Dry Skin Problems?

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Dry skin can be due to water loss through the skin or lack of sebum, a natural oil barrier produced by your skin. It can also be due to irritation, sun damage and exposure to wind, excess heat or cold. To be successful, a moisturising and cleansing treatment for dry skin has to include products that will treat all these problems.

The outer layer of skin is a barrier that protects your health. Healthy skin prevents harmful microorganisms from entering your body and prevents excess water loss through the skin. Your natural skin oil, called sebum, combines with perspiration to form a moisturising barrier. If this barrier is damaged due to loss of sebum and water, the skin becomes dry and cracked. Disease can enter through microscopic cracks in the skin, and water loss increases.

Scrubbing your skin with harsh soap and products that contain bactericides can cause further damage to dry skin. Using a mild cleanser containing moisturisers, such as a natural soap with glycerin, a humectant which attracts water and holds it on the skin (all Heavenly Bodies soaps contain glycerin). Apply the soap or cleanser with your fingers, and rinse thoroughly with tepid water.

To use any moisturiser most effectively, apply them every time you wash your face or take a shower or bath, while your skin is damp. When you try new products, do a patch test before applying the product to large areas of skin. Apply a dab of the product to your inner arm, and cover with a bandage for 24 hours. A rash, itching, swelling or inflammation means that the product is likely to irritate your skin.

Heavenly Bodies Body Butters/Moisturisers will be available to buy in our store very soon.. 

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