Article:Dealing Wtih Dry Skin

Vickie Hudson just came home from skiarea and was filling in her friend Marsha Tucker about the horrible problems she had with dry skin from the frigid winds. Marsha told her that she had the same skin problem at Abetone, Italy. Another skiier filled her in on the three simple principles that will keep your skin in good condition in cold weather. She plans to use that on her trip to Mayrhofen, Austria on her next vacation.

Winter is the worst time on our skin. Lots of people are plagued with itchy, flaking, dry, rough and painful skin. Heading out to the store to pick up the most well known healing lotions and creams to help soothe the irritation and heal the flaking for moments of relief. However, most people are overlooking the essential and inexpensive methods to not only get relief from dry, chapped and cracked skin, but also help prevent it.

We as humans are made up primarily of water. For some reason, in the shor, cold months of the year, we don't think of the need we have of drinking enough water. During the summer, when we are losing fluids through sweat and exerting ourselves, we we feel how much we need to drink lots of water to help replace the water as we lost. In the winter the icy air does much the same to our body. It sucks that fluid right out of our bodies. This then cracks and chaps our skin, leaving it rough and itchy. Making sure that you drink 8 to 10 glasses of water a day will help you win the fight over your dry and rough skin. Try this out for the next two weeks and you will begin to see a definite positive change in your skin in just a few days.

Speaking of the importance of moist skin, a good moisturizing lotion is also a good idea. Find one that is appropriate for your skin type so that you aren't going to end up with oily skin. I recommend a cream instead of a lotion in the cold, since a cream is thicker and more protective of the skin. Also spend a moment or so and read the label. The cream or lotion that you use in the summer probably won't be appropriate in the winter. Find one that does not have any type of alcohol in the first few ingredients, as alcohol is a drying agent.

The third step is to dress the right way in the cold. Don't poo poo this, think about it. The more bare areas of skin that you have increases the opportunity that the cold air has to remove the moisture from your skin. Layer your clothes and let that inner layer be clothes that are made of cotton. Cotton will let you skin breathe, will keep you warm and won�t irritate your skin.

Take these three easy methods, you will not only get relief from that annoying dry skin, and you will help prevent your skin from becoming dry. Plenty of fluids, the right moisturizing cream for you and the right clothing and you will have healthy, well hydrated, comfortable skin all over you.

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