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If you have a dry type skin, you need to have a proper dry skin care. Otherwise, your dry skin will be cracking. It is not nice to see as well as not healthy to your skin. Some factors will influence your dry skin, such as hormonal changes, dry climate, excessive exfoliation and skin disorder treatments. Moreover, the inheritance can also be the determination factor. Above all, you need to have a proper treatment for your dry skin.

The most important dry skin care treatment will be the moisturizer application. There are 2 kinds of moisturizers used for the treatment.

The first moisturizer suitable for your dry skin is the one that will preserve your skin’s moisture. The example of this type is Vaseline. You can get this moisturizer easily because many supermarkets and even grocery stores sell various brands. They are also not too expensive to purchase.

The second type of moisturizer is humectants. This kind of moisturizer is able to draw the moisture from the surrounding area. After that, the humectants will supply the moisturizer to your skin. In a particularly humid environment, it is an excellent way to keep your skin moisturized. humectants contain some effective chemical substances, such as urea, propylene glycol, acid, glycerin and some others.

After you get the right moisturizer suitable for your dry skin type, you need to know the proper application. Before you apply the moisturizer over your face, you need to clean your skin first using the  herbal contain cleanser. The moisturizer will work the best when your skin is still damp. After cleansing your face, the skin is still in a damp condition, Therefore, it is the right time to apply the moisturizer thoroughly over your face. To maximize the effectiveness of the moisturizer, you also need to use products that are free from any soap content. Moreover, exfoliation is another great solution for your dry skin because it will remove your dead skin cells. However, you should do the exfoliation with care. It means that you cannot have it too frequently. Your dry skin will be sensitive to the sun exposure. Therefore, you need to get dry skin care products that contain sun protection. You also need to avoid excessive direct sun exposure. You can use hat or umbrella to protect your skin.

Dry skin care products are also in natural substances. These products do not contain any synthetic chemical. The natural substances will give lipid supplement over your skin so that your skin will have sufficient moisture retention inside. Further to the treatment, you should pay attention to the water temperature that you use to take a shower or to wash your face. The water should not be too cold or too hot. Warm water will be the best for your dry skin.

If people are allergic to certain products and certain ingredients then it is best to avoid them. In such circumstances natural products are better alternatives. The natural products are for pretty, gentle and problem free skin. It is thought that natural skin products are more pure and they do not contain any harmful ingredients prepared in the lab. However it is not always true.

There are some chemicals in the beauty or skin care products like phthalates, petrochemicals and preservatives like parabens are just like hormones in the body and can cause cancer in higher concentrations. But the council for Personal Care Products has passed these products as safe but the Environmental Working Group say that people should avoid them.

There are some problems with the natural products. The tern natural is not defined properly therefore the product may not contain any ingredients one is looking for them in it.

Reading the labels on the products is very important. If they contain ingredients like parabens as preservatives, petrochemicals and their products, all these are found in skin care products. Other harmful ingredients in cosmetics include lead in lipsticks, mercury in mascara and eye drops, dioxane in shampoos and body washes and phthalates in hair sprays and nail polishes.

It is important to know that natural ingredients also cause allergies.  A study published in a leading journal has found that many people are allergic or sensitive to the most popular natural ingredients like jasmine, tea tree oil, lavender and feverfew.  To check for the natural ingredients “sniff test” is good. Smelling the product for the smell of the ingredient which it is claiming to contain helps in checking for its presence. If the smell is like the natural one then the product contains that particular ingredient in natural form. If it has a smell like artificial flavor then it contains only the flavor and not the natural ingredient.

In another study various brands of baby care products were tested fir cancer causing chemicals formaldehyde and 1,4 dioxane and it was found that most of the products contain one of these chemicals.

According to many experts the minute quantities of chemicals do not harm the body but others say that such minute quantities from many such products can be harmful to body and such study to find the collective effect has not been carried out.

The answer to this dilemma of skin care products is the use of home remedies. So instead of using Aloe Vera cream Aloe Vera preparation prepared at home is better. Instead of cold cream coconut oil or “Kokam oil” is better for winter skin care. Less use of soap is also a better option to prevent drying of skin in winter. Use of milk products instead of creams, use of coarse turmeric or sandal powder is better than scrub. Turmeric paste in milk can be used for fair skin instead of fairness creams.

Thus finding a home remedy for skin problem and skin care is better than solving the controversies and finding which product is better.