How do I prevent my skin from drying out in the winter?

 Once the temperatures drop, the protection of the skin is reduced. It becomes brittle and dry due to the large temperature difference, warm inside and cold outside. How do you take care of dry skin in the winter? Why does the skin become dry in spite of moisturizing creams?

Extreme cold affects the smoothness and integrity of the skin, as the sebaceous glands stop working and do not produce enough fat to maintain the freshness of the skin, so the use of creams that contain a lot of fat becomes important to maintain skin moisture and avoid dry skin.

Although we use moisturizing creams, many do not know that the wrong use of these moisturizing creams is a direct cause of dry skin, rather than maintaining its integrity. It is important to prepare the skin and make sure the skin is clean before applying creams that may become responsible for dry and irritated skin.

• Cosmetics and dry skin

In an interview with the German website Fit4Fun, which specializes in nutrition and public health, dermatologist Rolf Hoffmann stresses the need not to confuse cosmetics with moisturizing creams, as many women do. And the doctor who works in Freiburg continues: "I think that some women put cosmetics on it is unnecessary before exercise, for example." "If you put a day cream and makeup on top of it in the morning before exercising, the skin will easily pimple. As the skin sweats, it will have difficulty breathing and will be irritated," he explains.

Therefore, the doctor advises women who face problems with skin irritation, especially during the winter period, to “try exercising completely without any cosmetics, and in the case of going in the evening after work, make sure to remove makeup well before exercising.”

• Skin moisturizing creams and skin irritation

Doctors always emphasize the need to moisturize the skin continuously in the winter, but it is also important to avoid aromatic and preservatives that may cause skin irritation. Therefore, the German website advises trying creams before buying them and paying attention to their ingredients, and avoiding old, expired packages, for fear of skin redness and irritation.

• Bathing and dry skin

It may also be important for people with dry skin to be aware of their prolonged exposure to water - as the body produces less oil, the skin will become drier. Therefore, it may be better to resort to short showers, and not to be exposed to hot water, but to choose water temperatures closer to cold in order to maintain the freshness of the skin and prevent it from drying out.

As for the last advice that experts give to people with dry skin, it is to use skin-friendly materials when removing make-up and avoid materials that contain alcohol, because this causes irritation and redness of the skin.