If you're like me, especially in the winter you have to force yourself out of that hot steamy shower every morning. I could stay in there all day! You might think that a steamy hot shower hydrates your skin, Wrong, these hot showers actually strip the oils from your already dry skin. Our skin contains special proteins and fats that make up a protective barrier and locks in moisture to protect us from harsh enviroments such as furnaces, heating in buildings is sapping your skin of moisture. Using harsh soaps exacerbate the effect. Soap cleansers with alkaline can also dry out your skin. Try using a mild body wash or mild soap particularly ones designed for sentive skin for those areas that require extra scubbing - like your face, under arms, and in the groin area.
To keep your skin moist, try a shorter shower with luke warm water or cooler shower and keep it to 10 mins.
Exfoliate in the shower with a oil based sugar scrub every other day this removes dead skin cells and allows moisture to soak in better, and moisture, moisture, moisture, with a body oil after your shower or bath while your body is still damp. Hopefully you have a better understanding of hot showers, in door heating, in general the harsh enviroments and what they really do to our skin.
Take Care and have a Fantastic Weekend!
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