Drought in the skin and skin is a lack of water, especially the surface layer of the skin. Drought affects all people of all ages. Older people are more likely to be dehydrated than others.
Causes that cause dehydration in the skin
- Different environmental factors, seasonal variability, exposure to wind and cold, and exposure to sunlight.
- Especially low winter temperatures, low humidity.
- Washing the skin with soap a lot and the use of detergents and disinfectants heavily causes the dryness of the skin and roughness.
- Thyroid disease and diabetes. Or a person with allergies or asthma
- Bad diet, which in turn causes dryness in the skin.
- Exposure of the skin to inflammation causes cracking and dryness.
Signs on the skin about being exposed to dehydration
- Feeling of itching due to dry skin.
- The skin becomes rough from dryness.
- Red spots appear on the skin from severe drought.
We can tell that we are drought-stricken or not, through clinical examination, through laboratory tests, or by taking a biopsy and checking whether we are affected by drought.
To protect the skin and skin from dehydration, moisturizers should be used regularly to provide moisturizing of the skin, give it softness, and reduce the roughness and hardness of dry skin. And taking medicines that reduce the sense of itching due to drought.
And the use of Vaseline and oil contributes to moisturize the skin and protections from drought and roughness.
Home methods to protect the skin from dehydration
- Mixture (crushed oatmeal, ground almonds, and a tablespoon of honey); put the mixture on the skin, give it moisturizing and protect it from dehydration.
- Mix (sugar, with olive oil), and rub the skin. Soaker is a great moisturizer for the skin and laxative.
- Grape seeds with walnuts: They contribute to reducing the roughness of the skin, especially the roughness of the carbines, elbows, and the roughness of the ankles.
- Mix papaya with honey, put the mixture on the skin for a quarter of an hour and then wash with warm water.
- Turmeric mixture with rose water: Apply the mixture on the skin for half an hour.