There are certain parts of the body where you cannot hide your age. it’s the hand When you look at the hand holding the cup of coffee, you quickly feel old. The age of the face can be hidden with Botox treatment or heavy makeup, but the hands are unavoidable. Why do your hands age so quickly? How to effectively manage it?
◆ Models in their 50s, care for their hands… A place where you can’t hide your age
Model-broadcaster Lee So-ra (53) in her early 50s said that she is putting all her heart into hand care in the broadcast (SBS ‘All The Butlers’). Comedian Yang Se-hyung said, “No matter how much you manage, the place where you can see your age is your hands. This is the first time I’ve seen such fine hands,” she said, admiring Sora Lee’s skin on her hands. In response, Sora Lee said, “The world of management is cold,” and she made her laugh by citing a famous line from “Project Runway Korea.” Sora Lee said, “The hand cream I always carry in my bag is a hand cream. Even if it bothers you, always apply hand cream. “She wears rubber gloves when she cleans one spoon,” she said.
◆ Why is the aging of the hands particularly fast?
The reason your hands age faster is because they contain less fat compared to other parts of the body. As you age, your veins and tendons become more prominent. The components of the dermal layer of the skin are collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid. In particular, collagen, which occupies most of the dermal layer, plays a major role in protecting skin cells. When collagen is damaged by UV rays, the skin loses elasticity and wrinkles appear. If you neglect to take care of it, the place where you can see signs of aging is your hands.
◆ Hands helpless from UV rays?… Apply sunscreen to your hands
The enemy of skin aging is UV rays. These days, I am worried about vitamin D deficiency by applying sunscreen to my face too often. A lot of people don’t wear sunscreen on their hands. Ultraviolet rays penetrate into the dermal layer of the skin, damaging the fibroblasts that maintain skin elasticity and inhibiting the synthesis of collagen. It also promotes skin aging by generating bad free radicals. It is also a good idea to apply sunscreen to your hands.
◆ Hands being abused… most frequently used area
Hands are prone to overuse. The part that we use most in our daily life is our hands. Not only washing dishes using detergent, but also touching poisonous substances are hands. All sorts of miscellaneous tasks, such as cleaning, have to be done by hand. If you don’t take care of your hands, your skin can become damaged and even become inflamed. When washing dishes or touching slightly toxic objects, wear gloves, wash thoroughly after work, and apply a cream with a high moisture content to slow skin aging.
◆ Corona era, thorough hand washing… ‘Hand age’ can also be hidden
With the passage of time, the hands face bad things one after another, such as damage from sunlight and loss of collagen-elastin. Skin that used to be soft becomes rough and wrinkles increase. As you age, your skin loses its natural oiliness and becomes drier. To prevent the corona virus, wash your hands frequently to add dryness. After washing your hands or taking a shower, you should pay more attention to moisturizing. If you pay attention to the skin of your hands, you can hide your ‘hand age’.
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