Are your hands dry from the frequent news? Here's the creams you need
2020-03-18 16:24:00
Doktoreshë Silva
As the main advice from WHO and all physicians in this period to limit COVID-19 transmission is frequent hand washing, the most common complaint of the population is hand skin irritation. This is more pronounced in people suffering from chronic skin diseases such as eczema, psoriasis etc. But if under normal conditions, we dermatologists would advise you to limit hand washing, today we cannot. Frequent and appropriately hand washing is nowadays an indispensable measure of vital value to slow down and limit the spread of this infectious disease.
Frequent hand washing and use of disinfectants dry the fatty layer, damaging the surface layer (keratinocytes) of the skin compromising the integrity of the cutaneous barrier.
Also, soap and disinfectants can serve as irritants causing wrist dermatitis manifested by dry, flaky skin, small white scales, red areas especially in the spaces between the fingers and small articulations of the hands (wrists). and finger joints) until the appearance of vesicles and small cracks associated with itching and pain.
However, given that this measure (frequent hand washing) should be applied rigorously, frequent application of moisturizing cream and emollients after washing is recommended in order to reduce the impact of soap and water on the skin.
A moisturizing hand cream in the ingredients list, it contains moisturizing (water-absorbing), softening (emollient) and occlusive substances (preventing the elimination of water from the skin.
At the pharmacy you can find such hand lotions as Avene cold cream hands, Rilastil aqua hand cream, Froika barrier cream, Atoderm hand cream, etc. Apart from these in the supermarket you can find softening hand cream such as Nivea hand cream, Eucerine etc.
What else would I advise you, regardless of the brand of cream you choose and the ability to reapply it several times a day, apply it regularly in the evening. Once you have finished all your activity and are ready to stretch, apply hand cream and to make your skin more intense and active throughout the night, pair it with cotton gloves. This way you are sure that the entire amount of cream applied will work on the skin and not hide in the clothes.
Dr. Silvana Mishtaku
Dermatologist-Venereologist
VIVIA Clinic, American Hospital 3
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: silvanamishtaku
