By Clarita Milles
Dry skin can be very sensitive due to its low sebum levels. As dry skin can't retain moisture, it use to have a parched look. Unless you apply a skin cream or moisturizer, it feels uncomfortable and very tight after being washed. When skin is extremely dry and dehydrated, signs like chapping and cracking appear.
Dryness is exacerbated by extremes of temperature, wind and air-conditioning, all of which cause the skin to chap, flake and feel tight. This kind of skin is closely drawn over bones. It has a dull look, specially on the cheeks and around the eyes. There may be tiny expression lines on these places and at the comers of the mouth.
Causes
- The oil glands do not supply enough lubrication to the skin. As a result, the skin becomes dehydrated.
- Conditions like eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis, or seborrhea.
- Dry skin can be caused by a genetic condition.
- Poor diet. Nutritional deficiencies, especially A and B vitamins deficiencies, can also contribute to dry skin.
- External factors like exposure to wind, sun, chemicals, cold, or cosmetics, or excessive bathing with abrasive soaps.
- Skin gets exposed to the elements specially in winter.
Dry skin could also be from: - Low thyroidal activity. - Serious skin complications can arise for people with diabetes. - Some drugs, including diuretics, antispasmodics, and antihistamines, can contribute to dry skin.
How to care for dry skin
Avoid the use of tap water when cleansing dry skin. The skin can be strongly dried up by the deposits. Hot water must be avoided at all times. Use mineral water to freshen your face. The rough texture of a washcloth can irritate your skin, so avoid them. In the morning, apply a spray of mineral water on your skin misted on with a plant sprayer. Lightly pat dry.
Dry skin requires regular stimulation with massage, plenty of thorough but gentle cleansing and generous quantities of oil and moisturizing products. It also needs extra careful protection.
Cleansing dry skin with soap and water not only removes grime but also the natural oil that defend the skin. A moisturizer gives you a soft, moist look by increasing the water content of the outer layers of the skin.
Use neutral-pH, non-detergent dry skin products to cleanse your skin. Commercial soaps must be avoided. And you must be gently whenever you touch your face. Double-cleanse using a cream, leaving a light, thin trace of it over the skin after the second cleansing.
Follow a shower or a bath with a light application of baby oil. Use a home-made nourishing cream to massage your face every night before going to sleep. Apply the cream generously in the areas nearby the eyes where crows feet and tiny lines are born.
Avoid coming in contact with strongly alkaline soaps and detergents like powders and washing sodas which contain highly drying and alkaline components.
Applying a thin film of air-excluding moisturizer after moistening with water restores the suppleness of the dry skin.
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