t-dash
12-31-2003, 02:00 AM
How do I reduce the reddness and dryness of my skin in winter without cutting out showers? Every time I take a shower my skin dries out so much its like I've got a wind or sun burn in a few patches. And my skin gets red obviously from this. Everything is fine in the summer though.
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Marti
01-02-2004, 09:28 AM
How do I reduce the reddness and dryness of my skin in winter without cutting out showers? Every time I take a shower my skin dries out so much its like I've got a wind or sun burn in a few patches. And my skin gets red obviously from this. Everything is fine in the summer though.
t-dash
The reason we develop 'winter skin' has nothing to do with the weather outside, but everything to do with the weather inside and the type of clothes we wear.
Our skin is hydrated by the natural oils and moisture that transmit from the underlying tissues to the surface. These oils and moisture keep the uppermost portion of the skin hydrated and conditioned as they rise to the surface and evaporate. During the winter, when we turn on the heaters, the evaporation of the oils and moisture is excellerated. Water is notorious for making the skin even drier because it will 'wick' natural moisture from the skin - combine this with the 'heaters' and we end up with dry, itchy, flaky, cracked skin.
Use a bath soap that has skin conditioners in it, or one that has shea butter or cocoa butter. After you dry off with the towel, immediatley apply a mixture of 1/2 lotion and 1/2 oil, or you can make your own. I use Sweet Almond Lotion as my 'base' lotion, jojoba oil, vitamin E oil, rice bran oil. I mix 1oz of each of the oils with 8oz of the lotion. I slather this on my skin before all the moisture has a chance to dry out - while my skin is still damp fron the shower.
I use a mixture of 6oz jojoba oil, 1 oz vitamin E, 1/2 oz rice bran and 1/2 oz sweet almond oil on my face and hands in the winter. I apply to my hands at least twice daily - more so when I am at work since I 'touch' a lot of paper which will also wick moisture and oil from my skin.
I also never wash my face, but use straight jojoba oil to remove my makeup and cleanse my skin.
t-dash
The reason we develop 'winter skin' has nothing to do with the weather outside, but everything to do with the weather inside and the type of clothes we wear.
Our skin is hydrated by the natural oils and moisture that transmit from the underlying tissues to the surface. These oils and moisture keep the uppermost portion of the skin hydrated and conditioned as they rise to the surface and evaporate. During the winter, when we turn on the heaters, the evaporation of the oils and moisture is excellerated. Water is notorious for making the skin even drier because it will 'wick' natural moisture from the skin - combine this with the 'heaters' and we end up with dry, itchy, flaky, cracked skin.
Use a bath soap that has skin conditioners in it, or one that has shea butter or cocoa butter. After you dry off with the towel, immediatley apply a mixture of 1/2 lotion and 1/2 oil, or you can make your own. I use Sweet Almond Lotion as my 'base' lotion, jojoba oil, vitamin E oil, rice bran oil. I mix 1oz of each of the oils with 8oz of the lotion. I slather this on my skin before all the moisture has a chance to dry out - while my skin is still damp fron the shower.
I use a mixture of 6oz jojoba oil, 1 oz vitamin E, 1/2 oz rice bran and 1/2 oz sweet almond oil on my face and hands in the winter. I apply to my hands at least twice daily - more so when I am at work since I 'touch' a lot of paper which will also wick moisture and oil from my skin.
I also never wash my face, but use straight jojoba oil to remove my makeup and cleanse my skin.
Svikki
01-10-2004, 09:58 PM
Can this "winter skin" make you break out in a rash. I find that I get a rash and if i scratch it I end up with welts. Lotion usually will calm it down. I was told that I might have the fifth disease, but then again it could be "winter itch" what ever it is, it is driving me crazy. I am an active person and in my 52 years have never had this before. Vicki
Uncle Mike
01-11-2004, 05:17 PM
Hi Marti, I have a question for you and Im sure you would be able to help. :) I work outside 6 days a week. During the winter with the very cold weather and the wind and all, my face gets red on my cheeks right under my eyes, its very obvious its windburn and not rosacea, because the redness ends right where my baseball cap is. When I take my hat off, you can see like a straight line where the redness stops, and where the hat starts. My question is, when I come home from being outside all day and my face is windburned or chapped, whatever you wanna call it, what should I be doing to care for it? Should I immediately put cream or lotion on it? Should I take a shower first? I usually do nothing and just let it "calm down" by itself, then after a few hours I take a shower. Im just thinking there has to be something else I can be doing to sooth the redness and let it return to its original color. How come the skin turns red anyway? Is it because its being dried out?? Thanks so much in advance for any and all help you can give me. Mike :)
t-dash
01-11-2004, 08:32 PM
Thanks Marti I'll give this a try and see what happens. You're so full of advice they should give you your own Sticky thread the leave advice on, or even your own 'ask Marti' board.
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