Dry skin is caused by a shortage of skin fats called lipids. Without this body oils, the skin can not retain moisture. The water balance becomes disturbed, causing the skin from drying.

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Does your skin taut to?
Do you have fine pores?
Your skin is sometimes red?
Is your skin sometimes flaky?

Yes, you have a dry skin.

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Elements of getting a dry skin: sun, wind, cold, central heating, air conditioning, air dry.

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Your skin has a certain acidity to keep this constantly. Soap disrupts the acidity and remove the natural oils from your skin. Prefer to wash with soap with a neutral pH, or use no soap. Do not shower or badder too hot.

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Think of Cleopatra: her skin was cleaned by taking milk baths. Take a milk bath once a week: 250 grams of powder and one teaspoon almond oil in the water. Half an hour: you become a silky smooth skin

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Help your moisture balance by a hydrating mask once a week on your face and neck rubbing. After showering a moisturizing cream or lotion helps to restore moisture balance. Lubricate well before bed. At night: a nourishing night cream is a blessing for a healing skin!

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The soft peach skin of a baby you can barely not touch it. But what we always smear on a baby's skin? Oil, of course. Pamper yourself and use oil after bath, massage, etc. Natural oils: almond, wheat germ, Aloevera.

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Proper nutrition helps to combat dry skin. Especially vitamin A and B helps. Vitamin A is in fish, liver, fruit, milk and eggs. Vitamin B is in cereal products (bread), vegetables and meat.

Every day we lose body water and this should always be replenished. Therefore it is important to drink about 2 liters of water a day. Probably you know it, soda makes you fat. Soft drinks and fruit juices are mainly sugar and water.

Extras in fruits and vegetables

• Dry skin: eat avocado, olive, citrus, kiwi and cabbage. Avoid coffee, black tea, margarine and fried foods.
• Wrinkles: eat brightly colored fruit, orange sea fishing or shellfish such as salmon and lobster. Avoid foods that contain too much iron in it.
• Pimples: Eat red and orange fruits and vegetables with beta-carotene (including roots) and green vegetables. Avoid salt and seaweed Lodín vol.
• Thin hair: Eat dark green vegetables, meat, almonds and olive oil. Avoid high-dose vitamin A supplements
• Swollen eyes: eat bananas, citrus fruits and asparagus. Avoid salt and soy cheese.
• Sallow skin: Eat green and orange vegetables and soybeans. Be moderate with herbs, garlic and onions. Avoid sugar, caffeine and fried foods.

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Dry air is equivalent to dry skin. Put a bowl of water on or near the radiator, this regularly fill with water so that water evaporates. You make the air moist so that less moisture evaporates from your skin.

Please note! excess moisture causes mold: that's why you have to ventilate.

New health hazards: Ventilation and moisture in the home

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