Sunday, April 29th, 2012

The combination of lower temperatures and reduced humidity associated with the colder months naturally draws moisture from the skin, making it feel flaky, scaly and even irritated and itchy. According to experts, the key to keeping itching and scratching at bay is protecting your skin with the right moisturizer. Here are a few more tips: • Keep skin hydrated. Probably the most important thing    .. more …

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Saturday, March 31st, 2012

Dry skin is skin with out sufficient moisture. When the pure skinny layer of fatty oils that’s normally present on the skin is stripped away, it’s not protected against soaps, cold air, and environmental forces that may trigger dryness. Forced- air furnaces can dry the air in properties within the winter months, and plenty of professionals say that that is the most important reason behind dry    .. more …

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Monday, March 12th, 2012

Medical conditions that cause dry skin are numerous. Thyroid disease, Hodgkin’s disease, eczema, and diabetes all contribute to bothersome skin conditions. Sometimes, your skin condition may not be directly caused by a medical condition but rather the treatment for that condition. This is especially true in cases of cancer where radiation and chemotherapy are used. Diabetes and Dry SkinDiabetes,    .. more …

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Monday, December 26th, 2011

With tension, worries, anxiety and age, the skin become less active leaving it drier, fragile, prone to wrinkle, lines near the eyes and mouth and losing the youthful colour and glow. Failure of oil glands failing to release enough oils to moisturize and protect the skin results in dry skin. Environmental causes like dry air, harsh wind, hormonal imbalance, usage of aggressive chemicals, cosmetics    .. more …

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Saturday, December 17th, 2011

Our skin is the most amazing part of our body. From regulating our body temperature to protecting it against various harsh elements, the skin performs many key functions. It is therefore essential to take special care of our skin so that it is able to function well. While healthy skin repairs itself, problems occur when skin becomes dry. In such situations, the use of natural skin care products    .. more …

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Saturday, December 3rd, 2011

As the weather gets cooler, skin can start to feel dry. But help may be close at hand with a hydrating mask. Compared with regular face creams, “masks are often thicker, more emollient and even a bit greasy,” says Dr. Amy Wechsler, a dermatologist and advisor to Youbeauty.com. But they moisturize without clogging pores, she says, because they are washed off instead of being rubbed in. For an    .. more …

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Sunday, November 13th, 2011

Dryness has an effect on the biggest organ of our bodies – the skin, has an effect on most people at some time in their life and has many causes. Furthermore, it does not necessarily have an effect on all your skin at the same time, which makes it harder often to spot..You might experience dry flaky skin on your head, but we call that dandruff and the skin is the scalp or you may experience dry    .. more …

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Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Because dry skin can vary between controllable and uncontrollable. Controllable causes may include suspending or reducing the use of products that were tested for drying of the skin, such as sodium lauryl sulfate, ethanol, benzyl alcohol, methanol and isopropyl alcohol. It may not be able to protect these ingredients all the time, in order to minimize or organic substitutes helpful. As for the    .. more …

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Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

An active Dry skin relief lotion can be like a wonderful gift for the scores of people troubled from itchy, cracking and peeling of badly dry skin. I will give you the true information on what to seek and what to avoid in the best dry skin lotion.Dry skin is genuinely becoming a large issue these days. Its severeness has increased due to world-wide rise in pollution, worldwide environmental    .. more …

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Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

Winter brings with it its own set of woes as far as the skin is concerned, from chapped lips to cracked heels to dry skin. I am dealing with dry skin, while my sister and a friend of mine are battling with chapped lips.During summer my skin is normal while my face would be oily. Come winter, it goes to the other extremes. I decided to find some homemade remedies that can rectify these problems.    .. more …

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