What to do if your skin is dry in winter

The weather is dry in winter. If you don’t pay attention to hydrating your skin, it may cause your skin to become dry and peel. Therefore, it is recommended to help adjust through diet, avoid eating spicy foods, drink plenty of water, and also pay attention to the correct use of hydrating products.

1. Adjust through diet

In winter, you should drink more warm water and try to avoid eating too much spicy food, beef, mutton, onions, garlic and other irritating foods. Some foods that contain a lot of B vitamins can be eaten more, such as tomatoes, which can help with digestion and anti-aging; carrots can relieve dry skin. Eat foods rich in collagen and elastin regularly. Collagen can plump up cells, thereby making the skin plump and smoothing out wrinkles. You can also eat appropriate amounts of tendons, pig skin, chicken skin and other foods.

2. Apply skin care products with moisturizing function

Olive oil is rich in vitamins A, D, and E, which can effectively relieve dry and allergic skin. The common Vaseline we use also has certain moisturizing effects. Choose the right moisturizing skin care products: Dry skin should not only choose the right moisturizing skin care products, but also carefully choose shower gel and facial cleanser. People with dry skin should not use foaming facial cleansers, because people with dry skin have skin that is more or less lacking in oil and water. Using this type of facial cleanser will remove too much oil from the skin. Therefore, people with dry skin are best to choose amino acid facial cleansers. There doesn't need to be too much foam, just enough to rinse off.

3. Don’t use soap with strong alkalinity when taking a bath

When you have just taken a shower with shower gel or soaked in a hot spring, you will find that your skin becomes very hydrated and tender. However, the moisture that comes into contact with the surface of the skin when we take a shower does not penetrate into the underlying layers of the skin to replenish moisture. Instead, body wash and water draw oil from your skin's surface, which can leave it even thirstier if you don't replenish it with moisturizer right away as the surface moisture slowly dries up. In addition, the bath water should not be too hot, the bath time should not be too long, and do not use soap with too strong alkaline properties, otherwise it will make the skin drier. We should choose a neutral or weakly acidic shower gel that does not contain added fragrances, preservatives, soap bases, or other irritating chemical ingredients to take a bath.

4. Always keep a happy mood

Excessive mental stress can also cause the skin to become too dry, and even cause redness and itching. Therefore, to deal with dry and itchy skin in winter, you must learn to adjust your mood and maintain a relaxed and happy mood and life, which can help self-repair dry skin.