Dry Skin on Hands
Posted by Dry Skin Treatment on Aug 21, 2010
Our hands are probably the most used parts of the body right from the time we wake up until we go to bed at night. Throughout the day, your hands come into contact with a variety of objects that could cause infections and settling of bacteria. Hands are as equally exposed to the hazards of environmental conditions as are other parts. Thus, timely care of hands also needs to be taken.
One of the ways to care for your hands include: taking 2 to 3 cups of buttermilk and heating it to the lukewarm state. Then you can soak your hands in it for about 20 minutes. Immediately thereafter, apply a few drops of Vitamin E on your hands. Following that, apply a generous amount of petroleum jelly on it. Wrap your hands in a cotton cloth or gloves. Keep it until the morning when you can remove the gloves or cloth and rinse your hands.
Always make sure when you apply sunscreen you apply it generously to your hands as well. The tanning and drying of the skin on the hands is very fast because it is most exposed and most neglected part of the body. You may have noticed how your skin around the wrist (if you wear a watch) or upper half of the arm (if you wear half sleeved clothes) is remarkably different form the exposed areas of the hands.
Make sure you do not ignore your fingers. A good manicure once a week helps to take care of your hands really well. But this does not mean you should not care the other days. The area around the fingernails tends to get dark very easily. This is the region that is the driest as well. The back of your hand deserves special attention. Massage it well and try and keep it covered especially during winters. Summers evidently deprive you of that opportunity but a healthy load of sunscreen frequently during the day should be just fine.
The palm can get extremely chappy during the winters. Make sure you apply enough winter care lotion. Avoid trying to peel the dry skin out with your hand. It could result in the peeling of the good skin as well.
Dry Skin on Face
Posted by Dry Skin Treatment on Aug 11, 2010
Dry Skin on face is different from the dry skin on the remaining parts of the body precisely because the skin on the face is more sensitive and is more likely to be subjected to environmental and other conditions. A number of products dealing with dry skin mainly target the facial and neck area. The three types of skin –normal, oily and dry take over at periodic moments depending on the climate and other environmental conditions.
While dealing with dry skin on the face, one has to bear in mind that different parts of the face need specialized attention depending on how sensitive they are to the external factors. In the light of this, the apt examples undoubtedly are the area around the nose and the edges of the mouth, the cheeks and the area under the eyes, the chin and the forehead.
Dry skin on the cheek is mainly in the form of rough, harsh skin with open pores. The extremities of weather, like too much sun and too much cold affect this area severely. Most of the lotions take into account how severely this area is likely to be affected and then form the strength of the contents of the lotion.
Dry skin under the eyes needs to be taken extreme care of because the skin under the eye is extremely sensitive. Any harsh chemical substance can damage this area very easily. Even ice is not recommended to be applied directly on it. You need to wrap it in a towel and then apply on the eye. Thus, extremely mild lotion and only lukewarm water should be used to prevent any kind of damage to the eye. Many products write a cautionary note requesting the user not to use the product around the eye. You should take this note very seriously.
Dry skin on and around the nose opens up a hub for black and white heads. The itching and the scratching sensation are most pronounced in these areas. From here on, the bacteria for black heads spreads unto the cheeks as well. While washing or scrubbing your face, special attention should be given to these areas. Apply lotion particularly well in these areas.
Dry Skin Natural Remedies
Posted by Dry Skin Treatment on Aug 1, 2010
Many people today have become very conscious and skeptical about the use of artificial lotions and moisturizers to tackle their dry skin problems. Some products are outright ineffective and some others may be detrimental to the skin in the long run. Under such circumstances, the reliance and preference for natural or home remedies to tackle dry skin problems is increasing. Given below are a few natural remedies that have been successfully used by many and are even found in artificial moisturizers.
- Use of olive oil or almond oil to massage your face and body right before you go to bed can work wonders for your skin.
- Always make sure your liquid intake in general and water intake in particular is high.
- Use only lukewarm water to bathe and wash your face even in winters as warm water perpetuates dry skin.
- A mashed banana applied to your face and neck every morning for 10 to 15 minutes is also very helpful to get rid of dry skin.
- Rose water and lime juice are very good for dry skin. Sprinkle it on your face and leave it for sometime. Wipe it of with a clean towel. It is the most inexpensive treatment to dry skin.
- Castor Oil and avocado oil can be used on the feet as the skin here is harder and different from that on the face.
- Have a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables rich in Vitamins and Minerals as it increases blood circulation and provides the much required nourishment to the skin.
- Do light exercises on a regular basis. Do not stress yourself out a lot. Avoid sleeping late or eating junk food or consuming alcohol and caffeine disproportionately.
- You can also add lavender oil to your bath water. Occasionally you can try a milk bath as well.
- Mixing unpastuerized milk with mustard and applying it on the face for about 25 minutes or so is a real miracle worker.
Egg yolk is also really good for your face. You can simply apply it over your face and wash it off. You can even mix with rose water and lime or orange juice to form a paste and keep it on the face for sometime.