Skin of human being becomes prone to unexpected affects like dryness and cracking due to adverse effect of sun rays and windy conditions. Apart from UV rays and pollution, hand and feet gets vastly affected from harsh chemical and drying soaps. Palms and feet of both men as well as women become hard from cold and dry air during the winter season, mostly because human skin is not prone to bear both high and low temperature conditions. Softening palms and feet on winter season is a of bit challenging task for everyone.
However, it is somehow easy to achieve with weekly routine in which using natural and healthy ingredients can remove hardness of skin to a great extent. If you want to soften your feet and palm then following care steps will help you a lot.
Soaking feet and palm in warm water definitely works well. It is advisable to soaks palm and feet in warm water for at least 10 minutes to get fast and desirable results. It must be kept in mind to dry off palms and feet after soaking it in warm water.
You can also take a bath with warm water followed by adding few drops of rose oil or lavender oil to the water.
After soaking, dry it off with clean towel. Next you need to scrub your feet and palm with slice of lemon mixed with small amount of sugar. Scrub it gently in circular motions so that it may not damage your toes and palms. It is very essential for you to use a pumice stone or foot file from smoothing areas of your feet and hands so as to get long lasting results.
After this procedure, you must not forget to rinse off your feet and palm again with warm water followed by drying it with warm water to make skin soft and shiny in appearance.
Pour some natural oil onto a small cotton ball and apply it gently over the hard surface to moisturise your skin.
To keep your feet soft, you must plush socks which can protect your feet from dust and will keep it clean for a longer duration. Similarly wear gloves on your hand after applying natural oil to your palms to keep it clean. You must repeat this step during your bed time because it is very helpful in soaking the skin thereby keeping it soft.
Take 1 teaspoon of oil and 2 teaspoons of sugar. Rub them all over your hands and feet and wash them away to have soft palms and feet. Alternatively, you can also use sunflower oil, it really works.
For better results, follow them regularly. Natural oil must be applied on hard skin every day because it works well in giving continuous softness to palm and feet skin.