outer layer to improve the texture of the skin and they will also start to help work with those brown spots. I think we can too. think about developing a niacinamide again, it's a great ingredient to dose twice a day, it works very well with your retinoid and supports barrier function, so it can make the skin a little more resistant to using actives that really we want, especially in the winter, and we want to think. about specific pigment control, so it's perfectly reasonable to also think about adding ingredients like azolic acid in an appropriate concentration to help combat brown spots as well and that combination of vitamin A, niacinamide or vitamin B3 and azolic acid is one of my favorites when it comes to Tackling the hands now, if you find that retinoids are too powerful for the skin on your hands and again, we can use these same tips that we use on the face, we can moisturize first to cushion, we can use alternative applications, We won't do it every day.

One night only we can start with small doses, but if you find that it is still difficult and that may be the case if your hands are dry or if you have very advanced changes in sun exposure and damage to the back of your hands, then something like bakut Shield can be a great alternative to retinoids, it has a similar mode of action but tends to be a little less irritating and in fact can also be used twice a day and of course we also want to hydrate again at night . I think it's very important to maximize the hydration potential by combining those ingredients with the right moisturizing ingredients as well, so it might be that you take the time to make a serum and then your moisturizer like you would for your face or you can look for a moisturizing serum. with those assets. ingredients that we like, which I just talked about, so let's recap, we have a structure of a plan where we moisturize and protect against UV rays during the day and make sure that our buyer stays healthy and nourished by adopting good practices of hand washing and replenishing with occlusive. ingredients and reapplying our UV protection as we go through the day wearing appropriate clothing in the form of gloves when necessary, ideally if you spend a lot of timeIn the car you do gel manicures frequently and at night we simulate repairing regeneration and improving those visible signs of aging.

I hope you enjoyed this video today guys, let me know with a thumbs up in the comments and if you enjoyed it, go and watch last week's video on how to prepare your skin barrier. for winter to make sure your hands don't dry out, see you soon