Skin Care: Dry Skin Care

Dry Skin Care

Dry skin usually feels tight and uncomfortable especially after washing. The lack of brightness and shines make your skin look dull, and often it appear flaky with red patches.

Dry skin lacks the ability to retain moisture. Because dry skin are more prone to wrinkles than other skin type, regular care with dry skin creams and moisturizing lotion is very important.

Dry Skin Treatment and Dry Skin Care Product

If you have dry skin you need a more soft cleanser usually a milk or cream cleanser. Avoid using tap water to cleanse your skin because tap water deposits will cause your skin to be more drying.

Moisturizer increases the water content of the outer layers of your skin and gives it a soft, moist look. Pay attention to your skin throughout the day. When your skin doesn’t retain enough water it will feel dry and tight. Dry skin is an invitation to wrinkles. Pay attention to your skin and mosturize when needed.

Dry Skin Creams - Moisturizer for Dry Skin

Dry skin looks dull especially on the cheeks and around the eyes. Extremely dry skin can chap and crack so moisturizers for dry skin usually are rich and heavy. The texture of dry skin moisturizers varies depending on your skin care needs and preferences.

Dry Skin Creams and Dry Skin Lotion

There are some very good and in expensive dry skin moisturizers you can get from a drug store. Oil of Olay the classic pink lotion. This facial lotion is light and it works well on dry skin. For very dry skin, there is Nivea Cream - very greasy. Each of this dry skin moisturizers will cost you about $10.

For about $50, you can buy up scale dry skin moisturizers. Upscale skin care products are tailored to individuals in different age group. Shiseido Benefiance Daytime Protective Cream is a great moisturizer for dry skin but it's not made for every age group.

And if money is no object, there is Creme De La Mere. Creme De La Mer also comes in a light lotion, and cost about $100 for 1oz.

Causes of Dry Skin

Most dry skin are cause by environmental factors that sometimes can be partially controlled. These includes exposures to wind, cold weather with low humidity levels, and long term use of air-conditioning. Changes that occur with normal aging, washing your skin with strong soap, and medical conditions also affect the moisture content of your skin.

Dry Skin Care Tip

Be generous with eye cream in the areas surrounding the eyes where fine lines and wrinkles are born.