Dry Skin Facials

Dry skin is caused by a lack of sebum oil in the skin, causing discomfort and sensitivity. Different environmental factors can cause intensification of dryness and discomfort. Conditions like eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis, and rashes can arise from extreme dryness.

Danik MedSpa can treat your skin and educate you on what skincare products to use at home to prevent skin dehydration.

Causes of Dry Skin

A lack of natural lubrication of the sebaceous glands results in the dehydration of the skin. Other causes of dry skin can be:

• Genetics
• A deficiency of vitamin A and B
• Chemical elements such as alkaline, and detergent
• Skin conditions such as dermatitis, eczema, seborrhea and psoriasis
• Aging

What makes Dry Skin worse?

Environmental factors such as, prolonged sun exposure, very cold weather, strong winds, chemicals, excessive use of harsh soaps can cause extreme sensitivity. Keep in mind that when seasons change the home skincare regimen should change with it.

What to expect during each season:

Summers

• Salt in the ocean water and chlorine in swimming pools can cause the breakdown of lipid barriers on the skin, leaving your skin dry.
• The plus side of summer is that the humidity is high, not causing extra dryness of the skin.

Winters

• Low humidity in the air during winter cause dry skin to irritate.
• Strong winds and cold climate is thereason the top layer of the skin dry's and flake off
• A change to thinker more emollient base moisturizers should be used

Ways to improve Dry skin

With the combination of professional skincare treatments and at-home skincare products one can say goodbye to itchy, flaky skin.

One of the most common and effective procedures is the Galvanic Facial that works using a positive and negative currents. Galvanic Facials reaches down, deep into the skins cells, using positive current to remove toxins and using a negative flow of current to transport beneficial nutrients, in this case water molecule are the components we are looking to re-energize. Once this treatment is complete, products with intense moisture reaches and nourishes the future cells that will arise to the surface.

A dermatology-grade skincare product such as SkinMedica Rejuvenating Moisturizer along with a daily moisturizer sunscreen containing SPF 20 is recommended.

5 Tips to Control Dry Skin

1. Moisturizing right away after showers can reduce the tightening feeling of dry skin.

2. Avoid rinsing skin with tap water, for the chlorine infused water irritated the skin

3. Using cleansers that are milky, containing natural ingredients such ashyaluronic acid, vitamin E and human growth factors arehealthier for the skin

4. A diet rich in oils such as omega 3 and organic butters will help hydrating from the inside out.

5. A humidifier in the household is another way to see immediate benefits of the skin for the additional moisture in the air with help the dryness improve