Hand wax

Cosmetics used for daily skin care are known for a long time. It is noteworthy that in our time, various synthetic analogues are increasingly being offered, which attract with their availability and high efficiency. However, it is becoming increasingly popular means with natural ingredients and composition.

Each of us since childhood knows about what honey is and where it comes from. But few people think about wax, although this substance is also very unique in nature and, as it turned out, can be very useful for our body.

Wax, as well as honey, is produced exclusively by young bees, whose age has not reached 15 days. They feed on pollen, and the products of its processing, along with special enzymes, enter the special glands on the abdomen, where later the friable wax is formed from them. It is the enzymes of young bees that make this substance so unique to us.

If we are talking about the benefits of wax for our skin, then you should pay attention to the composition of this substance. It is its uniqueness that determines such an unusual efficiency. It includes about 50 different biologically active substances, which have no analogues and are in fact indispensable in nature. Of course, we will not list them all. However, the main components can be noted:

• Approximately 75% can be esters. These substances provide cleaning of the upper layers of the dermis due to its special atomic structure, and are also a good conductor for other components. That is why wax is a good cosmetic base component that increases the effectiveness of any moisturizing or nourishing agent;
• Fatty acids, most of which are unique. These substances provide nourishment to the skin and also activate some processes of biological tissue regeneration. That is why beeswax is often prescribed for eczema, burns and some other lesions of the dermis;
• Hydrocarbons, providing moisture and nutrition of tissues, soften them;
• In addition, the composition of the wax also includes components that have on the body bactericidal, general cleansing, and soothing effect.

Even the usual cream with wax for the skin of the hands can be used for various inflammatory and other pathological processes:

• Fungal lesions of the skin of the wrist, palms, hands, fingers, and interdigital spaces;
• Dermatitis of both allergic and hormonal origin;
• To prevent and remove psoriasis;
• Eczema or Vitiligo;
• The appearance of varicose veins in the hands;

Most often, pure wax can be used as an additional component that improves the permeability of other, more serious medicines. Sometimes it also serves as the basis for a mask or compress. However, if we talk about cosmetic skin care for hands, then in this case wax itself is a very effective means:

• Restores and maintains normal water-salt and fat balance. Due to this, it is possible to apply such agents for any skin type;
• Fast healing of microcracks and any other not too deep damage to the dermis;
• Softens the cuticle on the fingers, prevents the appearance of burrs, smoothes the skin surface;
• Strengthens nail plate and improves its growth;
• Eliminates inflammation and softens their manifestations in the form of itching, peeling, redness;
• Feeds and moisturizes.

Most often, the use of wax for hands with the addition of active ingredients, depending on what kind of effect you need. Most often, waxing products can be enriched with elements such as:

• Panthenol;
• Vitamins of group E, A, B, C;
• Natural oils and extracts.

Panthenol with wax is preferable if you need to treat a wound or crack, while oils and vitamin improve nutrition, hydration and cleansing of all layers of the skin of hands. One of the important advantages of such cosmetic products is that they actually do not cause any adverse reactions or allergic processes, and therefore have no contraindications.

To date, many manufacturers of cosmetics have paid attention to wax as the ideal basis for hand creams. Unfortunately, many branded companies lose sight of the original natural ingredients, preferring pure synthetics. Nevertheless, there are enough reliable manufacturers whose products you should pay attention to.

For example, hand cream with wax from DNC It is quite popular. This cream concentrate is especially suitable for normal and dry skin, as it has a very pronounced nourishing effect. The composition, in addition to the beeswax itself, includes a large amount of natural oils, esters, vitamins of group E.

Another popular manufacturer that receives positive reviews - "Red line". Especially noteworthy Cream "Full Care", the main part of which consists of vitamin E and beeswax. Unlike the previous remedy from DNC, it is not a concentrate. In other words, the composition contains water, which provides additional moisture.

The uniqueness of wax as a means to care for the skin of the hands is also in its availability. At any nearby market, you can easily find a natural bee product with which you can make homemade cream that is not inferior in its effectiveness to the product from the store. The recipe for making such a do-it-yourself tool is quite simple. You will need:

• 2 parts of any natural oil. Normal olive is most often used, but you can also take peach, flax or even castor. The main thing is that all components are clean, fresh and of high quality;
• 1 part of any cosmetic oil. Coconut is recommended, but it can also be replaced with jojoba or argan;
• 1 part beeswax. You can also take propolis wax;
• Vitamin E. Capsules or ampoules can be purchased at any pharmacy. 200 mg homemade cream will need approximately 5-6 ampoules;
• For flavoring, take any you like. essential oil.

See the following video for a recipe for making wax-based hand cream.