Dry Skin

A regular dry skin or what is called as xerosis, is usually not serious. However, it can be very uncomfortable and unattractive when it starts to turn fleshy cells into dried-up ones, creating wrinkles and fine lines. The more serious conditions of dry skin can at times be enough to disfigure and cause distress psychologically.

Luckily, the majority of dry skin is a result of environmental aspects that may be partially or entirely controlled. These factors include being exposed to hot and cold weather, continuing use of central heating or air conditioning, and too much bathing.

Characteristics Of Dry Skin

Dry skin is frequently a temporary problem –something that you may experience during winters –yet can be a lifetime worry. And even if skin is particularly driest on the arms, sides of the abdomen, lower legs, and face, this pattern may vary significantly for every person. Additionally, the characteristics of dry skin will depend on the age, health status, locale, time spent outdoors, and cause of dry skin.

Regular dry skin is typically characterized with finely textured skin with pores that are not visible; flaky patches that can disappear with continuous moisturizing; skin of the cheeks and neck looks crumpled; and tiny “expression lines” that don’t disappear.

Other signs of dry skin include skin tightness particularly after baths; dehydrated or shrunken appearance; skin look and feels rough instead of smooth; itching that can sometime be severe; slight or severe scaling, peeling, or flaking; cracks and fine lines; redness’ and sometimes deep fissures that can bleed.

Caring For Dry Skin

Dry skin care means adopting a suitable measure for skincare. Dry skin should not be neglected to avoid being confronted with fine lines and wrinkles. Here are some simple guidelines to follow in caring for dry skin:

Step 1
First in the routine must be cleansing. It must be done using a cream, and gently massaging the cream onto the skin using light upward, outward stroke. Focus on the nose’s greases, neck, ear lobes, and chin. Be sure to utilize moist “cotton wool” in cleaning the face to stop moisture absorption from skin. After bathing, add a teaspoon of Paraffin liquid to the final bath and pour it on your shoulder –this will keep the skin moist throughout the day and protect it from the sun’s harsh effects.

Step 2
Second in the routine must be toning. This is an important “follow-up” in the process of cleansing. Toning will remove the last phases of cleanser and will dissolve dirt. It is recommended to use skin tonic lotion. Astringents and strongly formulated skin tonics must be avoided as they’re most appropriate for those with oily skin. One of the skin fresheners that have long been used for dry skin is “Rose water”.

Step 3
Third in the routine is skin nourishing through nourishing creams –smothering it upwards on the face, and downwards starting from the chin. The drier the skin is, the more lavish the moisturizer applied should be, whether liquid or cream form. Nourishing creams that contain Vitamin E will work wonders for dry skin. The areas that will need special care is the round the eyes, feet, hands, elbows.

Your dry skin treatment can include using natural ingredients like milk, avocados, honey, aloe vera, egg, and yogurt for skin nourishing. You may also add chamomile oil to your nourishing cream to soften coarse and rough areas of the skin. Remember the main goal, is to produce balance between moisture and oil for a healthier skin.

Caring for dry skin can be as simple as maintaining the moisture of the skin. This can be achieved through doing your most suitable skincare regimen, avoiding too much bathing, using creams and ointments that help lock the moisture in, avoiding detergents, perfumes, and harsh soaps that trigger skin dryness.