DRY SKIN

Healthy skin is a God’s gift but we can take care of our skin to make it look radiant, fresh and healthy by adopting a healthy regime and some simple home remedies.

Normally we have 3 types of skin

Dry skin
Oily skin
Combination skin
 CAUSES

In females, it is due to the hormonal changes during the teen’s years, mensuration cycle or menopause which causes skin to become greasy. Diet has nothing to do with oily skin.  It’s a myth that eating oily food contributes to the amount of oil in your skin. Oily skin in a particular individual owes to its genes

SYMPTOMS

 Oily skin makes the face looks shiny especially around the forehead and nose .It causes excessive sheen which is hard to get rid off. . If you have greasy or oily skin acne breakouts are normal .This type of skin is more prone to blackheads around the T zone (forehead and nose).

HOME REMEDIES FOR MODERATING OILY SKIN

CLEANLINESS

First and foremost to prevent skin from becoming oily, it should be kept clean. Wash your face with mild soap so that dirt does not accumulate in the facial pores. The trapped dirt in the skin pores is the major cause of acne breakout .Cleaning skin regularly can hamper the growth of blackheads and whiteheads.

ASTRINGENT USE

Wipe your face, specially the T zone (forehead and nose) with astringent. It helps degrease your skin and makes it less oily.

FACIAL MASK

To reduce oiliness you should apply fuller’s earth or clay mask on your face .Mix a small amount of fullers’ earth in water to make a paste .Apply on face and neck. Keep on for 20 min and wash off with lukewarm water .You can add few drops of lemon in the paste .It helps in removing tan off your skin.

Wheat germ oil and aloe Vera can work wonders for oily skin .Mix a small amount of oil in the face mask

EXFOLIATION

Scrubbing or exfoliating the skin can help the dirt to be washed away from the face. The oil which sits deep in the pores of the skin, clogging them, can be washed away by scrubbing gently with a mild scrubber made from ingredients like oatmeal and lemon rind.

MOISTURIZE

Last but not the least moisturizing the skin is very essential, no matter whatever kind of skin you have .People with oily skin after cleaning the face should use a mild moisturizer in a small amount .It helps skin supple, healthy and radiant.

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