Dry skin care: Exfoliate you Skin to give it a Fresh Look
Winter is approaching and so is the dry skin. Dry skin is usually very sensitive and the condition tends to worsen during winter. So you need some extra care for your skin to keep it really hydrated all through the winter especially. Avoid creams and lotions which contain mineral oils and other petroleum products. Natural skin care products are best to get rid of the situation.
Remember few important points:
After shower, apply Coconut oil, Cocoa butter, or Shea butter to your entire skin. They have essential oils which are beneficial for dry skin. It helps your skin to heal, deeply moisturize, and even protect your skin from aging.
Minimize face wash with tap water. It may be unsuitable for your skin as it contains chlorine and other chemicals. Clean your face with an alcohol free cleaning lotion, toner. This will help you to retain the moisture in your skin. It also helps to remove the impurities and daily makeup and gives clean, soft and hydrated skin.
Spend less time in shower. Use mildest soap available and do not use it daily, use it in alternate days.
Use of heater in a room also creates dry and itchy skin. It is always advisable to use a humidifier in the place where you spend most of your time.
Apart from this, it is also necessary that you keep some time to care for your skin in a manner that it will look lively even in the dry winter months. Exfoliating your skin is the best way to keep it really beautiful and glowing all the year round. It actually removes the old dead skin and helps in the production of new one.
It is really a challenging job to keep good care of your skin when you do not have plenty of time. Even expenses of the skin care products are yet another reason which keeps people away from getting one. The best way to keep your skin healthy, beautiful with less expense, is to prepare your own home made body scrub. This will come at very less expense and you will also enjoy the great looking skin for the year long.
Regular use of the body scrub is not only necessary to get rid of the dead cells it also gives your skin strength to retain more moisture during the dry weather. Exfoliating twice a week is recommended for a woman.
It is also said that the nutrients and minerals absorbing capacity is more in case of scrubbed skin. As a result, the lotion will work better in the scrubbed skin. You can also make your own exfoliating cleanser; this will cost you less and give you the same feeling. There are many combination of ingredients you can apply. One of the combination is mix sea salt, olive oil and lemon juice together. You can also prepare a mixture of ground almonds and powdered milk. Like wise you can prepare endless combination.
For mild exfoliation, always use washcloth. In case you have some rough spots, such as heels then you can use a pumice stone or stick. Remember, you should scrub your body or face in a gentle and circular motion. Soon after face wash, apply lotion which contains alpha or beta hydroxy acids. The alpha and beta hydroxy acids helps to continue the process of exfoliation and acids contents will further abrade and remove any remaining dead skin cells.
In the process of exfoliation do not forget to moisturize your body at least once every day. Because when you exfoliate your skin regularly, the skin will become dry and will do more harm than good unless it is rehydrated liberally with lotions.
As I said earlier that there are many combination that you can use to exfoliate your skin, but the main thing you have to take care, is your skin type. So choose the combination according to the skin type. For naturally oily skin and for dry skin you should not use the same combination of ingredients. For example, if you have an oily skin, coarse bath salt is highly effective. Even the plant products such as oatmeal, corn meal, apricot pits and grounded almonds are excellent ingredients to make a good scrub.
Making the home made beauty products is the perfect way in which both your beauty and money will retain with yourself. And it is always better to have home made products rather than buying cheap beauty products. In case you are using all herbal products for your skin care, there is a least chance of any side effects caused by the chemicals.
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