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Dry Itchy Skin?
By Amina K
July 1, 2009

Does your skin feel itchy?

Dry skin is uncomfortable and unsightly. It can be scaly, flaky, itchy, bumpy and drys easily. It lacks natural oils that normal skin has, or the oil doesn't stay in the skins lipid barriers long enough to keep it coated and well protected from drying out. Using moisturisers that lock in the oils keeping it hydrated, will help to improve and even heal dry skin.

Have you wondered what will help dry skin?

Many people with dry skin find that ingredients in commercially available lotions are irritating to their delicate skin. They find themselves wondering about gentle products with natural ingredients. Could natural skin care solutions help dry skin? Here are some natural cures for extra dry skin...

Aloe Vera:

Aloe Vera gel from the houseplant Aloe Vera, is a soothing lotion well known for it's cooling and healing abilities. This wonderful substance is antiseptic and anti fungal as well as being able to cool hot dry skin. The houseplant is attractive and easy to grow, but the gel is also available in many skin lotions and creams. To use the gel directly from the plant simply break off a leaf and squeeze a small amount of gel out of the broken end, or you can use a small knife to cut the outer skin of the leaf to access more of the gel. Aloe Vera is slow to go rancid, but it is best to keep the unused part of the leaf in the refrigerator and discard after a week. Aloe Vera has been found to contain ingredients that are known to stop pain and itching and it also prevents infection in cracked, raw, dry skin. If you are buying a commercially prepared lotion, what will help dry skin is to choose one that has Aloe Vera gel listed as one of the first few ingredients, many products are labeled as containing Aloe Vera, but really contain very little of it.

 

 

 

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