{"id":469,"date":"2020-06-25T16:48:01","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T11:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digiqure.com\/blog\/?p=469"},"modified":"2023-07-11T19:24:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T13:54:03","slug":"hand-care-during-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digiqure.com\/blog\/hand-care-during-covid","title":{"rendered":"Hand Care During Covid-19 Phase"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"469\" class=\"elementor elementor-469\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44c9242 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44c9242\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fd94e6\" data-id=\"9fd94e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77cabb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77cabb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>We\u2019re living in an entirely different world right now &#8211; a world of COVID-19. During these times, where frequent hand-washing &amp; use of alcohol-based sanitizers have been advocated, many people are suffering from intense itching, dryness, burning, cuts &amp; abrasions over hands.<\/p><p>We know that washing hands or using a sanitizer often is a must now but we tend to forget that one thing to do afterwards &#8211; Applying a moisturizer! Do you know that too much soap can lead to cracks in the palms of your hands leading to more subtle entry to germs and viruses?<\/p><p>We certainly cannot avoid washing hands (of course to prevent ourselves from the deadly virus), but we can definitely avoid its aftereffects. If we follow few the steps mentioned below, we can avoid dry hands, itching, chapped skin and more :<\/p><ul><li><h6><strong style=\"font-size: 14px\">Use Hand Creams: <\/strong><\/h6><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Apply hand creams\/ moisturizers after every hand-wash. Creams help moisturize the skin while keeping it soft and improves its tendency to beat the harshness of soap. Try using ointments or moisturizers instead of lotions and apply it after every hand wash. Like every hand wash leads to dryness, every-time a cream will counter-affect it and help in moisturizing the skin.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43045b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43045b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"628\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/digiqure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hand-care-1-1.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5207\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digiqure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hand-care-1-1.png 628w, https:\/\/digiqure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hand-care-1-1-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b2d4a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b2d4a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>\n<h6><strong>Use Sanitizers with 60-70% Alcohol : <\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>Sanitizer with alcohol content of 60-70% is sufficient to beat the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/digiqure.com\/health-feeds\/category\/covid-19\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19&nbsp;<\/a>virus. Repeated use of hand sanitizers with higher alcohol content leads to side effects like increased dryness and cracked palm skin. This happens because the alcohol in the sanitizer sways the natural oils in your skin that help retain the moisture.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca4bbee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ca4bbee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/digiqure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hand-washing-2-768x493.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-481\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digiqure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hand-washing-2-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digiqure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hand-washing-2-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digiqure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hand-washing-2-1024x657.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digiqure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hand-washing-2-1536x985.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/digiqure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hand-washing-2-2048x1314.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-518152c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"518152c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h6><strong>Limit hand-wash time to 20 seconds. Don\u2019t over do it:<\/strong><\/h6><p>Don\u2019t keep rubbing your hands with soap just \u2018coz you think it\u2019s helping. 20 secs is ideal to get rid of all germs and if you wash your hands in the right way. Wash between fingers, back of hands, palm, and nails but limit the time. More time hands in soap and water, more skin irritation!<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56dd396 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56dd396\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"543\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/digiqure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hand-care-2.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-482\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digiqure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hand-care-2.png 543w, https:\/\/digiqure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hand-care-2-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f13f30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f13f30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h6><strong>Don\u2019t let house work affect your hands:<\/strong><\/h6><p>Obviously you cannot skip the household chores, however you can be preventive of how it may affect your hands. Wear gloves for chores that need your hands under water. Go for mild detergents or cleansers that are soft on hands.\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 14px\">As household chores have increased during the pandemic, don&#8217;t forget to moisturize each time you finish your work.<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7461f94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7461f94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h6><strong>Let it heal while you are asleep:<\/strong><\/h6><p>Our skin is in repairing mode when we\u2019re asleep during the night. Apply urea, lactic acid, petrolatum based strong moisturizer or an ointment before sleeping. This is the best time for your skin to heal. Overnight application of creams help deep moisturization which preps the skin further!<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c2371 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74c2371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/digiqure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hand-care-3.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-483\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digiqure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hand-care-3.png 626w, https:\/\/digiqure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hand-care-3-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bcebcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bcebcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Well, we encourage you to practice \u201cNamaste\u201d instead of a handshake, so you don\u2019t really have to worry about your rough hands anyway. Lol! And if you still wish to do so, take precautions, moisturize and just hang in there! By the time it\u2019s all over, it will be a new normal for our hands too! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re living in an entirely different world right now &#8211; a world of COVID-19. During these times, where frequent hand-washing &amp; use of alcohol-based sanitizers have been advocated, many people are suffering from intense itching, dryness, burning, cuts &amp; abrasions over hands. 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