3 Beauty Secrets for Dry Skin
By the Editor | December 26, 2010
Dry skin happens when your skin isn’t able to properly retain moisture and the production of sebum is low. Unfortunately, dealing with this problem is downright annoying, and the products you use can dry your skin out even more. But just like other skin problems, the products you use on a daily basis can heal your dry skin. Keeping that in mind, here are some beauty secrets for how you can effectively use skin care products to add moisture.
Tip #1 – Shower Etiquette
Showing in excessively-hot water can cause your skin to become irritated, stripped of oils and dry, so keep your water cooler to avoid irritation. Also, don’t let your fingers become pruned while soaking in the bath tub; instead, only soak for 15 minutes or less. Not only will you see an improvement in your skin’s dryness, but you’ll see a decrease in hair frizz!
Tip #2 – Drying Off Properly
After you’ve rushed through your shower in comfortably warm water, the next logical step is to dry off. But don’t rub your towel around your skin because it will become irritated; a better alternative is to pat your body with the towel to dry off. By patting instead of torturing your skin with a towel, your skin will retain more moisture and be suppler than ever.
Tip #3 – Use Lotion and/or Home Remedies
The most obvious beauty advice anyone could give another person with dry skin is to use lotion or any other form of moisturizers.
Moisturizing is especially effective when you do it right after showering because this will help lock the moisture into your skin. There are a variety of products for moisturizing like lotion, oils, butters, and creams; oils are best when applied to damp skin, and also smell very good most of the time.
There are also endless amounts of home remedies to use for dry skin like putting oats in your bath, massaging salt onto clean wet skin, or smearing vegetable oil all over your body (if you’re really desperate). In any case, dry skin is an easy fix so you’ll be back to having smooth, beautiful skin in no time.
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