Extra-vigilant hand-hygiene calls for stepping-up our hand care. Anti-bacterial hand gels can strip the skin of moisture and leave our hands feeling drier than usual. Paired with cold weather and harsh winds, our hands have a lot to deal with, and really deserve special attention.
It is so important we look after our hands by using a good hand cream, to avoid dry, chapped and irritated skin.
There is no need to sacrifice soft, supple hands for good hygiene. Here are our favourite products to keep your hands smooth and hydrated from Uriage, Payot and Apivita!
Apivita Hand Cream with Hypericum & Beeswax for Dry-Chapped Hands
This rich texture cream restores lost hydration, intensively moisturises, heals cracks and improves skin texture, while at the same time protecting your hands from free radicals.
Organic hypericum extract and organic beeswax – Repairs dry-chapped hands and heals cracks
Lavender extract, shea butter, vitamin E and A – Repairs dry-chapped hands, improves skin texture and relieves the hands
Combination of 3 sideritis species and propolis (Patent) – Offers antioxidant protection
Organic Greek olive oil, glycerine and panthenol – Restores hydration, leaving hands feeling soft and supple
Ideal for hands frequently exposed to cold weather, manual work and detergents.
Apply enough amount on hands and repeat as often as necessary.
Apivita Hand Cream with Hypericum & Beeswax for Dry-Chapped Hands 50ml €8 – Available in pharmacies nationwide and www.cosmeticsonline.ie
The Uriage Bariéderm Insulating Repairing Hand Cream
The Uriage Bariéderm Insulating Repairing Hand Cream is a non-sticky water resistant cream which penetrates fast and is invisible on application. Another product perfect for professional or family use. In clinical studies, the Bariéderm Insulating Repairing Hand Cream reduced dryness by 48% in 14 days, and reduced pain by 44% in a week.
This is the only barrier cream that both insulates and repairs. It does this through its double action formula, which is particularly effective for people with severely dry hands (irritants contact dermatosis and chronic hand dermatitis).
A new generation of “barrier” products that both insulate and repair the skin, the Bariéderm line fully meets the needs of skin facing chemical and physical stress on a daily basis The Bariéderm line has become a leader in barrier products as well as skin protection and repair. Uriage is proud to launch a hand cream with wound healing qualities.
The Uriage Bariéderm Insulating Repairing Hand Cream RRP €10 – Available in Pharmacies nationwide and at www.cosmeticsonline.ie
Payot Gentle Hand Cream
Reach for this comforting, non-greasy, melt-in cream at any time of the day, to provide the hands with the moisture and nutrition they need, soften the cuticles and strengthen the nails.
The “Gentle and Cream” immediately comforts your hands. Relax after all your clapping to the headliners by letting yourself be charmed by the subtle and captivating fragrance of lotus flower and cedar notes. This is a hand care enriched with Shea Butter. A silky and non-sticky texture, quickly absorbed, to bring comfort and gentleness to skin.
Payot Gentle Hand Cream (CREME MAINS DOUCEUR 24H) RRP €17 – Available in pharmacies and selected stores nationwide and https://cosmeticsonline.ie/
Apivita Intensive Moisturising Hand Cream with Hyaluronic Acid & Honey
This intensive moisturising cream helps to maintain the hands naturally hydration, while at the same time it nourishes and protects the skin.
Moisturises – thanks to hyaluronic acid, organic aloe vera juice, organic Greek olive oil and panthenol
Protects – Helps prevent irritation and protects the skin thanks to organic beeswax and shea butter
Antioxidant protection – Thanks to the patented infusion of a combination of 3 sideritis species and propolis
It has rich texture that is easily absorbed. Leaves hands soft and velvet thanks to thyme honey, avocado oil and orange essential oil
Apply enough amount on hands and repeat as often as necessary.
Apivita Intensive Moisturising Hand Cream with Hyaluronic Acid & Honey 50ml RRP €8 – Available in pharmacies nationwide and www.cosmeticsonline.ie
