Home Remedies for Dry Skin

If your skin is too dry, then it can start to crack, peel and become really irritated. This is when inflammation starts. There can be a variety of reasons why you have dry skin. Environmental factors can play a part as do strong soaps. It is important to note if your skin is drying up in response to any change in conditions.

To avoid having dry skin, the first step is to keep yourself hydrated. You will need to drink enough water every day. A healthy diet is also important for soft and supple skin. Drinking fruit juices, including green leafy vegetables in your diet will also help soften skin. Helpful vitamins are A. B, and E. Include foods rich in those vitamins to help your skin and give you an inner glow.

A drink that you can make for yourself is a glass of warm milk mixed with two teaspoons of almond oil and drink two caps of primrose oil. If you blanch lemongrass in water you can drink this to help dry skin. It can be drunk several times throughout the day.

Also use face cream and body creams to regularly moisturize. Do ensure that the products that you use are suitable for dry and sensitive skin though. Never trust the labels but look through the ingredients. If fragrance is contained in the personal care product, do not use it.

If you fear commercially packaged facial products, then you can make some of your own. You can make a face pack with mashed papaya, avocado, peach, and bananas. Use the mashed fruit to make a facial mask to apply to the face. Allow the treatment to dry and then wash off with warm water. However, do ensure first that these fruits are safe for your skin and that you are not allergic to any.

You can also mix essential oils such as rose, almond, or olive with honey to apply it on your face for a refreshing mask. Straight honey can be applied to the body and washed after it has been on for five minutes. Sesame oil applied after a bath or shower is great for giving your skin emoisturizer. Do not however soak yourself in a bath for too long or too frequent. Always use warm water instead of hot, and a bath oil for extra moisture. Bathing in a blend of oatmeal, vanilla extract, and baking soda will moisturize as you bathe. Fifteen minutes is really all you need.

There are also other home cures for dry hands. You can consider rubbing oatmeal on the hands, washing them, then applying a good hand cream. Glycerin oil works well on both dry hands and dry heels. Baby oil is a good ingredient for extra moisture. If your hands are really dry, apply baby oil, another essential oil, or Vaseline to your hands. You can also consider putting rubber gloves on and overnight. In the morning, wash your hands throughly and apply some a hand cream thereafter.