Soft skin is part of a women’s natural beauty. However, with age comes dryness and flakiness. Over the years a women’s skin is subjected to harsh conditions, damaging sun rays, hot water, and rough body soaps. Luckily there is a simple remedy to get back that beautiful smooth, silky skin.
When shopping for body soaps and lotions, most of us just grab the largest bottle for the cheapest price. Stop! Chances are these products are not giving your skin the moisture it needs. Instead they are stripping the skin of it natural oils, leaving an itchy residue and the skin un-moisturized. Look around for a “moisturizing body wash”, it is milder on the skin compared to a typical bar soap. If you have sensitive skin, soaps without fragrances are best. Some ingredients to look for in a moisturizing body wash are glycerin, petrolatum, sunflower oil, and soybean oil.
Treating dry skin doesn’t stop there. After the skin has been cleansed a lotion or cream should be applied. For normal skin, a lotion with some sort of natural oil should be fine. Drier skin might need a heavier more intensive cream. Heavier creams usually contain dimethicone, a form of silicone to keep moisture in as well as lactic acid, urea, glycerin.
Caring for your skin is a day to day process. Keeping up with your skin now will keep it looking silky and feeling soft later.
Source: “Women’s Skin Care for a Soft Body”, Karen Bruno/Louise Chang,MD, WebMD
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