Dry Skin Treatments The Natural Way

Dry skin, occurs most commonly on the lowerOnly use very mild cleansers or mild soaps if you
legs, arms, the sides of the abdomen and thighsmust use a soap or cleanser. Natural treatments
and is a very common condition. It's easilyshould always be the first type of treatment to
treatable naturally today when you know how toconsider when you want to heal your skin and
take care of it both inside and out.take the best care of it. For any skin condition, it
The dermis is the layer of skin just beneath theis always better to take a natural approach first
epidermis that consists of connective tissue andI buy virgin coconut oil by the gallon; it's cheaper
cushions the body from stress and strain. Thefor a whole gallon of coconut oil than a small jar
skin contains hair follicles, sweat glands, sebaceousof department store, name-brand moisturizer.
glands, apocrine glands and blood vessels. TheAfter a soothing bath or shower at night just
blood vessels in the dermis provide nourishmentbefore bedtime, apply a very thin layer of
and waste removal to its own cells and to thecoconut oil over your entire body. It will even last
epidermis.on your skin through your shower in the morning.
If you have a forced-air furnace it may makeAnd use coconut oil to remove your make-up at
skin even drier than it already is. Serious skinnight, like I do; it leaves a fine layer of oil to
complications, including a dry skin condition, cannourish your skin all night long; but better yet,
occur in people with type 2 diabetes. Dry skin canapply even more coconut oil.
also be caused by a deficiency of vitamin A,If you have acne, eczema or any type of skin
systemic illness, overexposure to sunlight and acondition coconut oil will treat and quickly heal
lot of medications.these too. When you buy coconut oil, make sure
When the oil glands don't supply enough lubricationyou get the kind that hasn't been bleached,
to the skin, the skin becomes dry andrefined, processed and deodorized.
dehydrated. Dry skin can also be due to a geneticMany skin conditions can be converted into clear,
condition but it's not common. Some drugs,healthy skin by using natural home remedies. Skin
including diuretics like Lasix, antispasmodics, andthat is not clean encourages the development of
antihistamines, can contribute to dry skinpathogenic organisms; the dead cells continually
conditions; check with your doctor and get a drugslough off of the epidermis and mix with the
insert from your pharmacist.secretions of the sweat and sebaceous glands
Consider taking cod liver oil or fish oil supplements,and the dust found on the skin, to form a layer
in the liquid form, every day. Good nutrition fromon the surface.
living foods - foods that are alive and full ofUsually most of us take care of dry skin without
energy - will help nourish your skin from the insideseeing our doctor, but sometimes we can't avoid
out. Eat at least two organic apples every dayit. Following some of the above natural
especially while working to clear up your skin;treatments, your dry skin should be well on its
apples are good for your skin health. Eat organicway to recovery and clearing up. If you're still
so you can eat the pesticide-free skin (most ofworried about your dry or damaged skin, or the
the apple pectin is in the skin), which helps withproblems persist too long, see your skin doctor.
constipation too.