Treatment For Dry Skin

Linda Greene just came back from skiarea and was telling her friend Joy Ray about the terrible issues she had with dry skin while skiing. Joy told her that she had the same skin problem at Le Fanget, France. An very experienced skiier told her about the three ways to keep your skin in good condition in the cold. She plans to use that on her trip to France in the next few weeks.

Winter is the worst time for our skin. Many people suffer with itchy, irritated, rough and painful skin. Flocking out to the nearest shopping center to grab the most well known healing lotions and creams to help soothe the irritation and heal the cracks for moments of relief. Unfortunately most people are missing the essential and simple ways to not only get relief from dry, chapped and cracked skin, but also help prevent it.

People are made up primarily of water. For some reason, in the shor, cold months of the year, we miss the need for drinking enough water. During the summer, when we are losing fluids through sweat and working out, we realize that we need to drink water to help replace the water that we lost. In the winter the icy air does much the same to our body. It sucks that fluid right out of us. This then dries and cracks our skin, leaving it dry and itchy. Making sure that you drink 8 to 10 glasses of water a day will improve the chances in the battle over dried out and rough skin. Try this out for the next two weeks and you will undoubtedly see a noticeable positive change in your skin in just a few days.

Speaking of the necesity of moisture, a good moisturizing lotion is also a good idea. Make sure that you are buying one that fits for your skin type so that you are not going to end up with oily uncomfortable skin. I recommend a cream more than a lotion in cold weather, because a cream is thicker and more protective of the skin. It is also a good idea to spend a moment or so and read the label. The cream or lotion that you use in the summer is great for the summer, in the winter you will most likely need a different lotion. Avoid one with alcohol in the first few ingredients, as alcohol will actually dry out your skin.

Make sure to dress with the right clothing in the cold. You should not just ignore this, think about it. The more bare skin that you have increases the opportunity that the cold has to remove the moisture. Layer your clothes and let that inner layer be clothes that are made of cotton. Cotton will let you skin breathe, will keep you warm and won't irritate your skin.

Try out these three basic methods, you will not only start getting a big improvement in that annoying dry skin, and you will also help prevent your skin from becoming dry. Plenty of water, the proper moisturizing cream for you and appropriate clothing and you will have moist, healthy and glowing skin to be in.