Proper hand skin care and protection

Our hands are our most important working tools. Especially in summer, hands are stressed by the heat. Added to this is the prolonged contact of the skin with water, cleaning chemicals or protective gloves, as well as frequent washing and disinfecting. Dryness, irritation, cracks can be the consequences. Here are important steps for healthy hand hygiene.

Before starting work, wash your hands and apply a skin protection cream. In this way, skin protection cream helps to prevent or alleviate skin damage. The application of a skin protection cream serves as protection against aqueous working substances. It is recommended to use products with moisturizing and nourishing ingredients. It is important to ensure that the skin protection cream is well absorbed.

As soon as the hands start to sweat or swell, it is advisable to change the protective gloves and let the used gloves dry.

Hand care cream helps the skin to regenerate and calm down. Therefore, it is recommended to apply it after work.

When choosing the right skin protection and care cream, preference should be given to products that contain natural and nourishing ingredients, such as LAVAMANI care and LAVAMANI protect:

• Beeswax: Helps prevent inflammation
• Bisabolol: An anti-inflammatory active ingredient derived from the oil of chamomile.
• Hamemelis: Has an anti-inflammatory and anti-irritant effect
• Coconut oil: Supports rapid absorption of the cream

When washing hands, it is advisable to use products that take sustainability aspects into account, such as the LAVAMANI hand wash lotions and soaps from Green Care Professional:

• Dermatologically tested
• Moisturising properties protect the skin from drying out
• Mild to the skin with skin neutral pH
• EU Ecolabel and Cradle to Cradle ® certified
• Free from parabens, alkalis, microplastics

Tip: To ensure the disinfection effect, hands should be dried thoroughly before hand disinfection, especially the fingers and finger interdigital spaces.