Hands: The 30-Second Ritual That Keeps Them Young

Hands take more washing, more weather and more friction than any other skin you own — and show it first. The 30-second ritual that counters it:

After every hand wash that matters (not all twenty, the 3–4 real ones): a pea of cream or body milk, massaged from fingertips towards the wrist, 30 seconds, with ten extra seconds on the cuticles. Direction matters less than the massage itself — you're driving product into skin that's about to be washed again.

Night version, once a week: a generous layer before bed. Cotton gloves if you're committed; a thick layer alone if you're normal.

The dishwashing rule: gloves for hot water. One sentence, ten years of difference.

Multi-tasker that lives by the sink: Butta Drop.