🌿 Face Skin vs. Hand Skin — Why You Should Never Test Facial Creams on Your Hands

Many people apply a small amount of face cream on their hands to “see how it feels.” But here’s the truth — the skin on your hands and face are completely different, and testing on your hands can give you false results.

 Here’s why:

• The skin texture on your hands is thicker, drier, and has fewer sebaceous (oil) glands. It’s designed to protect you from daily friction, water, and environmental exposure.

• Your face, on the other hand, has thinner, more delicate skin with a higher concentration of pores, oil glands, and nerve endings. It reacts differently to ingredients and absorbs products in a completely unique way.

Testing facial products on hands can mislead you:

• A cream might feel rich or greasy on your hand but absorb perfectly on your face.

• Anti-aging actives may show no visible change on the hand but deliver results when used correctly on the face.

• You won’t see true results for hydration, elasticity, or glow unless applied where it’s meant to work — your face.

Best practice:
Always test skincare products on a clean face, ideally on a small area like your cheek or jaw line. This ensures you experience the real texture, absorption, and result your skin will get from the product.

Your face deserves accurate care — not a hand test! 🌸