Oil and sugar scrub for your hands
We use our hands a lot during the day and they often take quite the battering. They are one of our major gateways to experience the physical world and our usual mode for greeting others with waves, handshakes, hugs etc.
Following on in the theme of a previous post entitled Being productive and mindful – 20 one minute to dos I thought I would share with you this wonderful hand treatment which I learnt about a decade ago from a hand model. It is very quick and easy and can be done anytime. It is another great way to use those spare moments in the kitchen when you are waiting for something to boil or for the microwave to go ding.
The task:
1. Get the sugar and oil out; any sort of each will do though for obvious reason sugar lumps are not the way to go 
…..and if I have it handy I prefer to use olive oil.
2. Either get a bowl of warm water or start the tap running slowly with water that is just warm [I understand it is important to conserve water but it is really hard to turn the tap on with the oil and sugar grit on your hands]
3. Put a teaspoon of sugar in the palm of one hand then a small blob of oil.
4. Rub together, massaging the mixture in – and don’t forget the cuticle area around the nail.
5. Do this for a minute or so and rinse in your water then dry.
This is a wonderful nurturing treatment for your hands and can also be used on your feet [sitting on the side of the bath is best]. Not only does it make your hands feel silky, it costs very little and is a great mindfully productive habit to get into.
Enjoy
A few other posts you might like to peruse:
Delight in all the turns of your life
Simplicity Thursday – 5 things to do whilst boiling the kettle
