What can I apply to my hands after washing them properly with soap and water? “I’ve been washing my hands with alcohol for so many days that my skin is irritated and flaky. What can I do?”

By Maribel Saiz. Lda. Biological sciences.PGD Dietetics and nutrition. Scientific aromatherapy specialist.

Due to the current unusual situation, people with sensitive skin start to have dermatitis and severe skin irritation, as they are washing their hands with alcoholic solutions so many times a day. For these cases, we can prepare the following formula, which is antiseptic and repairing too.

Easy formula: NATURAL ANTISEPTIC with aromatherapy

Take a cream jar (reuse one of another cream or use a perfectly clean jam jar) and add the following ingredients: 100 ml (aprox.) of aloe vera gel, 1 tablespoon of virgin rosehip oil, 10 drops of tea tree essential oil and 10 drops of niaouli essential oil (tea tree and niaouli are two powerful antiviral). Stir well with a spoon or spatula and voilà: a natural solution for your hands after washing them properly with soap and water.

This formula is also useful as an antiseptic for sensitive skin of children and elderly people.

Disinfectant, repairing, non-drying & non-irritating