11 January 2012

Beauty Tips: How to cure dry, flaky skin?

Ugh... it's THE time of the year again.. I have a combinated dry skin and recently I keep getting dry and flaky spots on my face which I totally hate! A lot of people will have it during the winter (because of the cold weather) and some will suffer from it no matter what time of the year it is. I usually have it during the winter and it really looks ugly when I have foundation on my face. The common dry spots are the nose, mouth, cheeks and above the eyebrows area. In this blogpost I'm going to give you a few tips for your dry and flaky skin which helped on my skin. Continue with reading if you want to know more ;)..
source picture: o5.com. I couldn't find an appropriate picture so i added this picture lol

How to cure dry, flaky skin? I recommend to follow these steps:

Step 1: Exfoliate: use a scrub with tiny beads to get rid of the flakes, like the Garnier Skin Naturals Pure 3 in 1. You can also use CURE Natural Aqua gel to exfoliate your skin. Attention! Make sure that you don't use exfoliators with a very rough texture because they can damage your skin! Also, it's not good to exfoliate your skin EVERY single day, twice a week should be enough.

Step 2: Steam your face: after you exfoliate, it's good to steam your face. Steaming the face is a good way to thoroughly deep clean your pores, blackheads and whiteheads. By this, you will wide the clogged pores and soften the skin in order to clean the impurities, the traces of makeup, black/whiteheads and dust more easily. You can use a face steamer (these things are quite cheap probably around €15.-), but you can also create a face steamer yourself.

Face steamer at home
Put boiling water into a large bowl. Put your face directly above the steam and drape a small towel over your head for keeping the steam from escaping. Stay 10 to 15 minutes until the steam disappears and rinse your face with lukewarm water. Pat your face dry with a soft towel afterward. It's ok to steam your face 2 to 3 times a week.

Step 3: Apply a mask
The best time for applying a mask is after steaming your face, because the pores are open and the mask will be able to penetrate deeply into the skin. Try out facial masks with enough serum, like My beauty Diary masks or Silk Whitia masks. If you don't like sheet masks, try out Nivea moisturizing cream mask (I will be reviewing this product later on my blog).

You should do this routine once or twice a week. I noticed difference on my first routine, so I hope it will help on your skin as well ^^.


Which products do I have to use for flaky skin?
Use different skincare products during the winter. The weather changes in the winter which means that you need to use different products to protect your skin. For dry skin it's important that the products that you're using has hyaluronic acid in it. Also, try to layer your skincare products! You can try out the Hada labo line for example, all of their products contains hyaluronic acid.

Make sure that your night cream is thick enough to moisturize your skin. I used to use the Egyptian magic cream but I didn't repurchase it because it's kinda expensive. So now I'm using Laneige sleeping mask once to twice a week and on the other days I'm using the Hada Labo moiturizing cream.

Attention! Don't use make up products which will dry out your skin, like some BB creams do, there are moisturizing BB creams in the market! Also, let your skin rest for a few days (e.g. during the weekends), try not to put make up on those days. And oh yeah drink plenty of water!!! I hope these few tips will help, Good luck with your skin ^___^!
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22 comments

  1. oh yesss ~ i usually follow these steps, too;  your skin feels great afterwards *~* when i steam my face i also add some camomile tea; it has a quite relaxing effect :'3

    ShuShu ♥

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  2. yesss i love this method :D its so relaxing and my face feels soooooo soft afterwards :D

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  3. Thanks for sharing this :D , I'll do this in my cheek :)

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  4. im sure you will notice the difference :D

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  5. lucyfrogsisgreenJanuary 11, 2012 4:38 PM

    My skin has been awful this winter, thanks for the tips :)

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  6. nice tips ^^ i always have a forehead and nose and a really oily chin T^T

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  7. ahww, try these few steps out if you have dry skin.. :)

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  8. try to exfoliate the parts that are flaky, if you don't exfoliate, it won't come off >.<" 

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  9. nice tips ^^. ook al heb ik geen droge huid, maar ik had dat wel opeens :L. Echt weird, ik had toen ook opeens een explosie van puisten :L. Gelukkig is het nu weg na een paar dagen  aloe vera smeren. (en 2x achter elkaar scrubben heel slecht ik weet :'D.)

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  10. Ugh, I hate having dry patches on my face too! I find it funny my skin became drier b/c of Proactiv and the wintertime. >< Anyway, thanks for the useful tips!

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  11. Thanks for sharing! I get dry skin in certain spots sometimes during the winter too :)

    XX,
    Miranda

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  12. yeah i heard mixed feelings about proactiv, some ppl thinks its amazing and some ppl don't =/ it just reacts differently on different skintypes.. 

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  13. wow Thank you!!! I have a big problem with flaky patches during the winter :( I'm gonna look into the products you suggested. Thanks again :) 

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  14. I have dry ezcema and I love my Egyptian Cream very much!!!

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  15. I also get flaky patches althogh haven't recently *cross fingers*, but I do pretty much what you do and I COMPLETELY avoid foundation and make up until they've cleared up cos all my make up accentuates dry spots as they're designed for oily skin xD

    I haven't tried the egyptian cream actually! Before when I was particularly desperate I stole some of my mum's creme de la mer...it worked wonders xD

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  16. ohh that product works great on eczema! :D

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  17. whoaa, you should use make up products for dry skin ^^ . The eqyptian cream does works, but makes me whole face quite oily in the morning, but it does works on very dry spots :) 

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  18. Ohh, I never knew what the problem was, because my skin type is oily and those things appear only after I go out of the shower and I just put some moisturizing cream and they were gone for the time being... But now I'm definitely going to follow these steps, hoping they will make a difference!

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  19. hmm, you probably use very hot water while you shower, try to lower the temprature, hot showers will dry out your skin badly >.<" .. 

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  20. I've wanted to try Egyptian Magic for a while but the price turns me off a bit (though I'm sure it'll last you a lifetime!! ElishaCoy is suuuuch a moisturizing bb cream if anyone's looking for a good recommendation!
    I wish I  had the patience to steam my face once a week, it really does make a difference.

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  21. yeah, it's very pricey >.<' elishacoy is good? hmm,.. too bad that i'm too late to buy it.. i recently bought an moist bb cream from dr jart. has not arrived yet, so i don't know if that's a good one or not =/

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  22. I've heard that about the hair but not the skin, thanks for telling me! I will try to lower the temperature from now on! :)

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