Dry Skin Treatment

The skin on the face is more sensitive and more vulnerable to a lot of bacteria and infections as it is the most exposed area as well as most tampered with the use of lotions, powders, bleaches, scrubs and make-up.

On the face, the skin around the nose and mouth may become flaky and red during winters. The redness is mainly because of the constant scratching due to the itching around that area. Dry skin around the nose mainly results from low humidity, that is, less moisture retention. Other reasons for dry skin around the nose include the cold and chilly winter months, the accumulation of skin cells around the nose, dehydration as the low content of water can cause the keratin in the skin to crumble and dry up thus causing the skin around the nose to peel off. Thus the intake of liquids should always be high no matter what season or environmental condition you find yourself in as water helps the skin to clean up. Many a times the skin care products may deduce the moisture off your face. Thus a fall in natural moisture can severely affect the more sensitive parts of the face like the skin around the nose and the mouth. Use of soaps is especially harmful as they suck most of the moisture off the face. Always use a face wash or a facial cleanser in the diluted form on the face. Do not rub around the nose or edges of mouth too much. Make sure your face wash has a good content of glycerin in it.

Extremities in the climate can aggravate the problem of dry skin around the nose and the mouth as well. Too much cold or too much heat can affect the skin severely especially the areas around the nostrils. Dry skin around the nose can result in black heads and dark spots as your facial pores are clogged by the dead cells.

A few things that you can do to prevent dry skin around the nose include:

• Avoid stress and sleeping very late at nights.
• Exfoliate the skin regularly to rub off the dead skin cells.

Use lukewarm water and facial cleansers instead of soaps.