My skin is so dry, I cant stop iching!! Anyone know any secret to relieve this?? Other than lotion??

Answer 1

Heat during the winter and airconditioning during the summer dry the air up, so as your skin.
Get yourself an air-humidifier and keep it running all the time in your room.
Drink tons of water. You need to drink at least a galon a day to stay hydrated. Cut intake of carbonated drinks, caffeine and sugar.

Find out in your local gym if they have a steam room. You can go there at least 3-4 times a week. Get a half an hour session in a warm room. Yes you will sweat but in the same time you will be in the very humid environment long enough for your skin to replanish moisture.

Get yourself skin products for thirsty skin, not for sencitive skin but for dehydrated skin. I have very dry skin in the winter and use Yves Rocher skin care for thirsty skin for about 9 years. Very pleased with results.
Check out the website: http://www.yvesrocherusa.com/control/category/~category_id=M00003-USA/~categoryFilterBy=Dehydrated/~categoryFilterType=BySkin
Unfortunately we don't have any stores in USA, you can only buy it online.

I hope this will help. Good luck

Answer 2

I too hate lotions and have had a dry skin problem.
I finally bought some Curel 'fragrance free' severe dry skin lotion in 1998, and only having used about one third of that in the last 9 years have kept things under control. It takes just very little and soaks into the skin real well. It cost about $8.00 at the time.

Answer 3

Vitamin E works well in clearing up dry skin so does removing dead skin and using not lotion but a moisturizing cream like nocema or oil of olay .

Answer 4

That's a tough one. If your home is overly hot and dry, this will aggravate the dry skin, so try turning down your temperature. You could also reduce the number of showers/baths you are taking or reduce the heat in your shower or bath. Or make your showers really quick--the soap and water also causes more dry skin. Use a moisturizing soap, like Dove.

Answer 5

Try adding some healthy fat to your diet. Try fish oil, flax seed or hemp seed oil or olive oil in your diet. it would take a month or so, but it is good for not only for your skin, but your circulatory system and heart, and nervous system and brain.

Think about avoiding all perfumed products. I think I got realy itchy after trying different dish detergent. It lasted about two days and I fugured it was that new product. I use unscented laundry products with Boraxo, no fabric softener, & vinegar in the rinse water.

My daughters and I get rashes and skin problems from scented products. I get migraines from perfume. I can use lavender oil or other essential oils in the bath. You may want to try that. Never over 6 drops total for one bath.

Answer 6

Oh gawd...this has been asked so many times this winter. And i have gone through it myself. Have tried to change soaps, have tried diff lotions..nothing works. Finally i just gave up on all scented soaps, lotions, etc. Have been just putting a pot of boiling water on the stove with Vicks..apparently the air is so dry we need natural moisturizing. Scented lotions and soaps just don't work. Also have tried just plain baby oil.

Answer 7

In the shower, use a body wash that has shea butter in it (I think Olay has the best one) and scrub your skin lightly with it using one of those puffy thingies they have in the supermarket. Olay also has lotions that you put on in the shower and rinse off.

Eucerin makes a spray lotion that is very light and is good for hard to reach places like the middle of your back. Plus if you don't like the feel of lotion on your hands, you don't have to touch it.

Answer 8

just a thought..................do you use fabric softener sheets in the dryer? if so that may very well be your biggest problem.
i itched for years, to the point i would stop and take my socks and shoes off in the middle of the street and scratch my foot. other times i would be non-stop scratching my arms, neck, legs, wherever! and whenever! i would be in tears from it as i could barely stand the itch. doctor after doctor said i was 'imagining' it, or it was 'nerves' or 'stress' or 'dry skin' and suggested a prescription skin cream [it didn't work] - an allergist said nothing showed up on tests.
finally a neighbor suggested her allergist and after he did a comprehensive set of allergy tests we found my demon. fabric softener sheets.
i had to go home and re-wash every single thing in my home, wash out the dryer and then start drying clothes without the sheets! itching stopped within days. as i introduced liquid fabric softener to my regime i found i began to itch again. had to rewash everything again - i use the dryer balls now and they work like a charm.
if i start to itch i know i have somehow come into contact with fabric softener of some kind. IE helping daughter do her laundry, or new clothes! have to wash them before wearing them.

anyway ................ like i said .............just something for you to think about!
good luck.

Answer 9

Choose a whole-wheat wrap instead of two slices of wheat bread.

Answer 10

Its probably the weather that is affecting you. I would say exfoliate and use a light baby oil right after you shower. Drink plenty of water.