Dry, Winter Skin Care Treatment Tips

Dry skin usually occurs or worsens in the winter months when the air is particularly dry, in our homes, which leads to the moisture in our skin evaporating into the dry air. A heating blanket may also dry out your skin in the winter months, especially if the bedroom is not adequately humidified. Also, wool clothing and blankets can sometimes irritate the skin and may increase itching. It is important not to scratch your skin, because this will further irritate the agitated area.

Effective skin care products and methods to treat and prevent severely dry, winter skin:

1. For the face, try a light textured moisturizer to hydrate and soften skin without clogging pores. Another great option, especially for dry patches, the delicate eye area, lips, and cuticles is a hydrating serum. This nourishing serum delivers the super hydration benefits of hylauronic acid to soothe, smooth and plump. We suggest wearing hydrating serum under moisturizer for extremely dry skin.

2. Use moisturizing skin cream or extra strength moisturizing skin cream to add moisture back into your dry skin.

3. Soaking in a bath with bath oil, for 15 to 20 minutes, is helpful because it adds moisture back into the skin. Showering tends to wash off your own body oil and makes you drier. Pat, don't rub, yourself off after the bath.

4. Glycolic lotions (alpha hydroxyl acids) may be used to exfoliate and slough off the dead skin cells while hydrating and smoothing the skin.


5. A prescription cortisone cream is another skin care product which may reduce itching, redness, and irritation. It should be used as often as directed by rubbing it into the red, itchy areas.

6. An antihistamine may be prescribed for itching. These pills work internally by decreasing itchiness. Take them as directed. They may cause drowsiness, so decrease or stop the dosage if you become too tired while taking them. You should neither drive nor use alcoholic beverages while taking this medication.

7. A cortisone shot may be used to quickly help reduce severe redness, inflammation, and itching.

8. The humidity in your home should be kept around 45 to 50 percent, especially in the bedroom where you spend about eight hours a day. The use of a humidifier often helps alleviate dry skin. A humidity gauge should be placed in your home to monitor the humidity; these can be purchased at a hardware store.

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