Cracked hands are a very common skin disease in winter, mostly occurring in middle-aged and elderly people, workers, and housewives who are always in contact with cold water. Cracking symptoms are light is the epidermis cracked a line, more serious will cause pain bleeding, on life and work will cause some impact. So what should be done about cracked hands in winter?
How to do with cracked hands in winter
People whose hands are often cracked in winter can try to improve the cracking symptoms by following the steps below in the morning and evening.
Step 1: Soak your hands in warm water
Soak hands in warm water for ten minutes and dry them.
Step 2: Spray moisturizing water
Apply an appropriate amount of moisturizing water on the hands to make them moist.
Step 3: Hand cream with essential oil to enhance water lock
Take one-half of a dollar coin-sized hand cream, add a drop of essential oil in it, mix and apply evenly on the hands; (no essential oil can also add glycerin or olive oil)
Step 4: Rub to promote skin absorption of nutrients
Rub your left and right hands against each other for 10 minutes until your palms are slightly warm (when rubbing the wound, rub the wound vertically across the wound to avoid hurting it). Friction can promote skin absorption of nutrients, but also to improve blood circulation, promote cell renewal, so that the wound heals as soon as possible.
Step 5: Treat deeper open wounds
Apply urea ointment to the wound, and apply a band-aid to deeper wounds.
Step 6: Wear gloves for warmth and wind protection
Wear gloves when going out to keep warm and to prevent the cold wind from taking the moisture away from the hands.
Cracked hands in winter should be supplemented with B vitamins
Lack of B vitamins in winter can easily cracked hands and feet, dry and itchy skin, you can take more food rich in B vitamins in the diet.
Vitamin B1 more beans, brown rice, milk.
vitamin B2 (riboflavin) eat more brown rice and green leafy vegetables.
millet containing a lot of nut milk tea vitamin B2.
vitamin B3 main sources are: yeast, beans, which are rich in beans, vegetables and fruits are low in content.
vitamin B5 main sources are: yeast, malt and brown rice
The main sources of vitamin B6 are: nuts, brown rice, green leafy vegetables, and bananas
the main sources of vitamin B12 are: milk.
In addition to supplementing B vitamins from the diet, you can buy some B vitamin-rich supplements to eat.
What to pay attention to in winter when your hands are cracked
1. Do not touch cold water. Contact with cold water will stimulate the cracked wound, which will not only cause pain, but also is not conducive to wound healing.
2, cracked hands should pay attention to wind protection and warmth. The skin on the hands is cold stimulation, sebum secretion will be reduced, and the cold wind will blow away the moisture of the skin surface, aggravating the symptoms of dry and cracked hands, so people with cracked hands in winter must wear gloves to keep warm and windproof.
