Good old hand cream looks like child’s play.
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My fixation with my hands kicked off a few months back, after an eczema flare-up on my knuckles. The itchy, scaly rash was probably caused by excessive hand-washing and inadequate moisturizing afterward—I’m a parent to a toddler, which means constant diaper-changing and germ-dodging.
After leaving my dermatologist’s office with a much-needed prescription for hydrocortisone, I started to realize that my hand-care routine was relatively non-existent. Other than the obvious—a quality hand cream and applying sunscreen to my mitts on a daily basis—I wanted to know what else one could do to care for the skin on their hands. Turns out, there’s quite a lot—if you’re willing to go to the dermatologist for more than just a steroid cream.
“More patients are becoming aware of the aging process on their hands,” says Morgan Rabach, MD, a board-certified dermatologist in New York City. “In the past, hand care often took a backseat to facial skin care, but now many people are more concerned with how their hands reflect their age, especially as they become more invested in overall aesthetics.”
