Best solutions to take care of your dry skin

Dry, flaky, and cracked skin can be really painful. If you have extremely dry skin, you know what I am talking about. In fact, your skin can look dull and malnourished not only during winters but also in summers. Many factors, such as your genes, age, and lifestyle, can lead to dry skin. But, there’s one solution to take care of all these factors from within. Food. Yes, when you eat the right foods, you can heal dry skin. Find out which foods will help hydrate and moisturize your skin and make it glowing and flawless in no time. Let’s begin!

1. Water

When it comes to treating dry skin, the first and the most important factor is water. Water helps to rehydrate your cells, maintain homeostasis, prevent aging, and keep all your cells active and functioning. Not drinking enough water can result in cutaneous water loss, leading to many skin problems, including dry and flaky skin. Drink at least 3 liters of water (or more if you workout regularly) per day to help your cells maintain their volume and shape.

 How To Treat Dry Skin With Water ?

• If you constantly forget to drink water, set reminders on your phone or paste post-it notes in every corner of your house or at your workstation.
• You can also add sliced fruits, herbs, and spices to your water to make it look and taste more interesting.
2. Avocado
A single cup of pureed avocado contains 23 mg vitamin C, 4.8 mg vitamin E, 336 IU vitamin A, 48.3 vitamin K, 253 mg omega-3 fatty acids, and 183 mcg folate (2). All the nutrients mentioned above help repair the skin tissues, rehydrate the skin cells, decrease the roughness of the skin and make it supple, and reduce wrinkles.
 How To Treat Dry Skin With Avocado ?
• You can consume avocado by making avocado sauce, adding avocado to your salad, making avocado smoothie and guacamole, etc.
• You can also apply it externally. Prepare a mask by mashing one-fourth of an avocado and adding yogurt and honey to it. Keep it on for 20 minutes and then wipe it off with a soft cloth dipped in lukewarm water.

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 3. Banana

Bananas are rich in vitamins A, B, C, and D, niacin, riboflavin, thiamin, copper, zinc, iron, magnesium, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, pantothenic acid, and dietary fiber. They have anti-wrinkle properties and help moisturize the skin. The dietary fiber helps flush out the toxins, thereby rejuvenating your skin cells. Consuming bananas regularly can give your skin the glow and smoothness that it badly needs.

 How To Treat Dry Skin With Avocado ?

• Consume at least one banana (and not more than two bananas) per day. You can have it as a snack or make banana smoothies, pancakes, muffins, cakes, or add it to your breakfast cereal.
• You can make a banana face pack by mashing half a banana with one teaspoon of honey and one tablespoon of yogurt. Apply it on your face evenly. Leave it on for 20 minutes and then wash it off with lukewarm water.

 4. Aloe Vera

This green and fleshy plant has a myriad of health benefits. Treating dry skin or, for that matter, any skin problem is one of them. Aloe vera gel contains lipids, water, vitamins A, C, E, B12, and choline, minerals, such as zinc, copper, potassium, magnesium, selenium, chromium, and calcium, amino acids, glycosides, anthraquinones, and glucomannans. Aloe vera has antioxidant, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory properties. It helps rehydrate, moisturize, and soften your skin. It promotes collagen synthesis, slows down skin aging, and protects the skin from UV radiation.

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 How To Treat Dry Skin With Aloe Vera ?

• You can consume aloe vera juice that is sold in pharmacies. Do not consume aloe vera gel or homemade aloe vera juice as it may contain fatal toxins.
• Mash the aloe vera gel and apply it on your skin. Leave it on for 20 minutes and wipe it away with a clean, soft cloth dipped in lukewarm water.

 5. Coconut Oil

Coconut oil has been used for thousands of years to treat many skin and hair problems. In fact, its unique medium-chain fatty acids also make it a good oil for consumption for reducing weight and treating diabetes type 2. Coconut oil contains a good amount of vitamins E and K, monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, and saturated fats, and proteins. It also has antibacterial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties. It provides the skin with adequate amounts of fat, an integral part of cells, and moisturizes the skin, thereby making it soft and shiny.

 How To Treat Dry Skin With Coconut Oil ?

• Buy cooking coconut oil from a nearby supermarket and use two to three tablespoons of it in your food preparations. You can also make your salad dressing with coconut oil instead of olive oil. Have bulletproof coffee to give your body that extra dose of coconut oil.
• Apply organic coconut oil on your skin and leave it on for an hour (if you are in a hurry) or overnight. Take a warm shower and wash it off with a mild shower gel or soap.

6. Fish

Cold water fish, such as cod, salmon, tuna, and herring, can be highly beneficial for your health. These fish are rich in omega-3 fatty acids and also maintain the recommended omega-3 – omega-6 fatty acids ratio (1:1). Consuming these fish will help reduce inflammation, flush out toxins, and lock moisture in your skin. This makes your skin look more nourished, soft, and glowing. Moreover, these fish are also a good source of protein, vitamins, and minerals that help keep your cells proactive, leading to better functioning, which helps slow down aging and protects the skin from flaking and cracking.

 How To Treat Dry Skin With Fish ?

• Buy wild-caught Alaskan salmon, freshly-caught tuna, cod, or herring from the local fish market. You can also buy these fish from the supermarket, but make sure they are fresh. To treat dry skin, you should eat the fish with the skin as the fat layer below the skin is rich in omega-3 fatty acids. You can grill, bake, poach, or make curry with the fish.

• You can also consume fish oil capsules. Talk to your doctor about the dosage.

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 7. Cucumber

Cucumbers are excellent for treating dry skin. One cucumber contains 287 g water, vitamins A, C, and K, folate, calcium, magnesium, potassium, zinc, selenium, phosphorus, omega-3 fatty acids, and dietary fiber (7). The high water content of cucumber makes it one of the best foods to treat dry skin. Moreover, cucumber is also a great source of silica, an important component of the muscles, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, and bones. This makes the skin healthy.

 How To Treat Dry Skin With Cucumber ?

• Thinly slice the cucumbers, sprinkle some salt, and consume them. Or, you can add cucumber to your salad, sandwich, or detox water, or make cucumber soup and cucumber juice.
• Peel the cucumber and finely grate it. Add a teaspoon each of honey and aloe vera gel and mix well. Apply this mask and leave it on for 20 minutes. Wipe the mask off with a clean and soft cloth dipped in lukewarm water.