Home Solutions For Dry Skin

By Jamie

There is several home dry skin solutions that you can make to aid sooth and heal dry chapped skin.

For example, taking a milk bath once a week aids to sooth and nourishes the skin. Prepare your bath water and add a couple of scoops of powdered milk, a few drops of almond oil and a couple of drops of your favorite perfume or bath oils. Then just lay back, relax and let the milk soothe your skin and nourish it.

Another good tip is to exfoliate your skin, once a week, using a facial mask, this helps to remove dull, dry surface skin. Use a biological face mask and not one containing bleaching and harsh chemicals like benzoyl peroxide or alcohol.

Not everyone understands that following a healthy diet can effect your skin type and hydrate your skin. Dry skin is easily produced when we lose liquids. Our bodies are made-up of 80% water and losing liquid directly effects our skins hydration.

Balanced Diets to alleviate Dry Skin

* Eat plenty of fruits, grains, vegetables, seeds, and nuts. Eat an adequate portion of proteins from vegetable sources. Increase your portion on raw vegetables because they have more vitamins than cooked vegetables.

* Eat foods like garlic, onions, asparagus, eggs, these are all rich in sulfur and aid to maintain your skin young looking.

* Eat plenty of colorful vegetables, specially yellow and orange. These are high in beta carotene and anti oxidants.

* Eating plenty of omega 3 oils in a daily diet help to maintain your skin supple and moist, flack seed oil is a nice choice as it contains Omega 3’s and Omega 6 linoleic acids. These elements are converted into a hormone like substance called Prostaglandins, which aids with healthy skin.

* Carrots, cantaloupes and apricots are all healing fruits for your very dry skin. These are all highly rich in vitamins A & C with aid to maintain your skin moistened and smooth. All the fruits are rich in vitamin B5 and pantothenic acids. Pantothenic acid is required for the synthesis of fats and oils used by your skin.

* Drink at least 8-10 glasses of water everyday maintains your skin sufficiently moisturized.

* Avoid eating fried food, animal fats, and heated cooked vegetable oils. Cooking oils leads to the synthesis of free radicals, which can have negative consequences on your skin.

* Stay away from elaborated sugars that are in soda pop, chocolate (dark chocolate is ok) potato chips, or other manufactured junk foods.

* Avoid drinking caffeinated drinks and alcohol; these drinks take away essential minerals and fluids that are good for your skin.

* Smoking has a harmful effect on your skin for several reasons. Nicotine shrinks blood vessels, including the tiny capillaries that are found in the skin. This deprives the skin of the oxygen and nutrients it requires for good health. Smoking will also make your skin dry and leathery.

Dry skin is a common condition that can effect anyone. Following these simple tips can help treat and hydrate dry skin.

A new skin care product offers the opportunity to eliminate scars, blemishes and dermal imperfections, while at the same time shields you skin and maintains its hydration.

 

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