Dry Skin Care

Dry skin care is important in rejuvenating and reversing the damaged skin and helping to strengthen the skins natural protective barrier oils, which will prevent skin drying in the future. Dry skin care is a constant care, and one which is as natural as brushing your teeth

Skin can become dry for many different reasons, from underlying conditions such as diabetes or under-active thyroid glands to skin conditions such as dermatitis and eczema, or more commonly, lack of basic skin care.

Unless you are on prescribed medication or treatment for underlying conditions medical conditions which have caused your dry skin, or perhaps even if you are, by following some basic skin care steps you can really make a difference to how your skin looks and feels.

• When a person has dry skin, they assume if they bath more, they will re-hydrate their skin. In fact, the skin is dry because of a lack of natural oils, not water . By bathing more frequently – and particularly using a flannel – you effectively wash away the protective oils making the skin even drier.
• Moisturise regularly, particularly after shaving and bathing. Shaving literally scrapes the layer of oil right from your skin, so moisturising straight away will help replenish these oils.
• Use lukewarm water instead of hot water, as hot water tends to remove the protective oils from your skin more.
• Use a soap which is proven to moisturise, such as Dove or Olay.
• In the winter months where it is cold, rainy and windy, your skin can become weather beaten, and this is the time a person is most likely to develop dry skin. Low humidity in the air is a contributing factor to dry skin also, particularly within the home when central heating is on. By using an air humidifier you will find you're skin doesn't dry so much.