How to clean a mechanic’s hands? A practical guide for clean and protected hands

Those who work in the workshop spend long hours concentrated on their work, to find the best solutions to the challenges that arise every day. The physical commitment of a profession like that of a mechanic is undoubtedly very high: in addition to having to invest a good dose of energy in their tasks, these professionals are also subjected to constant work risks and dangers deriving from the machinery, tools and substances they come into contact with.

If you carry out this profession, you will have realized that one of the parts of the body most subject to stress are your hands, continuously exposed to the aggressive action of oils, greases, lubricants, solvents, powders, glues and similar materials. Coming back from your work shift with clean, intact skin may not be easy at all and it becomes even more difficult to keep your hands healthy after long years of work.

Are there really effective strategies to avoid the main drawbacks of your profession? Certainly yes: the secret is to introduce into your days some good habits and the most advanced professional products for hand care, like those resulting from Nettuno’s decades of experience.

 

Does taking care of your hands just mean washing them?

The commitment you put into your work does not necessarily have to translate into ruined hands, perpetually irritated or characterized by traces of dirt that are difficult to eliminate. Taking care of your skin is not merely an aesthetic issue, but above all means taking your well-being at heart and avoiding incurring annoying and debilitating professional diseases.

However, to achieve the goal of having truly protected and visibly healthy hands, it is not enough to wash them after the work shift. In fact, effective skin care starts much earlier, with the application of effective protection for the skin of the hands. It then continues with a thorough washing of the skin and ends with its nourishment.

Following these three phases is the only way to keep your hands intact and not run into the typical problems of a professional who carries out artisanal tasks: cuts, fissures, irritations, redness and allergies are unfortunately commonplace for those who handle irritants and substances aggressive to the skin, but by following new daily routines you will be able to keep your skin truly intact, soft and clean.

What steps should you follow to defend your hands?

 

Phase 1: skin protection

Protecting yourself from occupational risks and illnesses is a right, to be defended with the utmost conviction. Nettuno research goes precisely in this direction and leads to the formulation of professional hand care products that make the skin of all workers safe.

The advice of our experts is to start each work shift with the application of a protective layer on the skin, which can shield it from the aggressive and highly stressful action of fatty and oily substances. Protexsol Professional was created precisely with this purpose: it is a protective cream to be spread on the hands, which manages to create a real invisible glove on them and reduce the penetrability of the most potentially harmful substances into the skin.

Its special emulsifiers carry out a defensive action that lasts up to 3/4 hours, without leaving any trace of grease on the skin. Furthermore, being soluble in water, they facilitate hand washing at the end of work: simply wet the skin with hot water to completely eliminate the protective film and immediately find clean and soft hands.

 

Step 2: How to wash your hands if you are a mechanic?

To wash your hands after work, the suggestion is to use only the most specific products, designed for professionals like you. In fact, normal soaps do not have sufficient degreasing and cleansing power on the most difficult dirt and risk leaving the skin only partially clean and perpetually irritated. On the other hand, more abrasive solutions tend to stress the skin unnecessarily. A professional hand cleaner, on the other hand, is the best way to clean a mechanic’s hands, because it contains ingredients with the most efficient emulsifying and cleaning power.

To wash your skin at the end of your shift you can count on the wide range of Nettuno proposals, which include hand washing pastes, hand washing creams, gels and professional soaps. For your work, we recommend choosing the Linea Blanca, if you want to count on a traditional hand cleansing paste concentrated and equipped with effective mineral microgranules: resistant to solvents, silica sand or wood flours, it has a delicate but deep cleaning effect, leaving the skin cleansed and protected.

The Rossa in Crema is the proposal for mechanics that exploits the innovation of the hand washing cream, for an extraordinary cleaning power. Offering this effect are its mineral microgranules, which offer a skin-friendly abrasive action. The presence of sericin, an intensely emollient silk protein, helps to leave your skin clean, but also soft and perfectly hydrated.

If you prefer to opt for a professional soap, you can count on Sammy 20/S, an extra-strong liquid soap that manages to provide a perfect cleaning and degreasing action even in the presence of the most difficult and resistant dirt. Easy to use and also enriched with emollient ingredients, it joins another Nettuno proposal for the care of mechanics’ skin, namely Manipulite Crema Gel.

It is a universal gel hand cleaner, enriched with mineral microgranules derived from pumice and specifically designed for the elimination of special and technical dirt, such as silicones, fresh paint, enamels, resins or sealants. There are many alternatives, the result is always the same: cleansed, protected, hydrated and perfectly healthy hands.

 

Step 3: How to take care of your hands after work

The end of your work day doesn’t coincide with the end of your skincare commitment. After protecting and washing your hands with Nettuno professional products, it is an excellent idea to use a nourishing cream that can keep the skin elastic, smooth, compact and always free of cracks, small cuts or redness.

Protexem Rinnova is the proposal created precisely with this purpose: a cream for professionals, applicable both on the hands and face, with strong emollient and restorative properties and therefore able to provide the skin with the support it needs to hydrate, regenerate and keep its natural well-being intact.

It spreads easily and is absorbed quickly, without leaving oily traces on the skin. By nourishing and calming skin irritations, it helps keep away the main professional pathologies, such as dermatitis, allergies or chronic states of dehydration.

By following these 3 simple steps – protection, washing and care – you can always have healthy and cared for hands, ready to successfully overcome all the stress you subject them to every day during your work.

Ask our experts for all the information you need, or find the hardware store closest to you and ask them to let you try the best Nettuno professional products!