How do I sort out my dry skin problems?

You may have had dry skin all your life, or it may have creeped up as you’ve got older. But how do you treat it – and stop your skin from drying out for good? Thanks to these tips from Greatist.

1. Keep it cool.

A 20-minute long, boiling-hot shower might feel great on a cold day, but stick to warm or lukewarm water for 5 minutes or less. Long exposure to hot water can strip moisture from hair and skin.

2. Dress for success.

When heading into the great outdoors, dress for the weather with a hat, scarf, and gloves to avoid windburn and prolonged exposure to cold air.

3. Stick to healthy fats.

At the grocery store, fill up a cart with foods full of healthy monounsaturated fats and omega-3 fatty acids, such as fish, nuts, olive oil, flax, sardines, and avocados.

4. Stay hydrated.

It’s a good idea to drink plenty of water during winter, but there is actually no scientific proof that guzzling water can rehydrate scaly skin.

5. Grab some vitamin C.

While at the market, load up on vitamin C-rich produce, such as citrus fruit and dark, leafy greens. Vitamin C can help boost the body’s production of collagen, a protein that maintains skin and other connective tissues.

One of the best skin creams for dry skin that we’ve come across is La Biosthetique Douceur Riche – Care Cream Very Dry and Sensitive Skin.

This particularly rich, restructuring care cream for very dry skin uses targeted active ingredients such as plant lipids, phytosterols combined with panthenol, medical white oil and Vitamin E all work to bring balance to dry and sensitive skin. Giving you a relaxed and a cared-for appearance. It thoroughly moisturises to bring back your natural glow.

How to use:

Apply every morning and evening to cleansed, toned skin, over your face, neck and décolleté.

Ingredients:

• Panthenol is an anti-inflammatory and moisturising active substance.
• Vitamin E has a soothing and healing effect.
• Rapeseed oil is an emollient and antioxidant.