Hand Care - essential for hard-working hands

Hand care for hands which nurture need nurturing & nourishing themselves!

There's nothing like an afternoon or morning spent working in the garden or in the house or anywhere, really. It is really fulfilling, spiritually and physically, and of course you can enjoy the sights of your labours immediately - the result is all your hard work.

For many of us, though, we also feel a need to give our hands a little or a lot of tender loving care, as they can feel dry, not to mention be incredibly grubby. So here's a selection of goodies for gardeners to help them care for their hands as well as their garden! Or they can enjoy a long soak in the bath

This is the RSPB Restore hand wash gift set

If you're looking for hand care gifts for someone who is an animal lover and into animal welfare, take a look at the Restore range, available from the RSPB's online shop. The range itself includes this Hand Wash and Nail Brush Set for £14.00 - just the thing for gardeners to get all the dirt out from under their nails. And it's also got Revive hand cream, lip balm, a soap bar and a loofah soap dish. Visit the RSPB Online Shop here to see their toilettries range

	Online eco store Natural Collection have a range of organic beauty gifts, including this Odylique Gardeners' Rescue Kit for £19.00. It comes with 20g Calendula Balm for skin which is cracked, dry, or chapped such as lips, feet, elbows, hands and cuticles. And also it has 20ml of Odylique Spot-on Serum - 20ml to aid the repair of scratches, minor skin damage, stings or bites. Click here to go to Natural Collection for a closer look They have quite a range of beauty gifts, and also gift ideas for gardeners.
	This is the Mount Purious Gardeners Green Finger Hand Balm for £9.99. It has organic coconut oil with a number of organic plant oils including hemp and tamanu, to deeply moisturise tender skin. It also acts as a skin barrier, to prevent irritation whilst gardening, whether you're wearing gloves or not. And it's palm oil free! Find out more from Natural Collection.
	The National Trust has a Lavender Hand Cream, (75ml). It's beautifully scented, infused with lavender oil and marigold extract, and it's got beneficial plant butters, oil and vit E. For £9.00 it would make a lovely gift for a gardening loving friend. Find out more from the National Trust.
	This is the Gardener's Repair And Relaxation Gift, available from Not on the High Street for £29.95. The gift box has a personalised card with the recipient's name and your personal message, small gardener's scissors (not for use on you, for use in the garden, perhaps cutting herbs or flowers, and a pack of 20 extra wide wooden seed labels, in birch wood, to help keep the garden neat and ordered. It also includes: • Hand Rescue Kit to penetrate and deeply moisturise the skin. An intense blend of essential oils of Avocado, Evening Primrose, Geranium and chamomile. Also contains Aloe Vera and Vitamin E. • Wooden twig pencil, made in the UK from coppiced Willow or Hazel. • Gardeners scrub soap bar, palm oil free, made in Scotland, just the thing for freshening up and rejuvinating hands after a long days gardening. Go to Not on the High Street to find out more and buy this gift.
	These Burgon & Ball - Flora & Fauna Women's Gardening Gloves feature a cushioned palm for padding and protection. There's also a gathered wrist feature to stop debris falling through into your hand. They are hardwearing and durable, and made with a degree of stretch. And they are machine washable at 30 degrees C. They are one-size fits all, and they are available from EvenGreener for £19.99.