So you don’t look a day over 35? Chances are you’ve been protecting your skin with sunscreen and applying antioxidants and collagen boosting peptides. Does your diligence extend to the tips of your fingers? I mean that literally, because your hands reveal more about your age than any other part of your body.
Over time, the aging process redistributes the fat layers in your skin. On your hands, this results in more apparent volume in the veins and tendons, and overall loss of skin tone. Long term exposure to UV can mean a profusion of age spots (also called liver spots). You can minimize these effects by following our 4 top tips:
- Sunscreen. Don’t neglect to protect your hands from UV rays. Make sure that the same broad spectrum, photostable sunscreen which protects your face goes on your hands too. And because we wash our hands often, reapplication is even more important.
- Moisturizer. Every night, treat your hands to a good moisturizing cream. I love Lipikar Xerand Hand Cream by LaRoche Posay. Its moisturizing and healing agents restore your skin’s moisture barrier with a protective hydrolipidic film. Because it is water resistant, it continues to do its duty longer.
- Antioxidants. Boost its effectiveness with an antioxidant serum which can minimize spots and enable your moisturizer to penetrate deeper. We love apothekari Antioxidant Serum with C & E for its stable,enriching vitamins as well as its moisture-attracting hyaluronic acid.
- Treat age spots. There are a number of options for addressing those dark spots on your hands. Scientifically, they’re called hyperpigmentation. La Roche Posay Mela D Hands is a dedicated product which fades the spots away with kojic acid.
Treat your hands right and they’ll never tell your age.
