Overview
Moisturizer is a must-have if you have dry skin. Especially during the winter season, people who have dry skin experience flaky and dull. Therefore, giving hydration to your dry skin is important when you maintain your skin.
In today’s post, I will discuss how to identify if you have dry skin, the importance of moisturizing dry skin, and how to make homemade moisturizers. Keep reading.
How To Identify Dry Skin
We have already discussed in our previous articles that people have different types of skins. It may be oily, combination, dry, sensitive, or normal.
However, if you have dry skin, you can easily identify it. Check whether the following characteristics are familiar to your skin. If it is, then you have dry skin.
- Dull and rough skin
- No elasticity in the skin
- Invisible pores
- Red patches
- Feeling itchy and irritated
- Peeling
For more information – How to know your skin type?
Importance Of Homemade Remedies For Dry Skin
Now you know that you have dry skin. You need to hydrate your skin to make it better. That is the purpose of your skincare if you have dry skin.
There are many chemical products that you can use for your daily skincare routine. But why we should use homemade remedies?
First, homemade remedies are cost-effective. You can make your own moisturizer or any other skincare product using simple things that you can find in your home.
Secondly, homemade remedies are safe. Unlike chemical products, homemade remedies are made by ourselves and we are sure about their safety. If we choose the right ingredients, they will not harmful to our skin. Also, there are no harmful ingredients like paraben, fragrances, and preservatives in our homemade remedies. So, we can use it without any fear.
Thirdly, homemade remedies are easy to make. You can easily make it within 5-10 minutes and apply it to your face.
Fourthly, results are guaranteed in homemade remedies. Because we are using 100% natural ingredients, we can see clear and amazing results from homemade remedies.
How to Moisturize
Even though we have any type of skin, we use our moisturizer twice a day. For dry skin people, this absolutely compulsory. Because your skin is dry, flakey, and dull, you need to give the maximum hydration to your skin.
Usually, we moisturize our faces twice a day. Also, when you are doing a facial, the last step is moisturizing.
You can cleanse your face as usual and apply your moisturizer next to the toner. If you can gently massage it while applying, then the results will be double.
Further Readings– 5 best homemade cleansers for dry skin
Homemade Moisturizers For Dry Skin
If you like to make your own moisturizer using some easy ingredients at home, instead of chemical products, then have a look at our list.
1. Coconut Oil And Honey Moisturizer
Coconut oil is one of the best natural moisturizers in the world. Research has shown that coconut oil can hydrate your skin while treating eczema and itchy rashes.
Also, honey is a good humectant, which means that it can seal the natural moisture of your skin. Plus, honey can give you youthful skin while reducing age lines and wrinkles.
How to use – Take 1 tsp of honey and 1 tsp of coconut oil and mix it. Apply it on your cleaned face and gently massaged it. After 30 minutes you can wash it off. Do not use soap to wash the moisturizer. Just wash it with normal water and let the rest of the mixture to absorb to the skin.
2. Aloe Vera And Vitamin E Moisturizer
There is no doubt about the hydrating power of aloe vera. It can soothe your dry skin while reducing redness, itchiness, and irritations.
Also, Vitamin E can hydrate your skin and reduce irritation and flakiness.
How to use – Get 1 tbsp of aloe vera gel and add a few drops of vitamin E. Then mix it well. Apply it on your cleansed face and after 30 minutes you can remove it.
3. Yogurt and Avacado Moisturizer
Yogurt is riched in B vitamins which can treat dryness and hydrate the skin. On other hand, Avocado can help to hydrate your skin because it has biotin. Together with these ingredients, you can make an amazing moisturizer for dry skin.
How to use – Take 1 tbsp of yogurt and add 1 tbsp of mashed avocado paste. Then mix it well. After that, you can apply it on your face and leave it until 30 minutes. After that, you can remove it.
4. Papaya, Honey, And Milk Moisturizer
Papaya can hydrate and moist your skin if you have dryness. As we discussed earlier, honey can also hydrate your skin.
Also, milk can hydrate and reduce itchiness while glowing and softening your skin.
How to use – take 2 tbsp of papaya paste (mashed) and mix it with 1 tbsp of honey and 1 tsp of milk. Then cleanse your face and apply this moisturizer. After 30 minutes, you can rinse it.
5. Banana And Honey Moisturizer
Banana is rich in potassium. It can hydrate and soften your skin. Also, bananas can fight with your age signs such as wrinkles and fine lines.
How to use – take 2 tbsp of mashed banana paste and add 2 tbsp of honey. Then mix the paste well. After that, apply it to your face as a moisturizer. After 30 minutes you can wash it off.
Outlook
If you have dry skin, you need to give maximum hydration to your skin. You can do this very well with homemade moisturizers. Unlike chemical moisturizers, homemade remedies are cost-effective, guarantee results, and are safe to use.
You can try these 5 best homemade moisturizers if you have dry skin.
