Skin Care Treatment With the Correct pH Balance Helps Dry Skin
Dry skin can result from many factors - sun damage, improper internal hydration, harsh skin care chemicals, pollution, weather extremes, genetics, age and an acidic molecular environment. Maintaining pH balance internally and externally takes rethinking and relearning age old habits.
The American fast-paced lifestyle and horrendous eating habits, along with buying into the propaganda disseminated by purveyors of some brand-name "skin care" products have produced a generation of skin care problems that can be solved by avoiding man-made chemicals, additives and pesticides, eating and drinking from pure organic sources, and learning to cooperate with nature in the care of our largest organ, our skin.
Although acid and alkaline are on opposite ends of the pH spectrum, either disrupts the pH of our skin and either can cause dry skin.
Chemicals over pH 8 are very irritating to the skin and yet a vast number of skin care treatment products have a pH factor of 9 to 11.
Some skin care products are too acidic. These products include peels and acne treatments containing glycolic acid, lactic acid, salicylic acid, etc.
Both extremes can cause seemingly endless rounds of dry skin, especially when compounded with factors that we cannot control such as weather and pollution
Start with some things that you CAN control to avoid dry skin problems:
-Read skin care product labels. Only use 'pH balanced' skin care products to prevent and treat dry skin and pH balanced lip balm for chapped lips. Check out TNT Nutrition Center’s vast assortment of dry skin treatment products - 40% off such as: Derma E Aloe and Chamomile with NaPCA Soothing Skin Toner, Derma E Itch Relief Lotion with Tea Tree, E, and Chamomile, & Kiss My Face Liquid Foaming Soap Lavender/Chamomile.
-Use clarified butter or olive oil in cooking to internally hydrate your cells.
-Add organic, unrefined, cold-pressed flax seed oil to salads, rice, baked potatoes, or mixed into any unheated dish. Flax seed oil is high in the essential fatty acids omega-3 alpha linolenic acid and omega-6 linoleic acid.
-Eat foods that are beneficial in combating dry skin, such as rice, oatmeal, buckwheat, mung dai lentils, avocado, asparagus, zucchini, seasonal fresh fruits, soaked walnuts and almonds.
-Use spices recommended for dry skin treatment such as turmeric, cumin, coriander and fennel in your recipes and cooking.
-Cold pressed Evening Primrose Oil supplements are good for dry skin because of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) said to strengthen skin cells and boost moisture content.
-Get plenty of sleep, and take regular breaks while working to promote calm and relaxation.
-Walk 20 minutes a day to promote good circulation, oxygenation and blood flow.
-Drink plenty of purified water with a pH balance of 7.5 to stay hydrated.
-Do not drink soda or eat sugar, french fries, potato chips, or other junk foods.
-Avoid drinking alcohol and caffeinated beverages as they have a diuretic effect on the body, causing skin cells to lose hydration and essential minerals.
-Essential Oils For Dry Skin: Chamomile,
Geranium,
Hyssop,
Lavender,
Patchouli,
Sandalwood
