Winter Skin Care Blog


Archive for the ‘Dry Skin Problems’


Keeping Your Skin Protected

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Keeping skin protected is probably one of the things people usually ignore during winter. What people don’t realize is that the sun’s rays are practically the same in the winter as they are in the summer. The chances of exposure is greater because of the snow reflection during winter. Sunblock is still as important in winter as they are during summer especially if you like going outdoors and like doing winter outdoor activities.

For people having sensitive skin, winter clothing should be chosen wisely. Now how can clothing be connected to having unhealthy skin? Skin that is prone to dryness and itchiness will be more vulnerable during the winter months. Changing clothing made of wool to cotton will help your skin become less prone from dryness and itch. Wool can become uncomfortable and can make skin irritated aside from the fact that it is already itchy.

Dry Skin Problems

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Dry skin very commonly produces itching, which can be severe and interfere with sleep and other daily activities. Repeated rubbing and scratching can produce areas of thickened, rough skin (lichenification). Dry, thickened skin can crack, especially in areas subject to chronic trauma (e.g., hands and feet), causing painful cracks in the skin (fissures). Dry skin and scratching may result in a dermatitis when the skin becomes red (inflamed) in addition to dry and scaly. Round, scaly, itchy, red patches scattered over the legs, arms and trunk (nummular eczema) may also appear. The appearance of yellow crusts or pus in these areas indicates that a bacterial infection is developing. This would require specific antibiotic therapy from your dermatologist or family physician.

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To hot bath or not to hot bath

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Sure a hot bath sounds mighty in an unforgiving winter. But don’t you know that taking hot baths for long periods of time in the winter decreases the natural oils of your skin? Our skin has these natural oils to keep it supple and to lock the moisture in. During winter, our skin loses the moisture and becomes dry and flaky.

To combat this, take shorter periods of bath. Also, combat the oil-decreasing effects of hot baths by adding oils so that your skin can retain its moisture. For a soft and supple skin, use ground green gram powder paste instead of soap. A little coconut oil on the skin to heal chaps will do wonders before bath.

Cracked Heels Part 2

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The “hottest spa” in New York, bliss, has softening socks to tame calloused heals with a polymer gel lining good for 50 treatments. Just don’t walk around in them because they are slippery because of the different oils in them. For best results, use in conjunction with bliss’s other products for the feet.

Rosemary + Lemon softening sock salve foot smoothing balm with eucalyptus oil and Foot Patrol AHA exfoliating & softening cream with aloe leaf and peppermint uses familiar ingredients to restore that silky feel to heels instantly. Used alternately, you’ll have different scents and natural extracts working to fight cracked heels regardless of the season.

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Cracked Heels Part 1

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There are few problems that are as bad in winter as in summer. Cracked heels is one of those select few. During winter, the heels dry out. During summer, they dry out again because of sandals and flipflops. There’s really no other way than to apply a thick oil-based moisturizer on the heels and wear socks overnight. But you can put your own twist to it.

Crabtree & Evelyn’s La Source 60 Second Fix for Feet has Revitalising Foot Smoother that cleans and exfoliates using mineral salts, macadamia oil, shea butter and algae extracts, and Extreme Foot Therapy to smooth the rough areas.

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Nivea body essentials for dry skin

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Nivea understands the needs of dry skin and has products dedicated to your skin type. Nivea body Smooth Milk Triple Action is a moisturizer for daily use. It gives skin a smooth consistency with its creamy formulation that is easy to apply on skin. It is enriched with Gingko Extract, Shea Butter and Vitamin E for long-lasting softness.

Nivea body Rich Caring Milk has Natural Minerals, caring Almond Oil, Vitamin E for intense moisturization. It reduces roughness and activates your skin’s natural moisture.

Nivea body Rich Caring Oil is for extra dry skin. It provides pure intensive care for taut, stressed skin. It contains Avocado Oil, which creates a protective layer, helps prevent stretchmarks, and softens flaky skin.

Old Age Weather Warning

coldelderlyExposure is a very painful condition whereby the human body succumbs to the effects of extreme weather. Though mostly associated with the warm summer months, it can also happen during the winter months when the mercury drops and people are kept indoors to keep themselves warm. Surprising details have emerged from research on elderly people who seemingly loose most of their ability to detect sudden temperature changes due to temperature sensors in the skin becoming less sensitive to the external weather factors. The skin of aged people tends to have less temperature sensitive nerves that alerts them when it becomes too cold or too warm preventing them from taking immediate action to remedy the situation. (more…)

Dry Skin? Scrub Down

scrubBody scrubs are good for those cold months when your skin often flakes leaving it dry and looking dull. Using body scrubs exfoliates your skin exposing new tender skin that glows of health. Use protective moisturizers after bathing and use only warm water, not hot for the hot water will dry your skin further. Your skin produces natural oils that lubricates it protecting it from chaffing, using moisturizer keeps it tender and minimizes friction from dry skin that can break the skin and leave marks.
Use natural tea extracts to sooth dry itchy skin and keep warm as much as possible with breathable clothes that allows sweat to escape but keeps warmth inside, keeping you comfortable and toasty. For calloused hands, feet and elbows, an extra helping of Vaseline will help reduce friction and keep them soft through the cold winter days. Skin on your nose burned, use sunblock on it to prevent sunburn, especially during outdoors activities.

WINTER SKIN MOISTURIZER


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During winter, our skin faces the worst time. The humidity is dehydrating and the cold temperature stresses the skin and weakens the skin’s protective barrier and causes more water to evaporate. The skin reacts to this by redness irritation and hypersensitivity and chapping.
Steamy hot shower although soothing, is harsh to the skin. This washes off the natural moisture of our skin and dries it. It is only one of the problems. If you have oily skin, during winter, this may become normal. But if you have normal skin, the tendency is for it to become dry. Solutions for this are to apply milder cleansing and choose rich moisturizers.
Emollients are the most important for skin care during this season. It does not only moisturize and softens your skin but also forms a protective layer to its surface to keep the moisture locked and prevents the skin from dehydration.

Winter Essential Skin Care Products


Winter is fast approaching and that means our skin inevitably suffers from the harsh weather. Not to worry, my friends. Take

a peek at these 7 essential skin care products that are like medicine to our skin.

1.Clinique Exfoliating Scrub
Just as the name says, it exfoliates your skin. It’s formulated more for oily skin types, but most skin types can use it to

slough off dead skin cells. Scrub up, ladies- it’ll leave your face feeling rejuvenated and soft.

2.Lancome Renergie Morpholift Eye Cream
The part of our face we tend to neglect is our eye area. It’s very delicate and it requires some extra TLC. This eye cream

from Lancome regenerates the eye area by diminishing puffiness, dark circles, and dreaded signs of aging.

3.Philosophy hope in a jar daily moisturizer
There’s hope for great skin, gals. This facial cream is suitable for all skin types. It moisturizes dry, parched skin and

it’s non-greasy, so it won’t clog your pores. It also contains exfoliating properties for a healthier, fresh looking face.