How to choose the best hand-washing paste?

Hand washing paste is one of the most commonly used cleaning products by professionals in a wide variety of sectors. What is particularly appreciated is its abrasive power, capable of removing all traces of dirt that accumulate on the skin of the hands during a working day.

Mechanics, electricians, metalworkers, carpenters, building constructors, tyre fitters, blacksmiths, farmers: there are numerous categories of craftsmen who see hand-washing paste as a perfect ally in their work and who rely on its effective cleaning action after every shift. The uses of hand-washing paste also extend to other uses, such as the removal of stubborn dirt from objects that are covered with foreign materials or from workwear such as shoes.

Its success derives from both its cleaning power and its ease of use. In fact, it is sufficient to apply a small quantity of the product to the skin, rub it in to emulsify the dirt and rinse with running water to obtain perfectly clean hands. There are numerous hand-washing pastes on the market today, but how do you choose the best one for your needs?

Hand-washing paste: which characteristics to check?

All hand-washing pastes are characterised by high cleaning power and, although their formulation may vary widely from one manufacturer to another, the common goal should be to be able to abrade dirt without ever attacking, irritating or stressing the skin.

To choose a good handwashing paste, the first thing to do is to carefully check its formulation to see what ingredients it contains. It is first important to analyse what should not be present in a good handwash paste. For example, more modern and qualitatively superior products no longer include glycerine and solvents among the substances on the label, as these are ingredients that, with frequent and prolonged use, can cause skin irritation, especially on the most sensitive skin. Both substances have in fact been excluded from the composition of Nettuno handwash pastes, which has also chosen to keep sand and wood flour among the absentees.

The latter exert a particularly active abrasive action, but tend to accumulate inside sink drains to the point of clogging them. As a replacement for them, Nettuno handwash products contain microgranules of mineral or vegetable origin, with an effective abrasive action that is gentle on the skin and safe for the pipes.

What, on the other hand, should be in good handwash pastes? Emollient and moisturising substances are undoubtedly one of the indispensable components of handwash products that are truly respectful of your skin’s needs. The addition of these ingredients makes it possible to combine deep cleansing of the skin with a gentle nourishing effect, making every wash a feel-good treatment that preserves the health of your hands.

Also fundamental to the Nettuno experience is the biodegradability of the products, both in terms of ingredients and packaging. Our research is constantly aimed at finding environmentally friendly solutions that maintain a high cleaning action while respecting the needs of the skin and the environment.

Test the effectiveness of hand-wash cream

If you wish to test a different way of cleansing your hands after work, you can experiment with hand-washing cream, a natural evolution of the more traditional hand-washing paste. Nettuno’s innovation focuses on this type of professional detergent, because it has particularly interesting technical capabilities: it maximises the product’s cleaning capacity, but also its gentleness on the skin and its practicality of use.

The creamy consistency makes the product easy to spread on the skin of the hands, for even and quick application on all occasions. It is then, again, the presence of mineral microgranules or microspheres of vegetable origin that give the cream an effective cleaning and abrasive power, making it capable of removing all traces of dirt, even the most stubborn, such as grease, oil, bitumen, hydrocarbons, rust, graphite and even inks and paints.

Nettuno handwash creams are also enriched with special emollient substances (such as sericin or olive extract) with nourishing and regenerating properties, which leave the skin soft and moisturised and counteract the formation of fissures, irritation, contact dermatitis and similar complaints.

How can you find out which hand-washing cream or hand-washing paste is best suited to you and your profession? The Nettuno catalogue offers specific information on the formulation of individual products, also indicating the types of dirt that can be treated with each cream or paste, their ingredients, the most effective way of use and the professional categories for which they are most recommended.

Enter the Nettuno world now and choose the best hand-washing paste for the skin of your hands!