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.
How to Choose the Right Dry Skin Moisturizers
Posted by Dry Skin Treatment on Nov 28, 2009
Many people suffer from dry skin the reasons for which could be varied from being attributed to the climate, pollutants, medical problems, and even to bathing with harsh soaps. One of the best ways to get rid of dry skin is to understand what the cause to dry skin is and if it is due to some lifestyle habit this needs to be altered or eliminated so that it will have a significant effect on reducing symptoms of dry skin.
In addition to correcting lifestyle habits, one might gain benefit from using some dry skin products like a moisturizer. A dry skin moisturizer is of some importance in alleviating symptoms of dry skin as it will help keep the skin hydrated and prevent loss of moisture from the skin.
There are many different types of dry skin moisturizers available in the market today some beneficial and some even harmful to the skin. For this reason, one should be very careful while assessing and purchasing a moisturizer for use against dry skin as there are some harmful products that can cause more harm and increase the symptoms of dry skin rather than reducing the symptoms.
So, while purchasing a dry skin moisturizer one should definitely have a look at the ingredients in the product and avoid any product that has harmful ingredients in it like alcohol, petrolatum, unnecessary synthetic fragrances, mineral oils, paraben, etc. Some of these ingredients are used in the product to help preserve the product better while can have untoward adverse effects on the skin when used.
In order to get the best benefits of a dry skin moisturizer while avoiding any adverse side effects, it is best to avoid the use of products that have synthetic or harmful components in it and stick to the use of products that have more amounts of active natural ingredients in them. These will not only have a beneficial action on reducing symptoms of dry skin, it will also have other favorable actions in keeping your skin soft and supple.
Some of the active natural ingredients that you can look for in a dry skin moisturizer will include the presence of Vitamins A and E, keratin, hyaluronic acid, Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), aloe vera, jojoba oil, olive oil, grapeseed oil, shea butter, avocado, macadamia, etc.
The dry skin moisturizer could be water based or oil based in nature. Depending on the severity of the dry skin, the appropriate moisturizer needs to be picked up. If the symptoms are more severe, oil based moisturizers can be used.
These are more preferred to be used right after taking bath when the skin is still damp so that whatever moisture is present in the skin is retained without drying. The water based dry skin moisturizers can be used at other times of the day when any signs of dry skin are felt.
There are even some moisturizers that come in combination with sunscreens. These can also be opted for if you have an active life where you need to be outdoors for several hours in a day as overexposure to the sun can have hazardous effects on your skin as well as cause a worsening of symptoms of dry skin.
If there are other severe symptoms of dry skin, the use of only a dry skin moisturizer might not help. It may need the use of other dry skin products too to help reduce the symptoms. If symptoms still persist, it is best not to delay and seek immediate medical help before the symptoms turn too severe.