07/01/2022
Windy weather can disrupt the water-lipid barrier of exposed areas of the skin, which, in turn, leads to dryness and subsequent redness and flaking. Unpleasant consequences disappear in just a few days, however, what to do before this happens? How to heal the skin?
Useful Tips
To help your skin recover faster, you need to follow a number of tips:
As with sunburn, hot water should be avoided after exposure to the damaged areas. You cannot visit the bathhouse or sauna. You can swim in warm water using unflavored soap.
After taking a shower, the face should be moisturized with cream, milk or lotion.
Drink plenty of fluids. It can be pure water, tea without sugar, compote, juice. This is necessary to maintain fluid balance in the body. Coffee and alcohol should be avoided for the period of treatment.
If the lips are also chapped, they must be lubricated with hygienic lipstick. It is recommended to drink through a straw. You should also refrain from eating any foods that may irritate the damaged areas.
It is necessary to add fish, legumes, nuts to the diet. These foods are rich in fatty acids, thereby reducing dryness.
Chapped skin requires vitamin E. It can be taken orally or applied directly to damaged areas. For this you can use Aevit. When applied externally, the capsule shell must be damaged, the leaking liquid is applied to the skin.
The air in the room should not be dry. If it is not possible to use a humidifier, you can put a vessel with water (a bucket or a saucepan) in the room.
Makeup should not be applied to damaged areas. The face under it will not breathe, in addition, cosmetics on flaky skin will not look very aesthetically pleasing. It is better for men to refrain from shaving for several days so as not to damage the already unhealthy skin.
Home remedies
Among other things, a compress based on olive oil, almond or sea buckthorn can be applied to damaged skin. The latter has a healing effect. The oil is preheated in a water or steam bath. Then it is applied to the face for 5-7 minutes.
Any excess oil that has not been absorbed should be carefully removed.
Various plants help with a chapped face. For example, a decoction can be made from hop cones and chamomiles, with the help of which lotions are made on damaged areas. You can simply wipe your face with scarlet juice. Such a remedy has a regenerating effect.
A mask based on oatmeal and milk will help relieve dryness and flaking. The flakes are crushed, after which the two products are mixed until a homogeneous creamy mass is obtained and applied to the face. After 15 minutes, gently wash off with warm water. This product moisturizes the damaged areas well.
