Dry Skin Remedy

The best dry skin remedy is a good skincare regime. Get into the habit of taking daily care of your skin much as you would your teeth. It really doesn't take much time and for the results and difference you'll make to your skins health it will really be worth it.

Weekly milk baths are a great way to moisturise your entire body whilst you bathe. Adding around 250 grams of powdered milk to your bath and swishing it around and soaking in this will help moisturise your skin, thanks to milks excellent moisturising properties. Ensure once you have taken a milk bath you rinse yourself thoroughly with clean water.

Another note on bathing is to try and avoid using hot water, instead use lukewarm water. Hot water (especially when used in conjunction with soaps and washing instruments such as flannels) can really wash your skins natural oils away. Retaining these oils is essential, so try bathing without a flannel and using lukewarm water and a better soap. Paying a little extra for a better variety of soap such as Dove or Olay will really make a difference. Scrubbing yourself dry after bathing will also damage your skin by scrubbing the oils away. Pat yourself dry instead.

Ensure you moisturise with a good moisturising cream after bathing, shaving and before going outside (particularly in the winter months). Your skin tends to lose most of its moisture at these times, particularly the face and hands which are usually the first places dry skin occurs due to the constant exposure.

Drinking camomile tea and taking plenty of Vitamin A B and C as well as eating foods such as garlic regularly will give your skin plenty of nutrients to work with, which will result in a much better, more hydrated skin.

Learning to work with your skin is the key, as opposed to working against it like so many of us do without knowing. After a short while of following the dry skin remedy advice in this article, your skin will look and feel much better than ever before.