Dry skin, occurs most commonly on the lower legs, arms, the sides of the abdomen and thighs and is a very common condition. It’s easily treatable naturally today when you know how to take care of it both inside and out.
The dermis is the layer of skin just beneath the epidermis that consists of connective tissue and cushions the body from stress and strain. The skin contains hair follicles, sweat glands, sebaceous glands, apocrine glands and blood vessels. The blood vessels in the dermis provide nourishment and waste removal to its own cells and to the epidermis.
If you have a forced-air furnace it may make skin even drier than it already is. Serious skin complications, including a dry skin condition, can occur in people with type 2 diabetes. Dry skin can also be caused by a deficiency of vitamin A, systemic illness, overexposure to sunlight and a lot of medications.
When the oil glands don’t supply enough lubrication to the skin, the skin becomes dry and dehydrated. Dry skin can also be due to a genetic condition but it’s not common. Some drugs, including diuretics like Lasix, antispasmodics, and antihistamines, can contribute to dry skin conditions; check with your doctor and get a drug insert from your pharmacist.
Consider taking cod liver oil or fish oil supplements, in the liquid form, every day. Good nutrition from living foods – foods that are alive and full of energy – will help nourish your skin from the inside out. Eat at least two organic apples every day especially while working to clear up your skin; apples are good for your skin health. Eat organic so you can eat the pesticide-free skin (most of the apple pectin is in the skin), which helps with constipation too.
Only use very mild cleansers or mild soaps if you must use a soap or cleanser. Natural treatments should always be the first type of treatment to consider when you want to heal your skin and take the best care of it. For any skin condition, it is always better to take a natural approach first
I buy virgin coconut oil by the gallon; it’s cheaper for a whole gallon of coconut oil than a small jar of department store, name-brand moisturizer. After a soothing bath or shower at night just before bedtime, apply a very thin layer of coconut oil over your entire body. It will even last on your skin through your shower in the morning. And use coconut oil to remove your make-up at night, like I do; it leaves a fine layer of oil to nourish your skin all night long; but better yet, apply even more coconut oil.
If you have acne, eczema or any type of skin condition coconut oil will treat and quickly heal these too. When you buy coconut oil, make sure you get the kind that hasn’t been bleached, refined, processed and deodorized.
Many skin conditions can be converted into clear, healthy skin by using natural home remedies. Skin that is not clean encourages the development of pathogenic organisms; the dead cells continually slough off of the epidermis and mix with the secretions of the sweat and sebaceous glands and the dust found on the skin, to form a layer on the surface.
Usually most of us take care of dry skin without seeing our doctor, but sometimes we can’t avoid it. Following some of the above natural treatments, your dry skin should be well on its way to recovery and clearing up. If you’re still worried about your dry or damaged skin, or the problems persist too long, see your skin doctor.

Uisng natural treatments for dry skin is the best choice today rather than harsh chemical skin treatments. Dry skin is easily treatable naturally when you know how to take care of it both inside and out.
The dermis is tightly connected to the epidermis by a basement membrane. The average square inch of skin holds 650 sweat glands, 20 blood vessels, 60,000 melanocytes, and more than a thousand nerve endings. The dermis is structurally divided into two areas: a superficial area adjacent to the epidermis, called the papillary region, and a deep thicker area known as the reticular region.
Dermatitis, contact dermatitis, eczema, seborrhea or psoriasis may cause the skin to become very dry too. Nutritional deficiencies, especially deficiencies of vitamin A and the B vitamins, can also contribute to dry skin or result in a chronic dry skin condition that’s not relieved by anything else. Forced-air furnaces may make skin even drier than it already is.
Dry skin can also be a sign of an unde active thyroid. Skin is exposed to the elements, especially in winter, causing it to become drier. When the skin loses moisture it may crack and peel, or become irritated and inflamed.
Eat an avocado every day; put it in your salad or mash it up and eat it with a spoon. Drink freshly extracted carrot juice, if you can, every day; carrot juice is an excellent cleanser for the liver, great for the skin and contains a great deal of nutrients, all beneficial for dry skin, eczema, acne, zits, pimples, blackheads, whiteheads, and other breakouts. Use olive oil or olive oil with fresh flaxseed oil in big, dark green salads to help your skin.
Keep baths or showers short using warm, never hot water. Natural treatments should always be the first type of treatments to consider when you want to heal and take the best care of your skin. Cosmetics should be used carefully because they may dry out the skin or cause allergic reactions like contact dermatitis; read the labels.
Use coconut oil to remove your make-up at night, like I do; it leaves a fine layer of oil to nourish your skin all night long; but better yet, apply more coconut oil. Coconut oil is the best healing, soothing, and moisturizing treatment I’ve found for dry skin; in fact all types of skin conditions, skin eruptions, pimples, acne, milia, irritations, cuts, burns, fungus, etc. Coconut oil is very inexpensive – a great, cheap home remedy for all skin conditions.
Dry skin contributes to fine lines and wrinkles; coconut oil helps prevent the onset by keeping the skin soft and supple. Use can use bath oils and moisturizers every day, but coconut oil has the added power of healing.
Many skin conditions can be converted into clear, healthy skin by using natural home remedies. Sunlight, water and air play an important role in keeping the skin healthy.
You should see the results with improved skin within a few days following these dry skin tips and suggestions. See your doctor or naturopathic doctor if your skin doesn’t improve in spite of your best efforts. Make sure to call your skin doctor or dermatologist when you have any open cuts or sores from scratching that won’t heal.