Moisturizing tips and hints
During winter months, falling temperatures,
indoor heating with the ensuing low room
humidity, can remove a lot of moisture from the
skin and cause dryness.
Use a humidifier in your home in winter to
increase the air humidity. Your skin will stay
more hydrated and healthy.
In winter wear a warm air of gloves when going
outdoors. This will decrease the amount of
moisture lost out of your hands.
The most effective moisturizers contain the most
oil.
Ensure you drink plenty of water in winter as
well as summer. It is easy to remember to
drink extra in summer but easy to forget in
winter.
Warm showers take far less moisture out of your
skin than hot showers. Hot showers remove too
many oils. Limit your showers to 5
minutes.
Moisturize your skin within 3 minutes of exiting
the shower or bath. A small amount of
water still remains on your skin after towelling
yourself dry. Applying moisturizer within
3 minutes helps retain some of that water
moisture.
Each
morning before you leave home use a moisturizer
that has a high sun protection factor.
Treat your neck as if it were your face.
Use Vaseline or lip balm on dry or chapped lips,
especially when going outdoors.
Use unscented castor oil around your eye area
before bed.
Aloe Vera juice mixed with mineral water will
moisturize and heal skin.
Helpful web
sites:
Avalon Organics.
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