Fixing flaky skin tends to be a tricky issue. Flaky skin is a condition where the skin lifts off in flakes in a loose manner. Dry skin goes hand in hand with flaky skin.
Flaky skin 101
Skin goes dry, cracked and flaky either due to a lack of oil or a lack of water. The problem can range from a slight roughness to the skin to having chapping, cracking and bleeding if left unattended. This dehydration process is often seen in winter when the air is generally has a low level of humidity in it. The cause is that there is not enough sebum produced. The natural oil coating on the skin is produced by the oil glands and in every person is acts in a different manner, this is why some people suffer from poor skin and others do not. The oil that is produced is mainly there to keep the skin fresh and healthy, as otherwise when it gets dry, cracked and flaky the natural barrier it provides to the external world is broken down. The reason that the skin does not dry out when the humidity levels are high is that the moisture in the skin does not evaporate away so quickly.
Why Dry Flaky Skin is not good
Having flaky skin is not nice for your dermis due to the unattractive nature of it and the fact that skin acts as a protection against the world, it can also have deleterious effects on the overall look of your skin and thus mean that your skin can look more aged than it should
Putting a stop to skin which flakes
A potential solution to keep flaky skin from being an ever present problem is to continually add moisture, this can be done using over the counter moisturizers, but unfortunately has the drawback that it leaves you hands greasy and has to be applied constantly as the effect will wear out as your skin dries off again. If you have very dry hands then it can be a useful solution to use a very greasy solution something such as Vaseline works well, it will leave your hands in no fit state for work though.
Another cause of the dryness could be a lack of water intake, so it can be helpful especially if you do not drink much water during the day to increase your intake of water and see whether this makes any difference to how dry your hands get
It can help greatly to clean your skin appropriately as one way in which skin dries out is by washing and bathing. This unhelpful effect can be restricted with soaps which are combined with moisturizers and by restricting the time taken when bathing It may also be wise to decrease the consumption of soft drinks, sugar and other junk foods, as diet may have an impact on the condition of skin, so it pays to adjust this and see whether you can see any differences.
Some final words of advice is that if you live in a region which is prone to dry weather it may be better to move, failing that consider getting a humidifier and placing it in the room where you spend most of your time.
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