Category: Hands

Home manicure or pedicure soak

1/4 cup (55g) baking soda 2 quarts (2 liters) warm water If you have dry cuticles and rough spots, take a few minutes to treat your hands and feet to the royal treatment by first soaking them in a warm baking soda solution for 10 minutes. After you’ve done soaking, tackle calluses with a pumice […]

Hand care after plaster or clay work

This tip came from a professional artist. You can re-balance the pH of the alkali in the material if you wash your hands with soap, then rinse well with a one-to-one solution of white vinegar and water each time. Rinse hands very well after the treatment to remove all vinegar from the skin. Always use […]

Antibacterial Cleaners

The antibacterial and antimicrobial ‘cleaners’ that many people think are necessary, especially during cold season, don’t clean hands better than soap and water, and also add to the risk of breeding “super germs,” bacteria that survive the chemical onslaught and have resistant offspring. The FDA has found that antibacterial soaps and hand cleansers do not […]