Dry skin treatment?

[happylife]

Hello

I have developed dry flaky skin all over my body. What is the best remedy for this?

Body lotion? How many times a day? What type?

Bathing precautions?

Any tablets?

Thanks

[Maria3667]

Hi Happy,

Have you tried Evening Primrose Oil? I find it most effective against dry skin. Even the crinkly skin on my toes goes back to normal plumpness when I take 2 capsules of 1300 mg of EPO daily.

[Joe S.]

I tried it for a bit. Being male i did not like the side effect of developing larger breasts. I take a shower every 3rd day. I am currently using Dove body wash as a soap. I have tried many soaps over the years and I gradually find I can not tolerate them after a time. I have tried many lotions but have not found one that I like. I think my high dose of Omega-3 and my daily D3 dose do help.

[irish]

Actually soaps can cause us to become more dry. There is Aveeno bar soap out these that is less likely to dry your skin. There is also a bar soap called Neutragena which is very easy on the skin as well as bars of soap called Castile.

MY son had extremely dry soap when he was a toddler and the doctor prescribed a lotion called Cetaphil. This is a product that now comes in a generic that can be bought OTC at Walmart in a cleansing lotion and a lubricating lotion. You spread the cleansing lotion on your body and wipe it off with a cloth. I used a soft clean wash cloth. This helps to take the soil and the dead skin cells off in a very gentle way. Amazing how clean and soft ones skin can be.

There are a lot of products out there for dry skin but thee thing is it can be time consuming and expensive so good luck in your qwest. Be aware that fragrances can cause dryness in skin. Irish

[Maria3667]

@Joe: so that's what it is? I never knew... lol 

So in a sense you might be saying that EPO - increases breastsize - reduces dry skin = EPO stimulates estrogen (probably cutting a few corners here). Therefore, wouldn't all men have dry skin as they have less estrogen??

[Skylar]

I'm another one who doesn't use bars of soap - the chemicals used to make detergent into a "bar" is drying. Also when you switch to body wash you won't miss the mess that bars of soap leave.

Shower every few days - if you need to rinse off sweat - just take a shower without washing. No need to wash daily unless you're mud wrestling etc. Spot wash areas like arm pits if needed daily without washing the rest of the body.

Use lukewarm water, not hot water - hot water more easily rinses off your body's natural oils that you want to protect.

Don't use bar soap - instead use the mildest but effective liquid detergent body wash you can find. I alternate between Paula's Choice Body Wash, Aveeno's SKIN RELIEF BODY WASH or Target's version of the Aveeno product. I used to use Cetaphil many years ago but didn't like the medicinal smell.

Avoid all products with perfume, scent, fragrance - those ingredients along with alcohol tends to be irritating/drying.

Use a loofah with the body wash to exfoliate.

After shower, gently pat dry then apply a light oil immediately to trap moisture on the skin. I like jojoba but anything with non-irritating ingredients works well. Most of the time I don't even need to apply oil anymore - just use when you need it.

It won't take long before you notice a difference.