Tips Dry Skin Remedies

For many, dry skin is not a sign of a skin condition or disease, but is simply caused by harsh soaps, itchy clothing, misusing moisturizer, and long, hot showers. But the medications you take, and even medical conditions such as diabetes, psoriasis, hypothyroidism, and malnutrition, can also cause severe dry skin. Read on to understand how and why these problems dry out your skin.

Dry Skin Remedies

What causes dry skin? Usually, something in the environment or something you're doing to your skin is stripping away these fatty oils, leaving your skin unprotected. Less often, the cause is internal - a health condition or genetic predisposition is making your skin dry out.

While patches of dry, itchy skin can appear anywhere, it's most common on the arms, hands, lower legs, and abdomen. Dry skin is often felt more than it's seen, but on some people it can be noticeable and embarrassing.

If untreated, dry skin can sometimes lead to dermatitis, inflammation of the skin. The good news is that just as most causes of dry skin are external, most cures for dry skin are external. With careful skin care.

Follow these dry skin remedies and see how quickly your skin makes a turn-around.

Pat Dry, Don't Rub Dry When you get out of the shower and grab your towel, gently pat the water off of your skin instead of rubbing your skin dry. This will save your skin the misery of "towel abuse" most men (and some women) habitually inflict on their skin.

By patting dry (or gently rubbing), your skin will be able to retain more of the moisture you're going to seal in with our next step: body moisturizer.

Never Ever Skip the Moisturizer The very most important step to remember is to moisturize every single time you get out of the shower or bath. It is never OK to skip, so find a favorite lotion, butter or oil and keep it in your bathroom.

When you skin has been dried off, it's important to seal in the moisture from the shower, and the quicker you do this after your shower, the better your skin will look and feel. And if you moisturizer of choice is a body oil, it's actually best to apply it to damp skin. Make sure you are careful for drops that might spill, oil will make your tub or floor very slippery.