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Cuticle Cream Vs. Hand Lotion: Why You Need Both
Covid taught us many things, and one of them is the importance of washing your hands, which can result in dry and cracked skin. Plus, the dry winter air doesn’t help either. This is why you need an effective hand lotion or cream to keep the skin on your hands soft and hydrated. Frequent hand-washing can also upset the cuticles, making them dry, weak, and flaky, where simply using a hand cream isn’t enough, so you need a good cuticle cream (via Good Housekeeping).
We take care of our hands, but we forget our little cuticles that are important to our nails, which can also become dry and damaged. You may think hand lotion and cuticle cream do the same thing but are actually different though the concept may seem a bit excessive. Investing in a hydrating cuticle cream can heal sensitive cuticles and repair damage (via Beauty Mag).
If you have weak or dry nails, they lose the natural fat that keeps them soft. Cuticle cream is a mix of waxes like lanolin, petroleum, and beeswax that replaces the natural fat that your cuticles can lose and become brittle (via How Stuff Works). You may not think you need both, but they help different parts of your hands. Of course, you may use hand lotion more than cuticle cream, but having healthy cuticles can help your nails grow better and longer.
