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Stop your hands from revealing your age: Here are five tips to reverse premature aging.

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Although aging is a natural process, we can delay it or reverse it through healthy lifestyle choices and it is possible to look 10 or even 20 years younger. However, due to the different chores we perform, our hands are the first parts of the body to show signs of aging.

Our hands are exposed to chemicals in soaps and cleaners which dry them out. When we frequently expose our hands to the UV lamp during gel manicures, this accelerates the aging process.

Here are five tips to reverse premature aging.

1. Develop a routine early

Don't wait till you are in your 40s or 50s. Start taking care of your hands now. Just as you have a routine for your face, develop a routine for your hands.

2. Protect your hands

As much as possible, try to use gentle, natural soaps when washing your hands. Use gloves when washing dishes, gardening or cleaning. Keep several moisturizers around — one in your car, your handbag, by the sink, at work and on your bedside table. At night, apply a thick layer of moisturizer and sleep with cotton gloves on.

3. Sunscreen

Just like your face, your hands need sunscreen whenever you go out or when you are driving. If you do not prefer sunscreen, you could wear a pair of gloves when driving. Always apply sunscreen when having a gel manicure done.

4. Hand cream tips

Creams help to restore softness and give your hands a more youthful appearance. When choosing hand cream look for ingredients such as glycerin, which absorbs and retains moisture or Shea butter, lanolin, and hyaluronic acid. These products form a protective barrier that prevents moisture from evaporating.

5. Exfoliate

Exfoliation helps remove dead skin cells thereby reducing the dull appearance of your hands. Be gentle as the skin in your hands is quite thin. You can make your own scrub or use the one you use on your face. For a DIY scrub, mix brown sugar with olive oil and apply this to your hands. Gently massage into the skin for a couple of minutes, wash off and moisturize. Do this once a week to get rid of dull skin.

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