Washing your hands can prevent corona infection. But that affects the skin. Tips on how to take care of your hands now.
- The corona virus continues to spread in Germany.
- Washing hands can minimize the risk of infection.
- An expert gives tips on how best to take care of your hands after a thorough wash.
After every sneeze, every purchase and in general we should wash our hands often, thoroughly and extensively during the Corona crisis . This affects the skin. Beautician Sabrina Knoth therefore gives tips on how to properly care for the stressed hands .
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"We disinfect too much," says the beautician, who currently still has a studio in Großalmerode, but will move to Eschwege in June. At the microbial level, the disinfectant also destroys good bacteria on the skin.
Here's how it's done: Sabrina Knoth shows that hand cream is important.
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It is therefore better to wash your hands with lukewarm water for a long time, not forgetting the thumbs and palms. Knoth recommends a hand soap with a pH between 5 and 5.5, as this corresponds to that of the skin. "Many soaps are too alkaline and destroy the skin's protective acid mantle," she explains. In addition, the soap should not contain perfume and should rather be moisturizing.
Caring for your hands properly in a corona crisis: Expert advises against rubber gloves
In addition, they should be applied after every hand wash, “so that there is a protective layer on the skin,” says Knoth. Vaseline is not suitable for this because it produces the same effect as rubber gloves: the hands sweat, viruses and bacteria are easier to play.
That is why it is better to leave out rubber gloves when shopping during the Corona crisis and to disinfect when getting into the car before touching anything, Knoth advises. And in this case too: Wash your hands thoroughly at home .
Corona crisis: How to properly care for your hands - hand cream and peeling help
So that the skin regenerates itself even in corona times , Knoth advises to use a thicker cream or a hand mask in the evening. And she reveals her ritual, which she uses once a week: the hands get a peeling first. You can buy it or make it yourself from sugar and good oil, says the beautician. This rubs your hands lightly.
Then the hands are treated with hand cream and nail oil that works overnight. To increase the effect, the hands can be wrapped in foil for five minutes - no longer, otherwise the skin will start to sweat.
By Nicole Demmer
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