If you only buy one thing this week…
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contains shea butter, plant extracts and vitamin E to heal damaged skin. SOOTHING SANITISERS
NEW Q&A Skin Ginger Root Daily Moisturiser, £8.50 (qandaskin.com), is the perfect everyday skin saviour. Ginger root extract helps to de-stress, renew, soothe and hydrate jaded skin. It also blends nourishing aloe vera and vitamin E found in sunflower seeds. It is cruelty-free, vegan-friendly and made in small batches at Q+A’s own premises in Norfolk.
To kill germs effectively, sanitisers need to be
60 per cent alcohol – one of the most dehydrating ingredients there is. If you’re using sanitiser regularly, make sure you wash the residue off with soap and water from time to time.
oil and organic glycerine. is enriched with hemp seed oil and seaweed extract to soothe the skin. GIVE HANDS A FACIAL
Use your facial exfoliator once a week to slough off dead skin cells.
Make your own by adding a handful of oats to a quarter of a cup of warm water and leave until absrorbed.Add a teaspoon of olive oil and mix. Rub the mixture into your hands and leave for a few minutes.
Rinse, pat dry and then apply a rich, hydrating face mask over the backs of hands and leave for 10 minutes to work its magic.
Rinse and then apply some hand cream.
For extra dry skin, use an overnight mask once or twice a week.Apply a thick layer of hand cream and cover with cotton gloves. If you use a glycolic serum on your face try rubbing it in over the backs of your hands a couple of times a week to improve the texture and help stimulate collagen and boost cell regeneration. For a really deep moisturising treatment zap some hand lotion in the microwave for ten seconds before massaging in.
Wrap hands with cling film and cover with a warm towel for a few minutes.
For advice on cosmetic surgery, consult your GP. For more of Lesley’s tips, visit lesleyreynolds.com
Compiled by ELIZABETH ARCHER
Decoration, £4.50, Gisela Graham
Decoration, £4.50, Gisela Graham (giselagraham. co.uk)