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Prettify your paws for seasonal glitz and beyond.

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By Angelique Anacleto

The state of your hands speaks volumes about you. But with so little subcutaneous fat, any breakdown of collagen and elastin leaves hands more susceptible to noticeable aging. Past weekly nail trims, these TLC tips can help maintain youthful suppleness and attain maximum holiday glam.

Glove Love

Because cars’ side windows aren’t constructed with similar UV-blocking glass as windshields, it’s no wonder that nearly 53 percent of skin cancers in the United States occur on the left (or driver’s side) of the body. Sensible solution: Driving gloves with 30 SPF or higher can shield from carcinomas, dark spots and wrinkling. Choose classic fingerless styles or full sleeves for more extensive coverage.

Dew This

After each day’s infinite tasks, environmental stressors and frequent hand washing, plump up skin’s appearance with moisturizers containing glycerin, macadamia nut oil, olive oil, shea butter or vitamin E.

Eat That

Enhance from within. Boost supportive collagen fibers by munching carrots, tomatoes, nuts, fish and other foods rich in zinc and vitamins A, C and E.

Stop The Spots

Nix the questionable safety and e ectiveness of hydroquinone, a controversial bleaching ingredient of skin-lightening creams. More natural formulas contain azelaic acid, bearberry, licorice or mulberry extracts that inhibit melanin pigment synthesis.

Needle Points

For smoother, youthful texture, microneedling (or dermarolling) safely produces pin-sized punctures to exfoliate, encourage collagen production and improve absorption of skin care ingredients. For low-cost, at-home treatments, apply