by Don Hendrix

Created on: September 29, 2009

The skin is the largest organ on the body that is often seen. It is tough going through the cold weather months having cracked hands, itching, bleeding skin, flakey and chapped lips which are very painful. If you have dry skin and want to keep moist skin during cold weather they would have to find out what is causes dry skin. Here are ways to prevent dry skin in cold weather. The thing is that cold weather increases the chances of obtaining dry skin. You have to consider in the late fall and the winter you have to avoid the extreme temperatures. Until this day I deal with dry skin. Sometimes you can put on lotion and it seems the skin seem to absorb all of the moisture. Yet there is a way for preventing the dry skin months which will be easy once the causes and the healing process is figured out.

The three main causes of dry skin

1. Soap

2. Wind

3. Cold temperature

4. Over washing

Flakey skin -Taking Hot showers tend to dry the skin out

While there are other reasons someone could have dry skin could be due to hereditary predisposition meaning that the dry skin could be a hereditary trait. Environmental factors could also be a cause of dry skin. Then there are the people who have allergies. Aging is another thing that we must consider due to skin and the cold weather. Avoid electric heaters because they are known for drying out the skin

Healing Your Skin- Fill your house with plants, the humidifier starts the process called photosynthesis

One must consider choosing the right vitamins for the skin as well. Fish oil and omega 3 are products that work well with dry skin. We need more vitamin A and E products heal our skin inside and out. Try to find some of the best soaps that don't contain any deodorants perfumes and no foaming agents.

.Moisturize skin after getting out of the shower you have to allow moisture you penetrate the skin.

Ways to prevent Dry Skin

1. Find the best soaps

2. Find the appropriate face lotion

3. Exfoliate your skin

4. Find a good face lotion

Now Vaseline has come out with many new skin products which most work well. As consumers consider recommending Vaseline for anyone that has dry skin. Sometimes the skin is not well looked at for hard working families or people that work long hours so we have to learn to prepare ourselves for the next day.

Ignoring the damaged skin doesn't help the problem. I found out through the years that the original Vaseline stopped the severe dry skin that I dealt with on a daily bases throughout the winter. We have to be determined to deal with and learn to treat our skin during cold seasons.

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