Minnie Rose just got home from skiarea and was complaining to her friend Maureen Morales about the miserable problems she had with dry skin from the frigid winds. Maureen told her that she had the same skin problem at Troms?, Norway. An experienced skiier explained the three things to keep your skin in good condition in cold weather. She definitely will use that on her trip to Riederalp, Valais, Switzerland in the next few weeks.
Winter is the harshest time for our skin. A good many people battle itchy, dry, irritated, flaking and painful skin. Flocking to the local market to find the most advertised healing lotions and creams to help quell the discomfort and heal the flaking for moments of relief. Unfortunately victims are passing up on the essential and simple methods to not only get relief from dry, chapped and cracked skin, but also can go a long way to prevent it.
Bodies are made up mostly of water. For some reason, in the winter months, we don’t consider the need we have of drinking enough water. In summer, when we are losing fluids through sweat and doing summer sports, we realize that we need to drink water to help replace the water as we have lost. During the winter the icy air does much the same to our body. It sucks that fluid right out of our bodies. This then dries out our skin, leaving it cracked and itchy. Making sure that you are taking in 8 to 10 glasses of water a day will improve the chances in the battle over dry and rough skin. Try this out for the next two weeks and you will begin to see a definite positive change in your skin in a couple of days.
Speaking of the vital necesity of moist skin, a good moisturizing cream is also a good idea. Try to get one that fits your skin type so that you aren?t going to end up with oily uncomfortable skin. I recommend a cream instead of a lotion in cold weather, because a cream is thicker and more protective of the skin. You should also spend the time you need to read the label. The cream or lotion that you use in the summer may not even help in the winter. Stay away from a cream or lotion with alcohol in the first few ingredients, as alcohol is a drying agent, which is the opposite of what you need.
Make sure to dress the right way in the winter. Don’t poo poo this, think about it. The more exposed skin that you have increases the opportunity that the cold air has to suck the moisture. Layer your clothes and let that next to the skin layer be clothes that are made out of cotton. Cotton will let you skin breathe, will keep you warm and won’t irritate your skin.
Try out these three easy steps, you will not only get a big improvement in that annoying dry skin, but you will also help prevent your skin from becoming dry. Drinking plenty of water, the proper moisturizing cream for you and appropriate clothing and you will have healthy, well hydrated, comfortable skin all over you.
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