Winters brings the most colorful of blossoms and can be an feast to your eyes. Although the chills can be enjoyed it may just not be so friendly to your skin. Specially it takes a toll on dry skins and may even lead to cracking. Hands and feet are mostly exposed to the weather and they too are most sensitive. Dry skin can lead to cracking of heels and palms. Moisturizers comes in ailing this situation. Now some synthetic moisturizers can be helpful but may not offer a permanent solution, whereas some may have side effects and can irritate your skin.
The solution to get absolute natural treatment and not investing a lot of money are present in your home. Yes, we will provide you with a list of home remedies to naturally soften your hands and feet.
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Yogurt and Honey
Try this natural moisturizer as an alternative to expensive creams and moisturizers. A thick coat of yogurt on hands and feet can be highly beneficial and soften them. Add one tablespoon of honey to a cup of yogurt and mix them well. A thick paste will be formed. Apply them on the skin like a pack. Yogurt containing lactic acid acts as a natural exfoliant and removes dead skin cells. The fat mask restores the moisture of the skin and heals the dryness of skin.
Olive Oil, RoseWater, Beeswax and Lavender
This combination of Olive oil, Rosewater, Lavender and Beeswax is old-school and is an excellent agent to soften skin. To prepare a mixture of the above three, take 3 tablespoons of honey, ? cup of olive oil (virgin), two tablespoons of rosewater and about 10 drops of lavender essential oil. Heat the oil slightly and simultaneously melt the beeswax. Heat the rosewater a saucepan. Mix these three together slowly and stir them. Then add the lavender oil drop by drop and continue stirring. The process of making the mixture needs patience but easy to make. Once the mixture gets cold it settles in. Use this mixture on your hands and feet. This will provide excellent results and soften your skin with long term effect.
Avocado, Olive Oil and Sugar
Avocado is highly nourishing to skin, especially to hands and feets. It retains moisture to dry skin and heal cracks. To get better result avocado can be mixed with olive oil and sugar. Take half of avocado, mash it and add one tablespoon olive oil and ? cup of sugar. Stir them together and make a paste. Apply this paste and let it set in for 30 minutes. Wash off with cold water. The sugar present acts as an exfoliant and removes dead skin cells. The oils from avocado acts as natural moisturizer.
Rose and Lavender extract
Extracts of Rose and Lavender are brilliant natural moisturizers? to the skin. They hydrate the skin and decreases the dryness of the skin. To create this herbal treatment, add the essential oils together and add water to it. Pour them in a spray bottle and mix them thoroughly. Apply it when your skin feels dry. Disciplinary use renders massive results.
Vitamin E
Nothing works as good as Vitamin E for dry patches in your skin. Take vitamin capsules and pierce them. Extract the liquid and store in a small bowl or cup. Add Olive oil to the extract and mix them together. Olive oil is enriched with Vitamin E itself. Apply the mixture to soften your hands and feet.
These are few home remedies that produce excellent results and soften your skin. Now you can challenge the dry winter and enjoy the chill without any embarrassing cracks and uncomfortable dry skin.
