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Dry skin can happen to the best of skin types. During cold winter months, or during seasons with low humidity, it can be all too easy for our skin to get dry, cracked, and flakey. However, there are steps you can take to protect your skin.

Your skin is your outermost organ. It protects the body by forming a layer to protect your bones, muscle, etc.  So keeping your skin healthy is just common sense.

So what can you do when your skin seems to get extra dry & even lotions don’t seem to help?

Simple Home Remedy for Dry Skin

When the typical lotions don’t seem to help your skin, you may be worried that there will be nothing you can do.  However, there is a simple home solution for dry skin that can make even the most dry skin come back to life with a slick, oily shine.

The solution….Olive Oil! Yes–you read correctly! That same oil that comes from olives that you may have cooked with can be applied to your skin for a healthy, youthful looking appearance.

How does Olive Oil Help Dry Skin?

Olive oil is derived from olives. Olives are natural healthy foods that grow on trees.  This is great because most lotions, oils, and lubricants are made from chemicals that could harm your skin. Olive oil is made of oil from olives.  Olive oil is well known for its health benefits.  Some studies suggest that consuming 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil on a daily basis could reduce heart attacks & strokes.

The best type of olive oil to use as a skin moisturizer is Extra Virgin Olive Oil.  This can usually be found at your local supermarket.

What does olive oil do exactly?  Olive oil helps heal your dry skin by forming a protective layer of oil.  This helps your skin retain moisture, and keep a light shine that gives your skin a radiant glow. This prevents excessive dryness & may even help with eczema or other skin rash conditions.

Olive oil is also a well known beauty secret that has been used for hundreds of years by Romans, Egyptians, and others.  Even today, many people rub olive oil around their eyes and the rest of their face to prevent wrinkles & sun spots.  Most people seem to report that olive oil gives them a much more youthful appearance.

Olive oil is great for the skin because most it is generally non-allergic (although you may want to try it on a small portion of your skin just incase).

It does not have a very strong smell, and its very light (hardly noticeable) fragrance is actually pleasant. You can always apply a perfume or cologne spray and you would not even be able to tell that you are using olive oil.

Also, it does not usually tend to cause zits, acne, or breakouts like other lotions or oils.  And since olives are a natural food that is actually good for you, you could be helping your cells.

How to Apply To Olive Oil to Your Dry Skin

Applying olive oil to your dry skin is simple.  You can apply the oil at any time, however, after a shower is most common.

After a shower, pour a small amount of olive oil in your hand & run onto the area of dry skin. Olive oil is safe to use on any portion of your body-including your arms, face, neck, back, chest, legs, etc.

Start with a small portion & rub into your skin just as you would with lotion. You can apply to your whole body, or just a small area. If you accidentally apply too much, or if you want to reduce the “oily” texture, then you can wipe away any excess with a towel until you feel comfortable.

Olive oil will give your skin a nice moisturized texture. It does not make your skin shiny, but rather it tends to add a radiant glow.

Other Great Uses For Olive Oil:

• Apply to hair approximately 2 times per month as a moisturizer/conditioner. Then blow dry with a hairdryer.

• Soak fingernails in olive oil for 5-15 minutes to soften nails.

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Eczema can be a terrible condition that can drastically reduce your quality of life. If you or a loved one has ever suffered from eczema, then you know first-hand the effect it can have on your life.

I have also suffered from eczema personally, & I have written this article to help provide a free guide that you can use to help identify and eliminate your eczema!

What is Eczema or Dermatitis?

Eczema (also sometimes called skin dermatitis) is simply a general term applied to various conditions of the skin. When you have eczema, you will usually experience dry, red, irritated, and highly itchy skin.

Eczema can occur anywhere on the body, but most frequently occurs on the back of the neck, arm folds, lower legs, face, and back. It can also mimic other skin conditions. When I first had eczema, I thought it was ringworm. However, after the treatments failed I realized that it was eczema and not ringworm.

When people have outbreaks of eczema, it can be very uncomfortable, frustrating, & embarrassing.  Normally, if you have eczema for an extended period of time, you are considered to have “chronic eczema.”

What Causes Eczema or Dermatitis to Occur?

Perhaps the most important thing you can do to help your eczema is to find the source of the problem. There are several things that can cause your eczema.  By understanding some of the causes, you can help prevent things that cause breakouts.

Common Causes of Eczema:

• Food Allergies/Insensitivities & Nutrition- Milk, Wheat, Shellfish, Peanuts are the most common food allergies. However, you can be allergic or insensitive to almost any type of food. Also, bad eating habits can worsen eczema (such as eating too much junk food).

• Other Allergens- Things such as poison ivy, latex, certain metals, plants, materials, detergents, chemicals, etc. can cause an allergic reaction to the human body.

• Sun Exposure- Some individuals have a reaction to sun exposure that can cause inflammation of the skin. Also, lack of sun exposure can be a cause of eczema because bacteria can multiply on the skin & cause inflammation.

• Parasites- A skin or intestinal parasite could be to blame for your eczema.

How to Cure/Treat Your Chronic Eczema

If you have eczema for an extended period of time, then you should try to find the cause of it. Here are a few tips that have helped me to cure my eczema:

1. Try to get more sun exposure. Every time my eczema seems as if it is going to break out, I will go outside on a hot sunny day for a few hours. The next day my eczema will actually look worse, but then it will completely clear up! Just make sure not to get sunburned or to over-expose your skin because it could lead to skin cancer.

2. Try what is called an “elimination” diet. This is just a fancy way of saying “try to cut down on certain foods for a period of time.” For example, I cut down on my milk & dairy intake when my eczema was really bad. I used to eat about 4 bowls of cereal a day, eat lots of cheese, etc. After I cut down on this, my eczema slowly improved greatly over the course of about a month.  Try this with different possible food allergens (dairy, peanuts, shellfish, etc.) If the eczema improves, it could have been an allergy.

3. Try eating a better diet. If you are downing lots of unhealthy foods, it could be causing a vitamin deficiency or problem with your health. Try sticking to more fruits, vegetables, and lean meat (fish, steaks, etc.). This could slowly improve your health & eczema over time.

4. Try getting a chlorine filter for your shower. Sometimes, counties & cities place harsh chemicals in the water supply that can irritate your skin.

5. Consider getting a hard water softener if you have extremely hard water. You can usually tell if you have hard water because you will get a lot of soap scum build up. a hard water softener removes harsh chemicals. This can help you to keep your skin softer.

6. Experiment with various lotions. They can help keep your skin smooth & protect it from getting dry.

If you try these things & your eczema still does not improve, then you may want to visit a doctor. You might do the following during your visit:

• Do a stool analysis to check for parasites

• Have an allergy test performed to see of any obvious allergens

• Take a skin sample to test for other infections, bacteria, or other skin parasites

When you go to the doctor, you may be prescribed a steroid cream. These creams can work wonders on clearing up your eczema, but if your eczema keeps coming back it can be very frustrating.

Many times these steroids creams or other pills/medication are only stopping the symptom of eczema, not the actual cause.

If you have eczema, I dearly hope that you are able to heal it & find out the cause. I know it can be a horrible condition that is very frustrating!

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