Stay home, practise social distancing, and wash your hands—these are some of the measures doctors have advised to help limit the spread of COVID-19.
However, as you up your handwashing game, you might have the tendency to forget how the frequent washing can leave your hands dry, cracked, or peeling to the point that it is painful.
Ironically, by over washing your skin, you risk developing dry cracks that can allow germs and bacteria into your body, thus increasing your risk of infection.
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Has frequent handwashing left you with dry skin?
As a women’s health clinic in Singapore, we discuss a few recommendations on how you can continue to wash your hands as necessary without drying out your skin.
Our lady doctors in our Singapore clinics recommend using fragrance- and dye-free hand creams and other moisturising products as they contain fewer chemicals and thus may feel less irritating for your skin.
You may have read claims about how moisturisers can make it easier for germs and bacteria to cling onto your skin. But, there is no evidence to prove that.
What do the doctors mean, however, is that dry skin increases your risk of attracting germs!
Therefore, moisturising your skin after every hand washing can better protect you from germs.
Now that all these things are settled, we move on to general tips from our women’s health clinic on how to better keep your skin moisturised. These helpful tips do not only apply to your hands but your skin as well!
How to Keep Your Skin Moisturised
✔ Avoid long and hot showers. As mentioned earlier, the ideal temperature is lukewarm. Doctors suggest that you’ll also want to shorten your showers to prevent drying out your skin.
✔ Moisturise while your skin is damp. The prime time for moisturising your body is within 5 minutes after every shower. This should help lock in moisture within your skin.
✔ Use mild soap. Washing with mild, fragrance-free soap limits the use of harsh ingredients that can irritate and dry your skin.
✔ Exfoliate regularly. Exfoliating doesn’t do anything for moisturising, but by removing dead skin, it can help moisturising products to penetrate your skin better.
How often should you exfoliate? Our lady doctors at Healthsprings Singapore recommend exfoliating 2-3 times a week, at most. But, someone with excessively oily skin may have to exfoliate on a daily basis.
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While we are taking full precautions to see patients in the clinic, we understand your fears of visiting us at this time of a pandemic. We are still offering teleconsultations to address your skincare concerns while at the safety of your home.
We also provide medication and skincare delivery to your doorsteps. Visit our website to learn more.
541 Orchard Rd, #11-01/04 Liat Towers, Singapore 238881
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Healthsprings was established in 2000 with its first medical clinic located at Bukit Panjang. In 2001, the company ventured into the medical aesthetic field and has been offering Lasers, Peels, Fillers, Botulinum Injections and other aesthetic services. In 2008, Healthsprings Laser and Aesthetic is opened in Orchard Road and has been known to specialise in different aesthetic procedures for the skin, face, body, and hair.
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