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Dry skin
Since I've moved back to uni this year, my skin has really dried up - particularly my scalp, but I have dry itchy patches all over the place, and it's really horrible. It's worst just after I've showered, and part of me suspects I don't get along very well with the water here.
I've tried having cooler showers, making sure I rinse away all soapiness, even though I do that anyway. I haven't changed shampoo/shower gel/soap. I'm waving Savlon and moisturising cream about all over the place, and I bought vinegar and rinsed my hair with that today, and although my hair is nice and shiny, I have so much flaky dry skin all over the place that I could get a job making fake snow for window dressing at Christmas.
...help!
I've tried having cooler showers, making sure I rinse away all soapiness, even though I do that anyway. I haven't changed shampoo/shower gel/soap. I'm waving Savlon and moisturising cream about all over the place, and I bought vinegar and rinsed my hair with that today, and although my hair is nice and shiny, I have so much flaky dry skin all over the place that I could get a job making fake snow for window dressing at Christmas.
...help!Reply 1
Where are you at uni? It might be that the water is harder or softer than you're used to?
I have had almost the exact same problem as you since arriving in England! I don't think it is ENTIRELY the water's fault (though hot water causes you to lose too much moisture)... it is also the environment's fault cuz the air feels SOO dry in England!
I used everything from vaseline to st. ives stuff for my dry, scaly skin but I found out that the best thing to use is unscented lubriderm WITH a different oil-free moisturizer. And you should get a different shampoo, like head n shoulders for dry scalp! I love the stuff and it DOES work
i hope it works! good luck
I used everything from vaseline to st. ives stuff for my dry, scaly skin but I found out that the best thing to use is unscented lubriderm WITH a different oil-free moisturizer. And you should get a different shampoo, like head n shoulders for dry scalp! I love the stuff and it DOES work
i hope it works! good luck
Reply 3
Heh, I have no idea where those places are (heard of them but couldn't say where they are).
Might be the water... Google says this:
"Hard water also has detrimental effects on the skin. Since it is difficult for any substance to dissolve in hard water, soap doesn’t lather well, and doesn’t rinse off completely. Residue from the water and the cleansing products clogs the pores, and causes flakey, itchy, dry skin."
So I suppose if you've noticed your soap doesn't lather well then the water there is hard.
Erm try:
Drinking plenty of water
Cutting down of caffeine
Try taking fish oils and evening primrose or starflower oil
"Avoid bar soaps, they strip the oil from the skin. Try either very mild products like baby washes or the body washes formulated with moisturisers."
"The best time to apply any moisturising product is straight after a bath or shower, while the skin is still damp."
Might be the water... Google says this:
"Hard water also has detrimental effects on the skin. Since it is difficult for any substance to dissolve in hard water, soap doesn’t lather well, and doesn’t rinse off completely. Residue from the water and the cleansing products clogs the pores, and causes flakey, itchy, dry skin."
So I suppose if you've noticed your soap doesn't lather well then the water there is hard.
Erm try:
Drinking plenty of water
Cutting down of caffeine
Try taking fish oils and evening primrose or starflower oil
"Avoid bar soaps, they strip the oil from the skin. Try either very mild products like baby washes or the body washes formulated with moisturisers."
"The best time to apply any moisturising product is straight after a bath or shower, while the skin is still damp."
In winter I get really dry skin - I've noticed it happening for a few weeks now as the weather is getting colder - my face is all flaky. Not anywhere else, just my face. It's awful - if I scratch my face it's like dandruff falling off it!
I put on tons of moisturiser but it doesn't do any good. I'll have to get some E45. It used to work well on my hands when I was younger. I used to get awfully dry cracked hands in winter when I was little - so much so that the backs of my hands where the knuckles are used to bleed.
I put on tons of moisturiser but it doesn't do any good. I'll have to get some E45. It used to work well on my hands when I was younger. I used to get awfully dry cracked hands in winter when I was little - so much so that the backs of my hands where the knuckles are used to bleed.
It could be an allergy. I used to suffer with really painful cracked hands, some winters it was so bad I couldn't bend my fingers because it just cracked all the scabs. Nothing worked; moisturiser, petroleum jelly, steroid cream, antibiotic cream- I tried the lot! I got tested for loads of common allergens, and it turned out I was allergic to a couple of frangrance ingredients. I now use mostly fragrance free stuff and it's made the world of difference. All I need to do now is make sure I wear gloves and whack on a bit of hand cream sometimes, and my hands are fine. I suggest a trip to the GP if you've tried lots of different things already.
Reply 7
I too have terrible hands in the winter, someone once suggested i should cover my hands in vaseline and then wrap my hands in cling film before bed and they should be soft in the morning, but ive yet to try it lol. I wouldnt reccommed it for your face though! haha.
This guy at school had similar thing to me and he went to his GP and he was diagnosed with some skin infection a bit like exma (sp??) and he was told to move to a warmer climate! haha!
This guy at school had similar thing to me and he went to his GP and he was diagnosed with some skin infection a bit like exma (sp??) and he was told to move to a warmer climate! haha!
Reply 8
hi....whats up!!!!
this is a common probz...nothing to worry about..
here the solution....
if you have problem with your skin...
take a tomato..keep it in the freezer for a hour...take it out cut it into half..massage it on the skin affected...do it continiously for a month you will an improvement soon...
solution number two
sqeeze a fresh orange...and mix the juice with 1 t/s of youghurt...take a brush or something and spread it on your face......
BEWARE:dont use these both things together...just do the one you like best
now for your scalp....
this is gross but very good for hair
mix 1 egg in 3 t/s of youghurt...and put in in ur hair like a shampoo...keep it for an hour and then wash it..
hope you fiind it advantageous
this is a common probz...nothing to worry about..
here the solution....
if you have problem with your skin...
take a tomato..keep it in the freezer for a hour...take it out cut it into half..massage it on the skin affected...do it continiously for a month you will an improvement soon...
solution number two
sqeeze a fresh orange...and mix the juice with 1 t/s of youghurt...take a brush or something and spread it on your face......
BEWARE:dont use these both things together...just do the one you like best
now for your scalp....
this is gross but very good for hair
mix 1 egg in 3 t/s of youghurt...and put in in ur hair like a shampoo...keep it for an hour and then wash it..
hope you fiind it advantageous
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In winter I get really dry skin - I've noticed it happening for a few weeks now as the weather is getting colder - my face is all flaky. Not anywhere else, just my face. It's awful - if I scratch my face it's like dandruff falling off it!
I put on tons of moisturiser but it doesn't do any good. I'll have to get some E45. It used to work well on my hands when I was younger. I used to get awfully dry cracked hands in winter when I was little - so much so that the backs of my hands where the knuckles are used to bleed.
I put on tons of moisturiser but it doesn't do any good. I'll have to get some E45. It used to work well on my hands when I was younger. I used to get awfully dry cracked hands in winter when I was little - so much so that the backs of my hands where the knuckles are used to bleed.
I have EXACTLY that problem, I LOVE E45, sorts me out in a couple of days
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Reply 11
Cod liver oil
Seriously. The benefits take a little while to kick in (some people actually find things get a bit worse before they get better), but it's really, really worth it. And it's not just your skin: it's your hair, nails, bones.....
NB: I don't work for a cod fishery or anything. I just love it when something actually works.
Seriously. The benefits take a little while to kick in (some people actually find things get a bit worse before they get better), but it's really, really worth it. And it's not just your skin: it's your hair, nails, bones.....
NB: I don't work for a cod fishery or anything. I just love it when something actually works.
Reply 12
Moisturise from the inside out - drink plenty of water
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