How to Treat Chapped Hands Naturally
Things You'll Need
- 1 cucumber
- 1 tsp. honey
- 1 tbsp. cornmeal
- Warm water
- 1/2 cup mild, unscented soap
- Food processor
- Spoon
- 2 airtight containers
- Vegetable peeler
- Rubber gloves
Instructions
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Peel the cucumber. The tough green skin will not make a smooth juice.
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Puree the cucumber in the food processor. It should be entirely liquid by the time you are done.
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Mix the cucumber juice and honey together in an airtight container. Once they are thoroughly mixed you can set them aside.
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Mix the cornmeal, liquid soap and just enough warm water to make a paste together in the other airtight container. This paste will be grainy and should be relatively thick.
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Wash both hands with the cornmeal paste. The cornmeal will rub off environmental pollutants and flaking or dead skin cells without taking moisture away from lower layers of skin.
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Rinse the cornmeal paste off with warm water. Do not dry your hands when you are done.
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Apply the cucumber and honey lotion to your hands. It will not all soak in right away.
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Put the rubber gloves on over the lotion for 15 minutes. The cucumber will soothe your skin and help it heal.
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Rinse your hands with warm water. Make sure that all of the cucumber-honey lotion is gone from your hands. You can apply regular moisturizer to your hands at this time if you wish Repeat this treatment 3 times a week until your chapped hands are healed. Then keep them moisturized to prevent the problem from happening again.
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