Your Hands Are a Dead Age Giveaway
When we hear the word “skincare,” our minds naturally turn to our delicate facial skin. After all, nearly every cleanser, moisturizer, serum and mask on the market has been formulated specifically for the face, neck and décolletage. But when it comes to aging, your hands are just as prone to fine lines, wrinkles and age spots as your face.
In fact, your hands are one of the first body parts to show signs of age, says board-certified dermatologist Dr. Kally Papantoniou. Hormonal changes coupled with frequent hand-washing and sun exposure can lead to a loss of skin elasticity and volume on the back of our hands, plus fine lines, wrinkles and prominent veins.
In other words, your hardworking hands could use a little pampering. Enter: hand masks — spa-like gloves designed to moisturize and soothe your delicate hand skin. Shop our favorite hand masks on the internet below.
$9 or less
Lush Golden Handshake ($4.95) Formulated with avocado, argan oil, fresh cupuaçu and murumuru butters, this hot hand mask was made for dry winter skin.
Aveeno Repairing Cica Hand Mask, Oat & Shea Butter ($3-$4) A trusted drugstore brand, Aveeno’s take on the hand mask is enriched with prebiotic oat and shea butter.
Nails Inc. London Shine Bright Anti-Aging Hand Mask ($8) This moisturizing, anti-aging hand mask is formulated with retinol plus vitamins B3, B5, C and E.
Kocostar Hand Moisture Pack ($5) Bathe your dry, chapped hands in these emollient-rich gloves for 20-plus minutes and you will be good as new.
Skin Republic Hand Repair Gloves ($7.30) This mask is infused with collagen, shea butter, vitamin E and 10 different plant extracts.
Sephora Collection Hand Mask ($5) Sephora’s budget-friendly hand mask comes in rose, macadamia, aloe vera and avocado.
Elixir Premium Lab Moisturizing Collagen Hand Mask ($6.50) Formulated with collagen and shea butter, this K-beauty buy is top-rated on Amazon.
Oh K! Violet Flower Intense Moisture Hand Mask ($6) This K-beauty hand mask is formulated with relaxing violet flower extract.
$10 and up
Starskin Gold Hand Mask ($14) Give yourself the A-list treatment with Starskin’s gold hand mask — a warming treatment formulated with Bulgarian rose-hip oil and pure shea butter.
Patchology Perfect Ten Self-Warming Hand Mask ($10) This coconut-infused hand and cuticle mask is packed with fatty acid-rich butters, antioxidant-rich vitamin E and nourishing fruit extracts.
Nannette de Gaspe Youth Revealed Restorative Hand Masque ($75) A luxurious splurge, this high-tech waterless hand mask contains age-renewing actives and brightening ingredients.
Karuna Hydrating+ Hand Mask, 4 Pack ($32) Formulated with shea butter, jojoba oil and Japanese camellia oil, Karuna’s hand masks offer a plumping dose of hydration.
BeautyBio Upper Hand Power Patches, 8 Pack ($50) These targeted patches offer a concentrated potion of collagen, hyaluronic acid and vitamin E.
Dr. Jart+ Dermask Hand Hydrating Mask ($12) Dr. Jart’s warming hand mask utilizes thermotherapy technology to deliver a potent hit of hydration.
Dermovia Dry Age Fix Hand Mask ($10) Dermovia’s waterless masks are enriched with 97% active anti-aging ingredients.
Article written by Kelsey Clark
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