There is several home dry skin remedies that you can make to help sooth and cure dry chapped skin.

For example, taking a milk bath once a week helps to sooth and nourishes the skin. Warm your bath water and add a couple of scoops of powdered milk, a couple of drops of almond oil and a few drops of your favorite perfume or bath oils. Then just lay back, relax and let the milk moisten your skin and nourish it.

Another good tip is to exfoliate your skin, once a week, with a facial mask, this helps to eliminate dull, dry surface skin. Use a biological face mask and not one that contains bleaching and harsh chemicals such as benzoyl peroxide or alcohol.

Most people don't realize that following a healthy diet can influence your skin type and moisturize your skin. If you consider the fact that your body is composed of 80% water, having less water in your body produces a significant level of dryness.

Balanced Diets to help Dry Skin

* Eat plenty of grains, seeds, vegetables, fruits, and nuts. Eat a good portion of proteins from vegetable sources. Increase your portion on raw vegetables because they contain more vitamins than boiled vegetables.

* Eat foods such as asparagus, onions, garlic, eggs, these are all rich in sulfur and help to keep your skin young looking.

* Eat plenty of colorful vegetables, especially yellow and orange. These are rich in beta carotene and anti oxidants.

* Eating plenty of omega 3 oils in a regular diet help to keep your skin supple and moist, flack seed oil is a nice choice as it has Omega 3's and Omega 6 linoleic acids. These acids are converted into a hormone like substance named Prostaglandins, which aids with healthy skin.

* Carrots, cantaloupes and apricots are all curing foods for your very dry skin. These are all very rich in vitamins A & C with help to keep your skin moistened and smooth. All the fruits are plenty of vitamin B5 and pantothenic acids. Pantothenic acid is needed for the production of fats and oils required by your skin.

* Drink at least 8-10 glasses of water everyday maintains your skin sufficiently moisturized.

* Avoid eating fried food, animal fats, and heated processed vegetable oils. Cooking oils leads to the production of free radicals, which can have negative effects on your skin.

* Stay away from elaborated sugars found in soda pop, chocolate (dark chocolate is ok) potato chips, or other manufactured junk foods.

* Avoid drinking caffeinated drinks and alcohol; these drinks take away important minerals and fluids that are good for your skin.

* Smoking has a damaging consequence on your skin for several reasons. Nicotine shrinks blood vessels, including the tiny capillaries that are found in the skin. This depletes the skin of the oxygen and nutrients it requires for good health. Smoking can also make your skin dry and leathery.

Dry skin is a common condition that can effect anyone. Following these simple tips can help treat and hydrate dry skin.

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