Misses Helen went to the market to buy some costly cosmetic for her dry skin care yesterday. Last month, Mr. Rasell went to a doctor for his dry skin treatment. Miss Lisa goes every week in beauty parlor to fresh her dry skin. But is it necessary to go always a doctor or beauty parlor or take help of cosmetics for dry skin? Do you know what dry skin is? Do you know the causes and facts of dry skin? Do you know how to care dry skin? Do you know personal remedies for dry skin? If all the answers of above questions are ‘yes’, then I think, you do not go any where or take help for your skin care or treatment. On the other hand, if all or any one of above questions, answer is ‘no’ then you should take help of others. But in my point of view, I think you should know the answer of these basic questions so that you can take care yourself because those would help you to save your money and time both.
I wish to write several articles on dry skin to inform the reader ins and outs of it so that they can care their skin personally without others help. To discuss before dry skin at first we should know what is skin? Generally, we know the outer part of our body, well but in details we can say it is the outer covering portion of living tissue of any kinds of animals or plants. Moreover, it is the largest organ of the Integumentary System built up of numerous layers of epithelial tissues, further it guards the underlying bones, muscles, ligaments and other internal organs. Besides, it plays a vital role in protecting animals’ body against pathogens. The other functions of it are insulation, sensation, temperature regulation and synthesis of vitamin D, and the protection of vitamin B floats. In humans, skin pigmentation differs among the people and it depends on genetics, ancestors, climates and regions. On the other hand, skin type you can classify in dry, oily, natural and mixed.
This article focuses on the dry skin type. Dry skin, also called Xeroderma or Xerosis, is a very common problem for human. It is such type of condition that involving the Integumentary System, and in most cases can safely be treated with both emollients and moisturizers or either of them. One can have xeroderma all over one’s body or one can just get patches of xeroderma in some specific spots such as on the shins, arms, the sides of the abdomen and thighs. Additionally, many people have a genetic, hereditary, and tendency to develop xeroderma. Moreover, aged people tend to face more troubles with Xerosis, as a result of the natural changes in skin that arise with age. The symptoms and warning signs most associated with Xerosis are scaling, itching and cracks in one’s skin.
Every one should take care one’s skin properly either it oily or dry. But at first you have to know your skin type and the proper way of take care and how can you assist to prevent it. In my next articles on dry skin series I will try to explain it causes, way of remedies, how to care, which foods have to avoid till then good bye.
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