Body Treatment- Causes

Dry skin is a problem that affects a large percentage of the population and can be downright uncomfortable for most. Causes of dry skin vary; however, lack of proper hydration is the most common reason. Dry skin is characterized by a thin, paper-like texture that feels dry to the touch, usually resulting in irritation or itchiness.  It is a problem that can be treated and prevented utilizing the proper nutritional, hydration, activity, and skin care product tips.  

According to many studies made by dermatologists, weather changes can be a large factor, which causes dry skin.  When the air cools and wind chill picks up, the moisture is swept from our skin and fine layer of dead, dried, skin cells remains, compiling into a thicker layer as time goes by. "Once the weather starts to change, I see patients coming in complaining of dry, itchy skin," says Linda Stein Gold, MD, clinical research director for the dermatology department at Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital. If not treated properly, dry skin causes a pointless distraction to a fully functioning day. 

Other than the weather, there are many internal factors that can be the cause of this common condition. According to William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR, “internal factors include overall health, age, genetics, family history, and a personal history of other medical conditions like asthma, allergies, and atopic dermatitis. In particular those with thyroid disease are more prone to developing dry skin. Occasionally, a dry skin problem can be a sign of an internal medical condition. For instance, aging may inherently make people more prone to developing dry skin.”

The worst form of dry skin is the one that is self-inflicted.  Many people are not aware, but they could actually be adding fuel to the fire with some of the products that they feel are the “solution”.  Alcohol, or chemical based products like many brands of soaps, “moisturizers or lotions”, along with anti-bacterial hand sanitizers actually cause more damage to the skin, than good.  Alcohol and many of the chemicals in certain products absorb and release the hydration out of the cells.  So if your lotion feels good for about five minutes, but then you feel like you need more, you are using a product designed to keep you “addicted” by providing a short-term solution to a long-term problem.  

External factors that cause dry skin include

·         over-washing with harsh soaps

·         over-use of sanitizers and cleaning agents (alcohol)

·         cold temperature

·         low humidity

In the next series of informative letters, you will receive the right tools to rid yourself of the itchy, irritating feel of dry, ashy skin, as Aqua Mineral’s Quality Health Skin Care  program guides you to greatness.   It is not impossible to feel that smooth, soft texture of skin you imagine and our team is dedicated to help you get there.  We believe that keeping yourself educated will be the key to your solutions because we know that it takes more than a good skin care product to have great results.  It takes knowledge, time, effort, and attention, but it works, and it will work for you.