How to Naturally Remove Dry Skin
Although the medical name for dry skin is xerosis, this skin condition is usually not serious. Dry skin can be rough, flaky and uncomfortable but, in most cases, it is easy to treat without a doctor's help. The main causes for dry skin are environmental factors, reports the Mayo Clinic. Too much sun exposure, taking long, hot baths and exposure to cold, windy weather robs skin of its natural oils. But there are ways to remove dry skin to get your body silky-smooth again. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Baking soda, sugar or oatmeal
- Bowl
- Fuller's earth
- Olive oil or almond oil
Instructions
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Exfoliate the skin with 1 part baking soda and 2 parts water combined in a bowl. Scrub the paste into the skin's dry areas. The scrubbing action removes the top layer of dead and dry skin, leaving smoother skin behind. Also effective are sugar or dry oatmeal in place of the baking soda.
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Wash off the scrub with warm or lukewarm water. Hot water is drying to the skin.
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Make a mask of 2 parts fuller's earth and 1 part water in a bowl. Fuller's earth consists chiefly of clay mineral. Apply the paste to the skin and leave it on for 10 minutes. The paste enters the pores and cleans them. The mask also cleans the skin's top layer. The mask is an alternative to the scrub. Both help remove dead, dry skin.
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Rinse off the mask with warm or lukewarm water. Hot temperatures strip the skin's natural oils that are needed to lubricate it and keep it soft. Another option is to use almond oil, as suggested by AyurvedicCure.com.
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Apply a thin layer of olive oil to the skin while it is still damp or moist. The Mayo Clinic reports that adding oil to the skin helps reduce water evaporation. Water keeps the skin moist.
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