Answer:
Dear
Anne,
Eating
healthy food and drinking good water.
Make
sure to drink plenty of water, or watered-down fruit juices to keep
your body hydrated. The skin is about 10-20 percent water, so internal
hydration is an essential part of keeping your skin healthy in windy
climates.
Some
of the easier, more natural remedies for dry skin are protecting it
from the sun, drinking plenty of water, and eating a well-balanced
diet high in fiber. Avoid alcohol, smoking, and caffeine. This alone
will increase your skin's moisture content without actually applying
anything to it.
Beside
that: Get a moisturizer.
Make
sure it is a moisturizer that keeps your skin hydrated, but not shiny
or oily
Use a
good unscented moisturizer
Even
if your skin is oily, it will benefit from moisturizers
Why?
Moisturizers seal moisture into skin
So how
much should you moisturize? Your skin will tell you.
When
your skin is tight, it's crying out for moisture.
Be careful
not to over moisturize -- this can cause clogged pores.
A great
moisturizer must absorbs quickly
A good
moisturizer must contain glycerin which is a great humectant.
Look
for products that include active ingredients such as collagen, herbs
like Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica), Flame of Forest (Delonix regia),
Sensitive Plant (Mimosa pudica), Wild yam extract, sea algae and soy
that restore moisture as well as biological oils.
Try to
avoid conventional lotions and creams that contain alcohol.
Some
of best natural oil moisturizers are coconut oil, jojoba oil and hemp
seed oil.
Hempseed
oil is pressed from the seed of the hemp (cannabis) plant irrespective
of the strain of cannabis.
However
there is an extremely low or undetectable level of any psychoactive
molecules in hemp seed oil as the seeds themselves do not contain
psychoactive molecules.
The most
effective time to apply a skin moisturizer is directly after showering
or bathing. While the skin is saturated, the moisturizer will help
to lock in the water and keep your skin moist longer.
Do not
to use a towel directly after a shower, but apply baby lotion to your
skin while you are soaking wet (if you use a towel first, you end
up being too oily). It doesn't take a lot of baby oil, just a few
drops.
The water
on your skin will dilute the oil, and the oil helps trap moisture
in.
There
are a large variety of moisturizing products on the market today that
claim to be the ultimate choice in a sea of options. With all these
choices it can be difficult to decide what works best for you.
