Keep bones strong with calcium supplements. Also moderate exercise will pump blood and it's nutrients back into hands and feet. Production of collagen and elastin- proteins that make skin supple also slows with age. Oral vitamin C protects these component. Avid cooks who are constantly in touch with them are vulnerable.
Constant friction can cause rashes.
In order to keep your hands looking young and fresh see our foot therapy section and treat yourself to a manicure to give your hands the essential groomed look . For lovely hands always use gloves for washing clothes and utensils Soak hands in a bowl of warm water to which 1 tsp of corn starch has been added for 5 minutes daily after finishing the house-hold chores. Massage hands once a week with olive oil and a little table salt added to it. Remove ingrained dirt from hands with a 10 minute massage of sugar' and butter. Glycerine, rose water and lemon juice rubbed on the hands every night during winter months keeps them soft and prevents ugly cracks forming.