How to Avoid Dry Skin

There are many things you can do to your skin as part of a skin care regimen that are aimed to keeping the skin healthy and glowing. These are all tips that you can use to avoid dry skin. Print this out and keep it in your bathroom, if you wish. These are often forgotten tips that really can change the way your skin looks, and ultimately can help you achieve skin that shines!

1. Take shorter showers. Most people suggest you shower from 3-5 minutes maximum. Long showers have the tendency to dry out the skin.
2. Shower or bathe in cooler water. Luke warm water is fine, but cold water will actually help you the most.
3. Use mild cleansers.
4. Look to use a soap that has glycerin or petrolatum as primary ingredients.
5. Exfoliate your skin whenever possible, preferably twice per week. This helps remove dead skin cells and makes way for new skin cells to surface and show their rejuvenated form.
6. When you dry off after being exposed to any type of water, pat yourself dry with the towel instead of using force to dry the water off your body.
7. Use the best moisturizer whenever possible directly after showering. This will help your skin retain the moisture.
8. The further from your heart a part of your body is located, the more you need to pay attention to it. Look at your lower legs, around your achilles, as it tends to dry out the skin faster than the rest of the body.
9. Drinking at least eight glasses of water per day is optimal for skin care. Drinking water is one of the best things you can do to your skin. Especially if you didn't do it before, start doing it now. Water is the key to healthy skin cells.
10. A moisturizer is much more effective when used with skin that is properly exfoliated. When the exfoliate removes the dead skin cells the moisturizer is allowed to do it's job much better.

If you keep these tips in mind, you are on your way to healthy skin, and you should never encounter dry skin. Dry skin makes our skin look dark and dull, so keep these tips in mind and you should see a drastic improvement in your skin tone.

Healthy Skin Routine
Healthy skin starts with following many suggestions, such as showering in lukewarm water.