Dry Skin Care Tips...

for Healthy, Beautiful Skin

Looking for dry skin care tips? Do you have itchy, dry, flaky skin? This is a very common complaint. There is help! Dry skin care begins with a few simple at home measures.

Dry Skin Care:

• Take short showers or baths
• Use warm water, not hot
• Choose a mild, natural cleanser or soap
• Gently pat skin dry with a soft towel
• Limit bathing to once a day
• Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize! - at least twice a day
• Drink 6-8 glasses of water daily
• Use a humidifier for dry, indoor air

Ancient Beauty Secret

For an inexpensive and effective dry skin treatment, borrow a tip from the Ayurvedic tradition. Ayurveda is the natural healing system that has been used in India for thousands of years.

Just before a bath or shower, gently massage your body with warm oil. Choose organic sesame, sweet almond, or coconut oil. Heat about 1/4 cup of the oil briefly in the microwave, making sure it's not hot. Standing or sitting on a towel, slowly rub the oil all over your body. Use long sweeping strokes.

Let your skin absorb the oil for a few moments, then bathe (be careful, the tub will be slippery). An Ayurvedic massage will leave your skin deliciously soft and your mind calm and relaxed... which is possibly the REAL beauty secret.

Dry Skin Care Products

Look for natural products when shopping. Two brands that offer effective, all natural moisturizers are:

Aubrey Organics - Try Aubrey Organics Moisturizing Cream for Dry Skin. This moisturizer contains the prized Rosa Mosqueta oil. Harvested from the wild roses in the Andes of South America, the oil is recognized for its powerful rejuvenating properties. The creamy moisturizer smells like almonds and a has silky feel. Used regularly, it is very effective on dry skin. The 4oz. container is small, but a little goes a long way.

Weleda Skin Care is made with all natural, non-toxic ingredients. A large portion of the ingredients are biodynamic, organically grown botanicals. Botanicals that help heal and rejuvenate dry skin. Try Weleda Skin Food. This intense, thick moisturizer cream is particularly effective on difficult areas such as hands, feet, and elbows.

Body butters are also great for tackling dry skin. Thick and rich, they are made from natural oils, plant butters, and healing essential oils.

These simple dry skin care tips should bring quick relief to your annoying symptoms. Find bonus tips (at the bottom third of the page) here: Dry Skin Care.