5 Tips for Treatment of Dry Skin by Maja Gabric Zirchelbach, MD

Use a thick cream as this contains more oil than water and

will help seal in more moisture. Apply it to slightly wet skin

thus sealing in extra moisture. This results in softer and smoother skin.

- Change your products according to the seasons

Extremes of cold and hot weather as well as central heating

and air-conditioning can strip your skin of essential moisture,

leaving it dry and more prone to damage.

For this reason you should change your products according to

the seasons. Leave your moisturizing mask on skin for 5 -10 minutes.

It works quickly and it is a great treat, particularly after sunbathing, or

when your skin feels tight. Better yet - it can even remove dry patches,

flakiness and fine wrinkles.

Naturally, skin care does not stop at your neck. To maintain a

beautiful body you should lavish the same care on it as you do

on your complexion.

- Use oils for bathing

If your skin is naturally dry, the best way to re-hydrate your

dry skin is - bathing.

However, when the skin is toweled dry and left open to the

atmosphere, water exhales from the surface of the skin and your

skin becomes dry again. That's why bathing by itself is not

enough - the exogenous water introduced into the skin must stay

kept there.

Bath oils contain vegetable or mineral oils and can be very

useful for use in the bath or shower.

Thus either add to the bathwater as it is running an egg-cupful of

the oil or after taking the shower apply the oil directly to the skin

and then rinse it off before drying.

Also apply further moisturizers to the skin either before or

after drying after a bath.

References:

Chu T, Munn S, Acland ,Darvay A.Eczema. Current issues in

Dermatology. Maxim Medical, The Oxford Science Park,1998

Fitzpatrick TB,Eisen AZ,Wolff K,Freedberg IM,Austen

K.Dermatology in General Medicine.3.edition.New York: Mc

Graw-Hill,1987

Maja Gabric Zirkelbach, a dermatologist, MD

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BIO:

Maja works as a dermatologist, occasionally writing articles on mature
and dry skin. For more information on treating wrinkles of mature skin
please visit http://www.bestwrinklecream.com

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