The skin diseases are always uncomfortable for anyone who meets them. And one of the most popular skin diseases people often meet is dry skin. It is also very difficult to cure dry skin because you can easily suffer them so many times in your life.
Facing and treating dry skin is a long process that requires a lot of patients. You may need to use some medicines to cure dry skin if your skin is seriously dry. A professional doctor will give you some advice to improve your skin.
Whether your skin is seriously dry or not, you should spend time reading my tips below. They can help you to improve your skin better and cure dry skin faster.
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10 Tips For You To Treat Dry Skin
Dry skin is very simple and easy to cure, but it also easily occurs again and again. Therefore, you can follow some tips below that can help you reduce the risk of being dry.
Make sure you clean your body in the right way.
This tip means you should use warm water or cool water rather than hot water and limit your time in the shower or bath from five to ten minutes. After that, you should choose a suitable body shower and apply enough showers to remove dirt or oil. It would be best if you chose a body shower gel, which may often be better than a body shower cream.
At last, choose a towel to wipe and dry your body. It would be best if you chose a good towel that has the ability to absorb quickly to save time. Then, you should apply moisturizer after drying your skin.
Choose a suitable moisturizer.
There are many types of moisturizers that have different uses, such as ointments, creams, and lotions. They work by keeping existing moisture in your skin, including face and body. However, it would be best if you tried them before buying to know whether they are suitable for you or not.
Choosing a wrong moisturizer may cause not only dry skin but also allergies. You can choose moisturizers from some famous brands to do skincare without worry about quality or reliability.
Using an ointment or cream
Lotion can help you keep existing moisture in your skin, but ointments and creams are more effective and less irritating than lotions because they can supply moisture that your skin may be lack.
It would be best if you are looking for a cream or ointment that has a natural oil such as olive oil or jojoba oil. Their other ingredients also help to soothe dry skin, such as lactic acid, urea, hyaluronic acid, glycerin, lanolin, mineral oil, and petrolatum.
Using a suitable lip balm to protect your lips
A lip balm often supplies and keeps moistures to prevent your lips from being dry. Choosing a lip balm will help you comfortable and confident when using and trying any lipstick.
However, choosing a suitable lip balm is not easy for some people who have sensitive lips. In this case, you should choose a lip balm that contains natural ingredients such as Aloe Vera, coconut oil, honey, or olive oil.
Use only gentle, unscented skin care products.
There are some skincare products that may be harmful to dry, sensitive skin. When your skin is dry, you have to stop using deodorant soaps and skincare products that contain alcohol, fragrance, retinoid, or alpha-hydroxyl acid.
You should choose gentle, unscented skin care products that contain some natural ingredients such as Aloe Vera, coconut oil, honey, or olive oil. All of them are really good to supply and keep moisture for your dry skin.
Wear gloves
In the winter, our hands are often the first place that will be dry. You can reduce the risk of being dry by wearing gloves when going outdoors in winter and performing tasks that require you to get your hands wet.
Besides that, you must wear gloves when getting chemicals, greases, and other substances on your hands or contacting with fireplace. Wearing gloves also help you avoid unwanted accidents.
Choose suitable clothes and laundry detergent.
Wearing uncomfortable clothes may affect your skin. For example, wearing tight clothes may cause clogged pores, or wearing cotton and silk under your clothing that is made of wool or other material that feels rough.
Besides that, using a laundry detergent that contains many chemical ingredients also causes dry skin or even allergies. Therefore, you should choose the laundry detergent labeled “hypoallergenic” to use.
Stay warm without contacting with fireplace or other heat sources.
Sitting in front of an open flame or other heat sources can make the amount of water in your body disappear, so this will cause dry skin. Therefore, in the winter, you should keep your body warm by using a heater, but you should not contact directly with the heater source. Moreover, you can also wear thick clothes to keep your body warm.
Adding moisture
You can keep moisture in your skin by adding moisture in your home’s air. You can use a humidifier or steam fan to do this. Both two devices can supply fresh water in your home’s air to bring you a healthy life.
Always carrying a mineral spray.
If you are very busy with work, bringing a mineral spray will help you protect your skin from being dry and supply moisture to your skin when necessary. There are a lot of types of mineral spray that you can choose. However, to improve your skin, you should choose a mineral spray that contains natural ingredients, including Aloe Vera, coconut oil, freshwater, vitamin, or olive oil.
Closing Ideas
Now, you will have all tips for treating dry skin. Having healthy and beautiful skin is always the dream of many people. If you still have any questions about treating dry skin, you can comment on them below. I will answer all of them for you after reading.