Daily exposure to weather can be extremely damaging to your skin if you’re not careful. With each season comes different conditions, each equally a concern to our bodies.

Spring

Spring is a time when the weather is warming up and it’s just hot enough to start spending extra time outdoors and in the sun. Sun exposure can lead to damage to your skin including wrinkles, dryness due to dehydration, and sun spots. Dry, rough skin can be treated by moisturizing the skin more frequently and by keeping yourself hydrated with water. Keeping your body moisturized will help create a barrier and help prevent direct exposure to the sun’s harmful rays. This will prevent your skin from cracking and toxins from entering. After a long day, a sugar scrub will help remove the unwanted buildup of oils and products from the outside layer of your skin. During these months, it is usual for your skin to become more oily than normal. When your skin does not have enough moisture, it will produce excess oils. To prevent these excess oils, use Tree Hut Extra-Rich Moisturizing Lotion as a smooth solution to your problem. A small amount can go a long way. Massaging the lotion into your skin will make your body feel refreshed and smelling clean instead of oily and unmanageable. (more…)

One of the most common complaints about our skin is it can become impossibly dry, also known as Xeroderma. The skin becomes dry when it does not contain enough moisture or natural oils. The skin will begin to itch and can cause a red rash if untreated. This often happens in older individuals, but can still be an issue for younger individuals as well. Every part of the body can be affected by dry skin, but fortunately it is treatable. In most individuals this condition can last anywhere from a few days to a few weeks, but if untreated, it can also lead to other conditions.

There are a number of things that can lead to unwanted dry skin. The weather is a big contributor to dry skin. Dry air and cold air can make a dry skin condition even worse. Heat and low humidity are weather conditions that can also cause dry skin conditions. People who wash their hands excessively or use excessive amounts of hand sanitizer mostly likely will form some type of dry skin condition. Detergents have also been known to irritate the skin as well. If you notice certain products cause irritations on your skin, it’s important to stop using the product immediately so that the dryness will not continue to effect the skin. Other causes that many people do not realize are medications they are taking; certain side effects may be dry skin. It’s important not to scratch the infected and dry areas. Itching will only cause more irritation and can possibly allow bacteria into the open skin.
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Cracked feet can be very painful, especially as we continue to walk on them in this condition. Dry and cracked feet is a rather common skin problem that many people suffer from.Many do not realize that if not treated, this issue can lead to other more serious problems.

​Cracked feet are an extremely common foot condition and are due to extreme drying of the skin on your feet. This dryness will cause cracks and even sores on the feet, which can become painful when walking. Signs of cracked feet include discoloration, peeling of the skin and even bleeding. Causes of cracked feet include but are not limited to, pressure from standing on your feet for too long, weight issue, unsupportive and or un-protective shoes and not wearing sock in extreme temperatures. If you don’t let your feet breathe, then sweat will cause the skin under your feet to become dry, which can lead to cracking and splitting. Athletes Foot is another cause of cracked feet.  Many people suffer from Athlete Foot, which not only cracks the feet, but also causes an irritating itching sensation. One way to keep your feet crack-free is to limit your feet expose to hot water in the shower. Hot water can trigger extreme dryness on the soles of your feet,which will then lead to the cracked skin.
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Chlorine and Your Skin

When we think of chlorine, most tend to think of pools. However, we forget that chlorine is in more places than just our backyards. It can be in our cleansers and water from our showers as well. Some exposure to chlorine usually isn’t too damaging to the skin, but too much can cause the dryness we all hate. Chlorine rids our body of the naturally produced oils and causes it to crack. It can also damage the protective layer on our skin, which can also cause irritation to the skin.Chlorine not only dries our skin, but it can also cause wrinkles and rashes to those with very sensitive skin. Prolonged exposure to chlorine can cause signs of early aging. Moisturizing is important when exposed to chlorine since chlorine takes all of the extra moisture from your skin. Moisturizing creates a protective outer layer that helps blocks toxins from entering the skin.Moisturizing also keeps the skin from absorbing unwanted chemicals into the body. Choosing a nice scent for your moisturizing lotion will help mask the smell of chlorine as well.

Body butter and lotions will keep your skin plump and hydrated. It will soften the unwanted dry spots and rebuild its elasticity. After a shower, it is important to moisturize so that your skin can return to its natural and healthy state. (more…)