Dry hands? How to remedy the harsh effects of sanitiser on your skin

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These days hand sanitiser is a must for your handbag much like your favourite lipstick or travel-size fragrance.

If you've been applying it regularly, you might find the skin on your hands is crying out for help — especially now that winter has arrived.

Alcohol is extremely moisture-stripping and can cause the skin on your hands to become dry and even irritated. If you have naturally sensitive skin, sanitiser is going to make that worse. Beyond that, remedying hands that are suffering the effects of over-sanitising starts with finding out whether your skin is dry or dehydrated.We rarely know if our skin is dry or dehydrated and tend to bundle the two together under the blanket term"dry". Dehydrated skin lacks water whereas dry skin lacks oil. Knowing the difference is important because it determines what product you'll use to remedy the problem.

 

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