It itches, it chafes, it rubs Many people suffer from Winter dry skin. But who to blame – the cold, or the heating air?
Both, says the dermatologist Christoph Liebich of Munich by the professional Association of German dermatologists.
“At temperatures below seven degrees, the body adjusts the production of tallow and grease,” says Liebich. The would, however, be necessary in order to protect the skin from drying out.
In this tense situation, the typically dry air of Central heating does your Rest: at the Latest after a few winter weeks, the feeling of dry skin no longer wants to just walk away.
Who wants to be against taxes, it can first of all make sure enough humidity in the rooms at home – to let, of course, without a house or apartment in mold. And to drink a lot of it doesn’t hurt.
“That alone is not enough,” says Liebich. Without additional care, it does not go on dry winter skin.
The proper skin care in Winter
The expert advises to regularly use so-called rich creams. Donate to fat and provide the skin long-term moisture.
Emulsions and body, milk feel, however, although once a pleasant, often depriving the body but rather moisture and cause the opposite of what is intended.
Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa)
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