Treating Dry Skin in Winter
Winter can be very hard on your skin. The air is dry and cold, and your skin gets chapped and dried by wind and household heat. For some people, dry skin can become quite problematic in winter, resulting in flakes, redness, or even eczema.
Here are some tips and ideas for helping heal your dry skin, and preventing it from getting too dry again.
Night Creams
Night creams are generally formulated with oil rather than water. This is important for wintertime moisturizing – water-based lotions may be fine for summer, but in the winter you need something oil-based that will seal in moisture, sources say. Night creams tend to be oil-based.
Not all oils are created equal, though, and not all parts of your body will respond well to certain oils. For your ... See the complete post here
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