When someone says to you “guess my age” we instantly look at their face, but if you want to get close to a person’s true age all you have to do is look at their hands. Most of us look after our faces on a daily basis, but it’s our hands that are constantly being used, in water regularly, we use our hands for virtually everything we do.

The skin on the palm of our hands is much thicker than any other part of our body, this is to protect us from every day wear and tear, and we build up callouses in time from repeated use. In complete contrast the skin on the tops of our hands is thinner than any other part of our body, and as we age it thins even more and becomes transparent. The veins show more clearly and age spots appear from exposure to the sun and elements.

What happens to our hands through the ages?

Younger than 20, hands start off smooth, soft and plump.

20 – 30 – The first lines start to appear, the constant washing of hands means the skin starts to feel dry this is when prevention becomes the key using hand cream at least at night will slow down the ageing process, and wearing gloves especially when working at the kitchen sink and in the cold weather.

30 – 40 – Cuticles begin to get drier, and no matter what you do with your hands through the day wear and tear will set in. Age spots can start to appear from as young as 30 years old, just driving a car gives long term sun damage as the hands are exposed to the sun whilst on the steering wheel.

40 – 60 – This is when we notice the ageing process the most, veins start to protrude, the knuckles become more wrinkly, the hands have very little tissue and the skin starts to get thinner and sag giving hands a deflated appearance. Nails can start to yellow if you wear nail varnish all of the time as they cannot breath, and ridges become evident.

60+ – All of the above, the skin on the hands and the nails will feel much drier, and hands will begin to stiffen as they loose their elasticity. Pinch the skin on your hands using your thumb and forefinger as it will take much longer for the skin to sink back.

But all is not lost, regularly using SEAMS Hand Cream will help keep your hands and nails looking younger and feeling comfortable, and the young garden cress in SEAMS helps to fade the age spots without affecting the surrounding skin.

Like we use our hands constantly so we must constantly look after them. There is an old saying “out of sight out of mind” but your hands are never out of sight, keep SEAMS near to sight at all times at your desk, in your handbag, in the car, next to your bed.

SEAMS addresses all of your hands needs,

Karen J.