Firstly, using a humidifier is extremely important since more and more people are introducing heaters in their houses. These heaters and the closed windows in the houses can cause the air inside the house to remain dry. A humidifier helps to moisturize the air. You need not but an extremely costly humidifier. Get one form a local store and it should be fine.

Secondly, make sure your skin is always moisturized. Use oil-base moisturizer preferably. Some moisturizers have as much as 80% oil in it. Thus, the more oil the moisturizer contains the more effective it is. These moisturizers form a protective layer around the skin and help to keep it supple and smooth.

Sunscreens are not only to be used in summers. Even in winters the use of a high SPF sunscreen is important. Preferably try using SPF 30 or SPF 40. The sun is equally harsh in winters and therefore do not forget using a sunscreen before you step out.

Now it is difficult to use a moisturizer as well as a sunscreen both at the same time. Therefore you can pick one that has a combination of both. You can also consult a dermatologist for the same. However, make sure you are not using opposite ingredients in both the sunscreen and the moisturizer. This could affect your skin negatively.

Equally important during winters is to dress well. Do not forget to wear your gloves. You have to protect your hands from the harsh winter air. Cover your body as much as possible. Try and dress in layers. You can remove the clothing as and when required so as to prevent overheating.

You need to take as much care of your skin summer as much as you do in winter. A little carelessness can lead to problems of dry skin.

A condition called Seborrhoeic Dermatitis affects the face and scalp resulting in scaly, red, and patchy skin. It is mainly caused due to the lack of Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B2. It can be treated using medicines prescribed by a dermatologist.

Many a times, dry skin patches are a result of allergic reaction to a number of chemicals in products etc. These products need not necessarily be a skin product. It could be something like jewelry especially imitation jewelry and certain types of perfumes. Along with patches one can also develop blisters, rashes and a strong burning sensation.

Dry patchy skin is also a result of aging. As we age, the collagen in the skin and the elastic is lost. This can lead to a number of skin imperfections, one of them being patches.

Body washes and soaps can also lead to patches on the skin depending on the chemical content in them. Some soap can cause allergies or can severely rob the skin of the natural moisture and oils. Use of moisturizing soaps can be very beneficial to the skin and can prevent patches. However, it is advisable to use facial cleanser or face wash on the face rather than any kind of soap.

Thus there are a number of reasons for dry skin patches which are avoidable and therefore should be prevented.

• A mixture of vegetable oil, lanolin cream and cucumber juice applied for 15 minutes followed by a wash with herbal extract is very popular amongst women. Make sure to work it out into a paste.
• To rid yourself of wrinkles on dry skin all you need to do is boil grated cabbage in milk until it becomes soft. Then apply the paste on the face and neck for about 20 minutes. You can also add an egg yolk and lemon juice to this mixture.
• A mixture of honey and olive oil heated until it becomes a fluid and applied to the face followed by a covering with a cloth for about 20 minutes also works very well. However, a word of caution needs to be exercised here. Just in case you have red capillaries across your face it is better to soak a wet towel in potato juice and dab it all over your face.
• A mixture of egg yolk, potato and milk also forms a good facial and neck mask for wrinkled dry skin.

Thus a lot of permutations and combinations are available at your disposal in case you wish to use facial masks. The most common items that go into making any kind of mask for dry skin includes: lemon juice, egg yolk, milk, potato and cucumber. Honey can also be used equally commonly. However, some people are known to be allergic to honey or even milk for that matter. In such cases these elements can easily be substituted with the equally effective others. Dry skin masks are easy to make and are indeed very effective.

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.

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.