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All too often, we neglect our hands as part of our skin care regime. The hands, just like the face, age with lines, wrinkles, and brown spots. Additionally, as we age the skin on the back of your hands looses elasticity and the skin becomes thinner. Furthermore, the hands can be a real distraction when neglected, (dirty fingernails, coarse cuticles, calluses, etc.). Your hands are part of your first impression when meeting new people. Are you ever taken aback by someone’s hand when they shake yours?

As with the face, your hands and nails need exfoliation to remove dead skin cells and promote circulation.

Lemons have been used for hand and nail care for centuries. Lemon Juice and the essential oil of  Lemon whitens nails while stimulating healthy growth.
 
8 oz. spring water
1 Tablespoon Aloe Vera Gel
10 drops Lemon essential oil
Mix together and soak the fingertips for 10 minutes.  

Homemade Almond Hand Treatment

2 teaspoons Almond Oil

1 teaspoon Organic Honey

Mix honey with almond oil and massage on the hands. Put on a pair of old cotton

gloves and sleep in them. Wash off the hands in warm soapy water in the morning.

The hands will be soft. Repeat it the following night if necessary.