Saturday, January 27, 2007

Dry Skin Care Advice


Dry skin often results from overexposure to sunlight, high temperature, inattention, bad selection of skin care products and many other reasons. Fortunate are those who are borne with radiant skin. But even the good healthy skin can also get converted into dry patchy skin if not cared properly.

Dry skin needs extra care and attention and so the process of caring begins with your waking up till the time you go to bed. Only applying expensive skin care products will not help you much you also have to be very cautious about your diet. Propel yourself constantly to go through your systematic plan for skin care therapy never missing out a single day. Personal discipline is also significant in order to gain maximum results for your dry skin.

There are certain dos' and don'ts, which should be followed when carrying out a skin, care treatment. Let us first discuss the dos' of skin care treatment. It is very important that you keep your face clean from any heavy make-ups when you are at home and for that you mild soap or cleanser to remove the make-ups on your face. Several branded cleansers are available in the market that you can go for but before that you need to know the texture of your skin. Expensive skin care products could be of no use if it does not suit your skin. However you also go for safe products and they are home made products that are inexpensive and safe to use. When you wake up use lukewarm water to wash your face and then apply moisturizer while your skin is still moist. If your skin is very dry then apply a rich moisturizer. Generally creamy and oil-rich make-ups are ideal for your dry skin. People with dry skin should make it a routine to exfoliate their skin once in a week to remove the dead skin cells that give them unimpressive looks. They are called scrubber that remove the dead cell and add glow to your skin.

There are certain don'ts that you should strictly follow besides following the dos' to achieve better result. Never use coarse soap to cleanse your face. Strong chemical content in your soap bring excessive dryness to your skin. Avoid using washcloth or abrasive facial pad to get quick result because it will further damage your skin. It is completely a wrong idea that applying moisturize too often will improve your skin instead it will activate skin blemishes. Therefore choose a heavy enough moisturizer. Seborrhea dermatitis is a skin problem, which is confused with dry skin but actually such skin rash disorder that appears like dry skin shows that your skin is oily and so avoid using moisturizer to save your skin from getting damage.

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