Many people mistakenly believe that cold chicks on their hands are a childhood problem, attributing the appearance of incomprehensible redness and peeling on their hands to allergies or other "adult" factors. Naturally, children's skin is more susceptible to cold and wind, however, the hands of adults, especially girls and women, can react to adverse events with the appearance of chicks, from which the hands hurt, itch, and look ugly. How to avoid the appearance of chicks, and if they have already appeared, then by what means to get rid of them quickly?

Causes and symptoms of chicks on the hands.

Chicks in adults appear, as in children, under the influence of cold, wind, and a combination of them, especially if the hands are wet and not protected by cream or warm gloves. Sometimes gloves cannot protect the skin of the hands from the effects of the external environment - if you suddenly decide to help your child make a snowman and get your gloves wet, stay in the cold for a long time, so that your hands and fingers are cold, then be prepared for chicks and unpleasant sensations. If you are distinguished by particularly sensitive skin of the hands or increased susceptibility to low temperatures (cold allergy), then even a couple of minutes under the influence of adverse factors can lead to chicks.

Why do chicks appear in adults? As you can see, the reasons are the same, but the main factor is hypersensitivity, thin and dry skin, poor care, abuse of household chemicals that dehydrate the skin of the hands every day. Due to physiological characteristics, the skin of the hands is poorly supplied with sebaceous secretion, which means it is vulnerable to various influences. The skin of women's hands can become extremely sensitive when the hormonal background changes during pregnancy, menopause, from taking hormonal drugs, including contraceptives. Vitamin deficiencies can also cause skin susceptibility, as can frequent unbalanced diets with calorie restriction and avoidance of fats.

So, you found redness, cracks and slight swelling on your hands - these are all the first signs of chicks. They may be accompanied by a feeling of rawness and slight itching. In order to be sure that these are chicks, it is worth remembering whether the hands were exposed to cold or wind the day before. This is important, because diseases such as scabies, allergies, psoriasis, and various dermatitis often hide behind the symptoms of chicks. If you are sure that it was pimples that spilled out on the skin of your hands, immediately start treatment, since this phenomenon is not as harmless as it might seem. Microcracks in the skin are an open path for various kinds of bacterial infections.

How to treat chicks on your hands?

Treatment for pimples can be medication and with the help of folk remedies and procedures. If you trust official medicine more, then steam the skin of your hands in hot water, treat with miramistin or chlorhexidine, soak a cotton swab in the liquid, then dry your skin in the air and grease your hands with a greasy baby cream with calendula or chamomile, the drug D-panthenol heals wounds well . You can relieve itching with a bath of soda, with chamomile, as well as applying Sinoflan cream (with caution and a thin layer, since the cream has hormonal components). Foam with panthenol also perfectly heals microcracks. Such treatment will bear fruit in a couple of days, then you should only be more careful with your hands.

Folk remedies can also be very effective in dealing with chicks. Rubbing almond, burdock and sea buckthorn oil will help moisturize the skin and relieve inflammation. They need to be applied after pre-steaming the skin. Even after the pimples have passed, you should not stop using the oil in hand care; as a preventive measure, you will need to add it to your hand cream. From oils, the skin of the hands will always be moisturized and will cease to react so sharply to the effects of cold and other adverse factors.

In the folk first aid kit there is also such a recipe: a mixture of glycerin and ammonia should be mixed in equal proportions and this mask should be applied to steamed and dried skin of the hands. From such an impact, the skin instantly softens and disinfects, and if a couple of drops of vitamin A, E, B are added to the composition, it is also fortified. The mixture can be prepared in advance and wound in the refrigerator (and vitamins are added to the portion immediately before application). The mask does not need to be washed off.

There are folk remedies completely without chemistry. So, a mask with potatoes boiled in their “uniforms” will quickly make the skin soft and silky, improving local blood circulation. For the mask, you need to boil two small potatoes, without peeling them before cooking, remove the skin, mash with a fork and grind with one or two tablespoons of fat sour cream or cream, you can add a little vegetable oil. The resulting mass should be applied to the hands, after steaming the skin in a bath with soda (rinse hands with clean water), wrap with a film and put warm mittens on your hands. Once the mask has cooled, rinse off the residue with warm water, pat your hands dry with a soft towel and apply a rich cream.

At night, it can be advised to make a mask with peach or olive oil heated to a warm state in a water bath. Hands should be wrapped with foil and insulated.

If the hands have all the signs of severe inflammation, such as: severe swelling, redness, the skin is hot and sore, deep cracks have formed and an ichor appears through them, you need to make a bath with a decoction of chamomile, calendula, plantain and burdock, taking a tablespoon of each herb and brewed per liter of boiling water. Add to the bath when the broth cools down a bit, pouring in a tablespoon of glycerin and adding a little soaked shavings from baby soap (shampoo and liquid soap dry the skin).

To prevent chicks, include liver, fatty fish, cottage cheese, sour cream, vegetable oils and eggs in your diet. Be sure to devote five minutes to your hands every day, apply a greasy and nourishing cream, do not forget to wear protective gloves when in contact with household chemicals and warm gloves when going outside.