Author: Tracey McAlpine Category: Beauty, Hands & Nails
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We review the products you need to keep your hands looking youthful

Constantly exposed to all weather conditions, plunged into washing up water and generally taken for granted, our hands can give away our age faster than lines and wrinkles ever will.  If you are guilty of neglecting your hands and giving them less attention than your face, it’s time to take more care of them.

Just as your face needs moisture, so do your hands.  A gentle exfoliation and a daily application of SPF will soon see your hands looking smoother, softer and noticeably younger.

We have tested a range of hand products to lighten age spots, protect from the sun and replenish moisture.  From serums to specially impregnated gloves there’s a product to tackle the most hardworking of hands.

Watch this video to see our choice of hand products

Here is our top choice of hand products for mature skin:

 

Hand Chemistry Merumaya Hydrate & Protect Hand Cream

Hand Chemistry – Intense Youth Complex

This multi-tasking cream will hydrate and moisturise your hands, whilst targeting visible signs of ageing.  It improves skin firmness, brightness and texture to leave your hands looking smoother and more even-toned.  Hand Chemistry designed to give visible results after just 11 days of use.  Actives include a mushroom derivative which has shown to be 400 times more moisturising than hyaluronic acid and an algae ferment that increases skin moisture content by 11% in just 12 hours.  Hand Chemistry is the number one selling hand cream in Boots.

Hand Chemistry*30ml £8.00, 100ml £19.00, 240ml £35.00 available from Deciem watch the video here

Merumaya Hydrate & Protect Hand Cream SPF15

Hydrate & Protect Hand Cream contains hyaluronic acid to effectively keep hands moisturised and hydrated, rejuvenated, smooth, plump and youthful.  The broad-spectrum of sun filters guards against damaging UVA and UVB helping to slow down the signs of ageing.  Hydrate & protect is swiftly absorbed and lightly fragranced with the Merumaya Signature Essence Blend.

Merumaya Hydrate & Protect 50ml 12.50 available from Merumaya watch the video here

Bodhi & Birch Lime Blossom Serum Botanicals Anti-Ageing Serum

Bodhi & Birch Lime Blossom Protecting Hand Serum

Protect and nourish hands with olive squalene and rosehip seed oil combined with antibacterial lime and green mandarin.  Lime Blossom Protecting Had Serum penetrates quickly and deeply nourishing the skin and cuticles while shielding from free-radical damage.  Just breathe in the glorious fragrance and be instantly uplifted.  Skin feels soft, dewy and hydrated after use.

Bodhi & Birch Lime Blossom 30ml £22.00 available from Bodhi & Birch watch the video here

Botanicals Beautiful Hands Anti-Ageing Serum

Botanicals intensive anti-ageing serum is 100% natural and 99% organic.  It’s high in GLA (Gamma Linolenic Acid) and packed with free radical fighting anti-oxidants to help regenerate skin.  The blend of cold pressed oils work at cellular level to rejuvenate skin and improve tone and the astringent properties of frankincense and sweet fennel help to improve pigmentation, light wrinkles and tone and tighten the skin.

Botanicals Beautiful Hands Serum 30ml £27.00 available from Botanicals watch the video here

L'Occitane Brightening Hand Care Grahams Calendulis

L’Occitane Immortelle Brightening Hand Care SPF 15

Brightening Hand Care offers triple action benefits to smooth and provide more even-toned hands, while also protecting against further damage from UV rays.  Hands immediately feel soft, smooth and luminous after use.  With continued use the brightening extract from the Bellis Perennis and anti-ageing benefits of the Immortelle flower can be visibly seen.  Hands look brighter and younger and more even toned.

Immortelle Brightening Hand Care 75ml £22.00 available from L’Occitane watch the video here

Grahams Calendulis Plus Cream

This is the perfect cream to keep in store for those times when your hands start to suffer the trauma of weather extremes or even too much gardening.
It contains calendula extract, manuka honey to soothe and calm and emu oil to nourish and soothe any red sore skin.  It also promotes speedier healing.
This cream has a mild anti bacterial action and is a must have for anyone whose hands suffer due to over exposure to water.

Grahams Calendulis Plus Cream*50g £13.95 available from Amazon watch the video here

Aldi Lacura ProRevive Filorga Time Filler Hands

Lacura ProRevive Hand Cream

It’s hard to beat Aldi for value for money!  ProRevive has a moisturising blend of beeswax and Vitamin E to soften and smooth.  Although it doesn’t claim an SPF it does have UV filters to help prevent premature skin ageing.  The rich formula absorbs well and has no additional fragrance.  ProRevive is an excellent all round budget hand cream.

Lacura ProRevive Hand Cream 125ml 75p available from Aldi watch the video here

Filorga Hand-Filler Gloves

Infuse your hands with a boost of youth.  These unique gloves create an anti-ageing mask for hands; they diffuse active ingredients into the skin.  Hyaluronic acid helps to plump and restore the skin’s volume; wheat extract helps to reduce dark spots and a nutritional supplement helps to strengthen nails.  The gloves remain active for 15 uses.

Filorga Hand-Filler Gloves one pair £39.42 available from Lookfantastic watch the video here

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