| If you have a dry skin and not too keen on | | | | products. Thus when you retire for the night, |
| having it look like a withered apple, then your only | | | | massage yourself with a homemade nourishing |
| way out is to jump headlong into a dry skin care | | | | cream. Or you can use a natural beauty mask |
| regimen. The dry skin is basically a dehydrated | | | | consisting egg, honey, olive oil and rose water to |
| skin, very sensitive to the weather elements. So | | | | provide your skin with all the nourishments. |
| the dry skin care regimen is all about nourishing | | | | A warm milk bath with a few drops of almond oil |
| the skin and keeping it protected from external | | | | added to it will soften and hydrate your skin like |
| ravages. | | | | nothing else. Dry, cracked lips respond well to a |
| Dry skin care involves getting to the roots of the | | | | little milk cream mixed with rose water and lime |
| problem. Apart from the intrinsically dry skin type, | | | | juice, while style divas swear by the |
| dryness can also be the result of taking drugs like | | | | raw-beetroot-application-before-the-lipstick routine. |
| diuretics, antispasmodics, and antihistamines. Dry | | | | Just a dab of Vaseline afterwards ensures that |
| skin can also result from medical conditions like | | | | your lips remain pink and pretty. |
| hypothyroidism, dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, | | | | Dry skin care also involves knowing what to stay |
| seborrhea and diabetes. Excessive exposure to | | | | away from. Overheated rooms, beauty care |
| harsh weather elements like snow, sun and winds | | | | treatments that use steam and sudden changes |
| and the use of chemicals on the skin, Vitamin A | | | | of temperatures wreck havoc on a dry skin. |
| and B deficiencies can lead to conditions of | | | | While stepping out in the cold, liberally douse |
| dryness too. | | | | yourself with some kind of moisturizer, and pile on |
| The essentially dry skin has a dull look about it | | | | the sunscreen when you go out in the sun. |
| especially around the mouth and the eyes and it | | | | Your diet too plays an important role in containing |
| feels taut and uncomfortable right after washing. | | | | the reverses of a dry skin. While smoking and |
| Chapping and cracking are its severest | | | | fatty, oily foods are a definite no-no, fresh fruits |
| symptoms. | | | | and vegetables, along with copious quantities of |
| Dry skin care primarily involves nourishing it with | | | | water daily, improve the quality of your skin and |
| baby oil, gentle moisturizing creams and | | | | they have also been proven to contain anti-ageing |
| preferably, a non-detergent based, neutral-pH | | | | properties. Thus with such foods in your diet, you |
| product to clean it. Dry skin needs an out-and-out | | | | not only remain healthy, but look also good. |
| cleaning but not with a commercial soap. After | | | | There are many herbs that can be directly applied |
| washing, always use a moisturizer to keep the | | | | to the skin or consumed to help your condition of |
| skin looking and feeling soft and supple. It's good if | | | | dryness. Thus chamomile, lavender, calendula, |
| you apply the moisturizer over a damp skin. | | | | comfrey, tea tree oil, aloe vera and peppermint |
| You can also use oil for hydrating your dry skin, | | | | used in herbal facials are good for dry skin and |
| however while massaging, take care not to | | | | borage, fennel, coltsfoot or calendula tea can be |
| stretch your skin. Apply oil profusely around the | | | | had daily for a youthful looking skin. |
| eyes, because this is the area most prone to | | | | Dry skin care actually means pampering your skin, |
| wrinkles and crow's feet. | | | | for you have to always keep in mind that you |
| Dry skin care demands the application of only | | | | are dealing with something very fragile. |
| very gentle and preferably natural beauty care | | | | |