Hand Care: How to keep them clean,soft and healthy all the time

We all try and keep our hands by washing them as much as possible. However, we're not near a sink all the time. I've got a few helpful tips on keeping your hands clean when we are out and about.

So the 1st thing you have to do is pop down to boots and buy a hand sanitizer like the one in the picture above.I own the Carex Sensitive hand gel, but there are so many around and they are all very inexpensive. I picked this one up for £1.00. If you prefer a scented one there is also the Soap and Glory Hand Maid gel which is a bit more expensive at £2.50. 

The 2nd thing you do after buying it is just pop it in your handbag. It's small and light so perfect for putting in any bag. 

I have found these hand gels so useful. For example if I've been eating crisps or something all I have to do is get the Hand gel out of my bag and use it. It sinks into the skin immediately and you don't have to worry about drying your hands. 

The thing that with the hand gel or even when I wash my hands normally, I find that my hands get very dry so  I have started using hand cream every time I wash my hands or use the hand gel. I also apply it whenever I feel my hands need some moisture. 

I use the Johnson's Body Care 24hour Moisture Hand Cream which I picked up from boots for £2.09. I think it is working well, my hands feel soft and I'm pretty sure they look better as well. 

Another great thing about these 2 products, especially the hand gel is that they are both under 100ml, so if you travel a lot by plane you can take one of them (I advise you to take the hand gel) in your hand luggage.

What sort things do you use to keep your hands soft and clean? 

Izzy 

xxx

Top Tips on Tuesdays: Let your skin breathe

Over the years I have learnt that keeping make up, specifically foundation on longer than needed is not necessary and not great for your skin either. This is because your skin needs to be left au naturel sometimes. Our skin needs to breathe, and needs to be able to repair itself and if it has a layer of foundation on it it can't do this. This is also why you should take your make up off before bed, for more on this take a look at this post here. 

So what do you have to do to let your skin have a break from make up. Well the first thing is to take our makeup off as soon as you can, for example when you get back from work/school. I wish I had done this in my teenage years, but I was so embarrassed of how my face looked that I couldn't stand even my parents seeing my face, I now know that if I had taken it off when I was at home my skin would have been able to repair itself. So please do not make the same mistake as me. 

Another thing is, if you are at home and know that you're not going to go out that day then give your face  a day off from make up. For example today I'm not going out so I haven't put any makeup on and am not planning to.All I've done to my face today is wash, moisturize and applied some acne cream onto the areas that need it. 

If you feel confident enough to go out without foundation on or if you really do not need it then do so. I would love to not have to wear foundation, but unfortunately my skin isn't in the best condition and I would never be able to go around without make up on, but if you are someone who isn't bothered then good on you, and it's much better for your skin if you do this. 

Not wearing foundation all the time is a good thing, and trust me our skin will totally thank you for not suffocating it all the time.

So there you go a few reasons why we shouldn't wear foundation every second of the day.

So tell me are you one of those people who lets there skin breathe, or do you have to wear foundation all the  time and why? Comment below.

Izzy 

xxx