With the winter season just around corner, many people will be experiencing dry skin. There are various things you can do to avoid dry skin in the winter. The cold weather can be attributed towards dry skin, and this is usually seen with the white flakes on the skin. The following tips should help you with keeping your skin moisturized and beautiful, at all times of the year. Now, winter is not the only season in which you will experience dry skin, as some people experience it in the hottest summer weather as well. If the following tips do not help with removing the flakes, you should consult a dermatologist to make sure that you do not have a skin condition.
Tip #1 – You may only wear gloves in the winter to protect yourself from the extreme cold weather, but the reality is that it helps your skin stay moisturized and warm. One of the most common aspects of winter that would be visible on your hands is the sign of flakes and cracked skin. When you do not wear gloves, you will realize that the cold will cause the skin beside your nails to crack heavily. So, even if the cold is not so strong; you should still wear gloves to keep your hands from cracking in the skin regions.
Tip #2 – One of the most important things you should be doing on a daily basis is using hand lotion or any other type hand cream. After washing your hands, it is important to use hand lotion right after. Many people often wash their hands and then simply forget about applying any lotion. When you do wash your hands, it will leave your hands dry within a few minutes. You may not notice the dryness in your hands, but it is still quite apparent. So, even after you have washed the dishes add a small amount of lotion to your hands and spread them around evenly. You will notice the difference within a few weeks of using lotion daily.
Tip #3 – Another common problem experienced in the winter is chapped lips. To reduce chapped lips or dry lips, you should get in the practice of keeping them moisturized. The best way to moisturize your lips is by using a non-smudge chap stick. There are several types of chap sticks in the market, and some will smudge on your scarf or on your hands, if it comes into contact. There are regular lip balms that are colorless and odourless which work just as fine in keeping your lips from cracking.
Tip #4 – Dry air has been known to accelerate dry skin, so make sure that you are not cupped up into a room without any ventilation. If it is cold outside and you are in a room with heating, you may experience dry skin. If you can manage to add some moisture into the air, it would reduce the effects of dry skin. Some people choose to put a bowl of water beside the furnace, so that water vapour is present in the air.
I find that natural beeswax lip balms work the best for my skin type. It becomes a necessity in the dry air environment of a Canadian winter. If I lived in Vancouver it would be a different story as they have a rather moist and somewhat warmer winter season that we do in Ontario.