Dry Skin: Tips to Help

Reducing Your Pain  

Understandably, there are times that you can’t stop winter having its way and giving you chapped, dry skin. For when this is the case, you need to be able to reduce the pain and even get rid of the dry, cracked skin. There are a few different methods to do this, because luckily enough this is a problem that has been studied and suffered from for years and years.

Choose Your Products

Firstly, and most basically: make sure you’re using the best products to help make you feel better. This means moisturizer and it means skin-sensitive toiletries. Aveeno, a brand I have used before, are a great skincare brand. Aveeno is a company that uses natural ingredients to help sooth and ease aggressive skin problems. Be sure to check the bottle whichever brand you buy, and try and do your research. Perfumed products are never good for your skin, especially if it is easily irritable. 

A good clothes detergent is also needed. And I don’t mean in terms of cleaning. Choosing non-bio powder/capsules to wash your clothes with is something you need to be doing. Non-bio products have the enzymes that make bio products so effective taken out. As these enzymes are part of what irritates skin, non-bio is very popular among the sensitive skin fraternity.

Clean Up Correctly

Not that I want to tell you how to wash, but, well, I’m going to. We’ve discussed the products but there is a whole package here. Take short showers or baths, that are warm, not hot. Keeping yourself clean and fresh is a really good way to keep your rashes and dry skin calm and less sore. You can also moisturize your skin right after cleaning, as this will add oils to your skin that may have been taken out during your shower.

Defeat Dandruff

Dandruff is also a problem during the winter as well as all year round. Over-the-counter shampoo can usually help this, but if you’re changing your lifestyle to cater for the problem, such as wearing other, lighter clothes or wearing hats, you need to consult a doctor or a dermatologist. You can get moisture creams for your face too, as your eyebrows and beard can often suffer, but as these are smaller patches, you can usually ease this problem relatively quickly.

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Avoid Excessive Hand Washing

Another piece of washing advice, but this one is important. If you’re getting dry skin, washing your hands may actually dry them out even more. Of course, wash them during toilet breaks, but try and avoid often washing them out of habit. That will cause you to get cracked palms and sore skin, so instead of washing your hands, buy gels or creams that do a similar job and apply these when you feel the need to wash your hands.

Dry skin is a real pain during winter, and you can often feel more and more frustrated with your skin when the simple changes above can help you calm your irritation through the dry, cold months. The calming warm months aren’t far away, so use the above treatments to relax yourselves into the winter.