Solutions for Dry Skin

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Some of us experience dry skin during the winter months, particularly if we live in a dry climate, but there are others who suffer with dry skin throughout the year. Characterized by a fine texture with very small pores, dry skin look lovely when you’re young, but not taking care of it as you age can lead to premature wrinkles, deep expression lines and flaky or irritated skin. Caring for dry skin doesn’t have to be difficult, however. Here are a few tips on how to take care of dry skin.
Basic care should still include washing the face twice a day; once in the morning and once before you go to bed. Avoid soap, as it can dry out the skin; try a very gentle cleanser formulated for dry skin. Also, avoid using very hot water, both for washing your face and in the shower, as hot water can also dry out the skin.
If you use a toner, be sure that it doesn’t contain any alcohol, as alcohol can also irritate your skin and cause it to be dryer. Moisturizer is also an important part of your skin care routine. You’ll need a rich moisturizer to help keep your skin hydrated and you may wish to try a richer moisturizer in the winter and a lighter moisturizer in the summer.
Exfoliating helps promote healthy cell regeneration by removing the dead skin cells, which helps the healthy skin breathe better, although those with dry skin should only do this once a week in order to avoid irritating the skin. Be sure to use an exfoliant that is gentle and always apply moisturizer or a moisturizing mask afterwards.
You can also keep your skin healthy by drinking plenty of water to keep your body hydrated and follow a healthy diet with plenty of fresh foods to get plenty of nutrients and vitamins. Foods that are rich in Omega-3, like salmon and flax seeds, may help improve your skin.

Take Care of Normal Skin

If you have what we consider to be normal skin, congratulations! You have the kind of skin the rest of us struggle to achieve. Even if you have an oily T-zone with dry cheeks or your skin changes with the seasons, which oilier skin in the summer and dryer skin in the winter, you are considered to have normal skin. But just because your skin is normal, doesn’t mean that you don’t need to take the time to keep your skin healthy. Here are a few tips for taking care of your normal skin.
Basic care includes washing your face twice a day; once in the morning and again before you go to bed. You should use a gentle cleanser that won’t irritate your skin. Toners are refreshing for your skin but aren’t completely necessary for your skin type. Always avoid toners that have alcohol as an ingredient, because they dry the skin. Applying a moisturizer will help keep your skin hydrated. Try to choose a moisturizer that has a sun block of at least SPF 15.
Weekly masks can help your skin deal with the environment, whether you live in a very dry area or in a city with a great deal of pollution. Hydrating masks and purifying masks can help keep your skin healthy and can be used in rotation if preferred. Another important part of your routine should be to exfoliate once or twice a week, which will help clear your face of dead skin cells and allow the healthy skin to breathe easier. However, take care not to over-exfoliate, as this can cause lasting damage.
Finally, keep your skin looking healthy by drinking plenty of water to keep your body hydrated and follow a healthy diet with plenty of fresh foods.

Purify Glass Of Water

Banana peels, useful in polishing silverware and leather shoes, may have another surprising use -as a water purifier.
Gustavo Castro and colleagues said that minced banana peels performed better than a number of other purification materials in removing potentially toxic metal contamination from water.
Mining processes, runoff from farms and industrial wastes can all put health and environment harming heavy metals such as lead and copper into waterways.
Current methods of removing heavy metals from water are expensive, and some substances used in the process are toxic themselves.
Previous work has shown that some plant wastes, such as coconut fibers and peanut shells, can remove these potential toxins from water.
The researchers found minced banana peel could quickly remove lead and copper from river water as well as, or better than, many other materials.
They noted that a purification system made of banana peels can be used up to 11 times without losing its metal-binding properties.
Banana peels are attractive as water purifiers because of low cost and because they don't have to be chemically modified in order to work, they added.
The study appears in ACS's journal Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research.

Wear Sunscreen

SPF is a must year-round. But when high temps trigger oil production, it can be tempting to trade off protection for matte skin. Here's how to have both...

The Pro: Marissa Nemes, a Miami-based make-up artist.
The Prep: Wash your face in the morning to nix the oil your skin produced while you slept

The technique

1 Using a cotton pad, swipe your T-zonethe shiniest area of your facewith a mattifying toner. Those made with zinc (such as Lancome Pure Focus Toner, `1,700) absorb oil best.
2 Now apply a quarter-size drop of SPF to your face and neck. Lotion-sunscreen hybrids (like the Garnier Skin Naturals Sun Control Day Moisturiser) hydrate and protect in a single layer (the fewer the layers, the less shine).
3 Let sunscreen get absorbed into your skin for five minutes, then use a blotting sheet (or a pulled-apart, two-ply tissue) to soak up any left-over residue.
4 Last, dust on an SPF-spiked powder (in a shade that matches your skin tone), which will give your skin a matte look for hours, while offering a second layer of protection.