Have you thought about this one?
After I apply my Elseve royal jelly serum through my hair, I wash my hands. Then, when I apply my body lotion before bed, I do the same – wash my hands.
Here’s my logic for this quick and easy tip.
I may not go straight to sleep after my night routine and I usually don’t. So, after applying serums and lotions on my hair and body, I might do anything from touch my face to eat something like a fruit and I don’t really want to transfer chemicals or lotions from my hands to my face or to ingest it.
It doesn’t call for much really, just 2 seconds to pop into the bathroom, wash your hands and pop back out.
Do you do that? Will you, now that you’ve thought about it? Thoughts in a comment below!
Paris B
Esther says
January 12, 2010 at 9:50 amyup yup! I do that too! I wash my hands before I wash my face with cleanser, wash it after I use hair serum, wash it after body lotion as well ^^ Wash it after using leave-in conditioner too O.o
ParisB says
January 12, 2010 at 5:45 pmHi Esther
Wow that’s a lot of handwashing! 🙂 I usually only wash my hands if I don’t go straight to bed 🙂
prettybeautiful says
January 12, 2010 at 9:55 ami do wash my hands after applying hair serum…but not after body lotion. sometimes my fruits smell of my body lotion. LOL. but so far im still alive and kicking….
ParisB says
January 12, 2010 at 5:45 pmLOL Prettybeautiful
I guess I’m just a little too paranoid to handle fruits etc with lotioned hands
giddy tigress says
January 12, 2010 at 10:10 ambut if you put hand lotion before you sleep, you don’t wash them after that, right? 🙂
ParisB says
January 12, 2010 at 5:46 pmHey giddy tigress
Nope – not if I go straight to bed
Nikki says
January 12, 2010 at 10:30 amI do the same! well most of the time, not unless its bedtime and I’m sure i won’t be doing anything 🙂
ParisB says
January 12, 2010 at 5:46 pmHey Nikki
LOL Yep I guess I should have said that – only if I don’t go straight to bed 😀
Jenn says
January 12, 2010 at 11:01 amYup i do!! I usually wash my hands after applying hair serum! And i usually put on my body lotion and hand cream right before i go to bed, so i don’t wash my hands after! haha!! 😀
ParisB says
January 12, 2010 at 5:47 pmHey Jenn
I guess the only thing that gets to me is the hair serum which I feel a bit grossed out by – glad to know I’m not alone 🙂
cat says
January 12, 2010 at 11:20 amFor hair serum i wash off because it tends to be a little sticky. But if face lotion i will rub it again my legs so it feels clean after doing that 🙂
ParisB says
January 12, 2010 at 5:47 pmHi Cat
That’s a nice tip too! Face + leg moisturizer at the same time 😉
Jyoan says
January 12, 2010 at 11:53 amI do too! Cos serums like these are really thick, and they just keep reminding me that my hands are dirty. Especially after applying sunscreen.
ParisB says
January 12, 2010 at 5:47 pmHi Jyoan
Funnily enough I don’t get bugged by sunscreen but lotions and serums bug me. Hmm… 🙂
lemon says
January 12, 2010 at 1:06 pmHi!
I normally put on my face moisturiser first, then only put on hair cream/serum etc. Then only wash my hand and go eat frutis if any……;-D
as for hands cream and body lotion, i put b4 going to bed. if i need to eat after applying lotion, i’ll use a fork! ;-D
😀 lemon
ParisB says
January 12, 2010 at 5:52 pmHey Lemon
You know what? I should just emulate you and save time by using a fork too! 😀 Hehe.
Syen says
January 12, 2010 at 1:52 pmLOL. Yes, so do I. I wash my hands in the morning after applying serum and sunblock to my face. Or hair serum too. Can’t stand the goo-ey feel. I also wash my hands after applying my Face Oasis to my face at night. The only thing I leave on is body or hand moisturiser. Because it would be totally D.u.h to wash that off right? =P
ParisB says
January 12, 2010 at 5:52 pmLOL Syen – yes it would be duh to wash off hand moisturizer 😀
germaine says
January 12, 2010 at 2:23 pmi do the same too! i’m very afraid to touch my face or eat if i didn’t wash my hands. and hair serum n lotion aRE USUALLY very oily and creamy. but i always use a very mild hand soap so tat my hands don get too dry afterwards 🙂
ParisB says
January 12, 2010 at 5:53 pmHi Germaine
Its all those silicones in hair serums that get to me and that’s a good tip to use a mild hand soap 🙂
All Women Stalker says
January 12, 2010 at 2:56 pmThis is something new for me…. I apply these stuff after I take a bath so I would assume I’m very clean. After I apply serum or lotion, I would just wipe my hands with tissue after.. that’s it! And if ever I eat, I always wash my hands before that. 🙂
ParisB says
January 12, 2010 at 5:54 pmHi there
Tissue works too but I guess I just prefer washing 🙂 And yes washing hands before eating is another good idea – its scary the number of people who do not!
sesame says
January 12, 2010 at 4:21 pmActually, that’s why I hate to use hand cream except during the night. I don’t want to eat my hand cream. :p
ParisB says
January 12, 2010 at 5:55 pmHi Sesame
Haha… same – I rarely use hand cream in the day too. My poor hands.
maryinwonder says
January 12, 2010 at 6:50 pmyep, I always do it! Unless I forget while going to the bathroom. I’m incredibly forgetful LOL
Anna says
January 12, 2010 at 7:30 pmDefinitely do the same 🙂 I don’t want chemicals to be transferred to the food I ingest
lavender says
January 12, 2010 at 10:56 pmThanks for the tips.
Amanda says
January 13, 2010 at 5:01 pmI always wash my hand after applying moisturizer/body lotion/serum, etc. Now I’ve a dog, I make sure my hands are clean before I go and play/hold him. I just don’t want him to lick anything left on my hands!
Astropurple says
April 6, 2018 at 12:40 pmI’ve just vomited after eating after using products without washing hands so I’d definirely think this is a tip you should all do, if you haven’t thought about it before now :-/ x