How to Get Rid Of Dry and Itchy Skin?
May 18, 2010 by admin
Filed under How To Cure
Are you frustrated with the itchy skin? In order to cure the itchy skin, you have to treat the symptoms and cause both simultaneously. The main cause of itchy skin is dryness. Itchy skin may also be caused due to cold and extreme climate, dry air, coarse soap and sensitive skin.
Treatments to cure itchy Skin
- After taking bath use moisturizing cream to moisture your skin. It should be repeated two or three times a day. It is the common fact that the retention of moisture in damp skin is more than the dry skin.
- Always try to take shorter, cooler baths. The longer and hotter baths may cause drying of the skin and irritation.
- You may also take colloidal oatmeal baths. It soothes the itchy skin. You can buy the colloidal oatmeal bath showers from the chain and drug stores. It is easily available there.
- Use the soaps and detergents which are mild and free from fragrance. The harsh soap and detergents may strip your skin of the necessary oils. It allows the skin to become dry, rough and itchy. The fragrances of the soap and detergents may further irritate the sensitive skin.
- You may also put humidifier in the bedroom. The dry and cold weather may worsen the dry and itchy skin especially in the cold winter. The function of the humidifier is to provide moisture into the air while you are sleeping.
- You should not scratch the skin. It may irritate and cause breaking of the skin.It may worsen your itching and may lead to infections.
- Hydrocortisone is the quick relief to the dry and the itchy skin. It stops the itching problem.
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