Hand Care
How to clean and care for your hands
Hand hygiene recommendations
Recent years have shown us how important hand hygiene is. It is one of the simplest yet most effective ways to prevent infection.
Washing and disinfecting hands thoroughly is extremely important, but it also leads to dry, irritated hands. DERMASENCE offers you products that gently cleanse your hands and provide them with valuable care substances. You can find the care products in your pharmacy.
To thoroughly clean your hands, you should soap them for 20-30 seconds. This is significantly longer than you think.
Make sure to pay attention to all parts of the hand equally. For example, the fingertips are often forgotten!
Your hands are dry, chapped or red? For hands that are put under strain, DERMASENCE Adtop Hand cream is ideal as a reliable basic care product. It provides long-lasting support for the skin barrier, protects your hands and absorbs quickly – making it particularly suitable for everyday use and a pleasure to apply.
If your hands are still dry despite daily care, you may need additional intensive treatment. Opt for products with a high lipid content. These leave a deeply moisturising and nourishing film on the skin. We therefore recommend applying them in the evening before going to bed to avoid leaving greasy residue on everyday objects. In addition, after applying a generous amount of the care product, you can put on cotton gloves to enhance the moisturising effect.
DERMASENCE Adtop XC Lipid cream is particularly well suited as an evening intensive treatment. With a lipid level of four, it has a very high oil and fat content and therefore provides intensive care. In addition, the ceramides it contains mimic the skin’s own barrier lipids, whilst the hyperforin it contains can help to soothe inflammation.
Frequent hand washing stresses the skin barrier - with this tip you can protect your skin and keep it healthy
The main problem with hand hygiene is the disruption of the natural lipid protective film of the skin and the weakening of its resistance due to dehydration. Very frequent washing of the hands dries out the skin! The cause is the disruption of the natural layer of fat, which normally lies over the skin like a protective film.
Attacked skin has numerous, invisibly small cracks that represent entry points for pathogens and also form a pathogen reservoir that can no longer be reached by hand hygiene measures. Repeated contact with irritant substances can lead to the development of hand eczema, which manifests itself through itchy, red and scaly skin areas.
Washing your hands properly
Ordinary soaps remove the skin’s natural protective lipid barrier; the underlying stratum corneum swells, and the skin’s natural moisturising factors are washed away. It is therefore also recommended that you never wash your hands with water that is too hot, as high temperatures put even more strain on the skin. To enable the protective film to regenerate quickly, use a gentle cleansing lotion with low irritation and sensitisation potential, such as our DERMASENCE Adtop Wash and shower lotion: it cleanses thoroughly yet gently and, thanks to its moisturising properties, prevents the skin from drying out.
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