Dry skin treatment during winter
Posted by Dry Skin Treatment on Dec 26, 2009
Dry skin is a common problem encountered during the winter. Cold air causes the water levels in the skin evaporates rapidly, thus making skin feels rough, cracked, and itchy.
During winter, dry skin problem care cannot be underestimated by simply treated using lotions and moisturizers that can be bought at regular supermarkets. As we know that Itching and cracked skin during winter is not only disturbing, but also poses risks to turn into a rash. In addition, dry skin problem experienced during winter can also makes you look older than your age should be. Then we have to pay close attention whenever our skin began to itch and feels dryer, then it’s time for us to consider the specific dry skin treatment as soon as possible to solve this problem before it getting worse.
Below are some tips that we can take to overcome dry skin problems before it getting worse.
- Drinks Lots of water
Dry skin problem is generally caused by lack of moisture levels in the skin layer. In people with oily skin types, the layer of fat on the skin holds moisture on the skin so the skin lapiasn not easily become dry and cracked.
During winter, humidity levels become very low and cause skin to lose moisture quickly. Ironically, the people trying to overcome this problem by using space heaters and shower with hot water, which basically eliminates even more skin moisture.
For that, by consuming more water, then our body has enough water reserves to be used by the respiratory system of the skin, and then keep skin moist.
- Consume more of healthy fat contained foods.
The function of fat within the skin layer is as a shield that prevented radiation from outside the body such as pollution and/or UV radiation, as well as holding evaporation of water from the skin layer. So by consuming more foods that contain healthy fats will help increase the amount of fat in the skin layer thus makes our skin more protected from dryness. Types of healthy fats can be found in some foods such as Omega3 supplements, Fish Salmon, Tuna, Fruit Avocado, Olive Oil, and food legumes.
- Use only mild soap and skin cleanser.
during the winter, avoid using soap and skin cleansers containing alcohol. For toilet soap, make sure you select a bath soap that is rich in natural oils, which are very helpful in forming a barrier layer of the skin by trapping moisture remains in the layer of our skin.