OPHELIA

The stratum corneum easily absorbs water when immersed in it and swells extraordinarily. This exceptional mechanical stress damages and breaks the delicate structure of the stratum corneum which, when it returns dry, has difficulty recovering the primordial structure giving a typical sensation of roughness. Of course, an important contributory cause of this damage is also the loss of significant quantities of natural (water-soluble) hydration factors and natural fats emulsified by surfactants. The inconvenience is similarly caused and/or significantly worsened by unfavorable environmental conditions such as cold, wind, pollution, contact with more or less irritating and harmful chemical substances.
It is clear that the skin of the hands must be nourished and protected to a more or less accentuated extent depending on needs and depending on whether the hands may suffer risks or damage due to environmental conditions and the materials with which they may come into contact.