Winter Skin Needs Love

During the winter, dry skin is hard to avoid. The cold weather and gusty winds leave your skin dry, and flaky—sometimes not long after you have put moisturizer on. What you probably don’t know is that certain things you do are probably not helping your skin.

After watching an episode of Dr. Oz, I was surprise to find out the following:
1. Use a rich oil-based moisturizer during winter months:

• Well this one made sense because I have experienced this myself. I ALWAYS have to use thicker and heavier moisturizers during the winter to keep my face and skin from feeling itchy and having dry patches.
  

2. Chocolate is helpful for the skin:

• This one was refreshing to find out. I absolutely love chocolate and have even more reason to eat it now. Of course, dark chocolate is always a healthier choice.

3. Oatmeal is beneficial to dry skin:

• I know oatmeal is good for your heart and a good source of fiber. But it’s great that it is also good for dry skin.

4. Egg yolk is helpful for healthy skin:

• Scrambled eggs, over-easy eggs, omelets, and eggs benedict are all top-notch breakfast food for me.

5. Do not use a cleanser with deodorants:

• Lots of cleansers with deodorants have an alcohol base that dries out the skin. Think about it. Perfumes don’t moisturize your skin, so putting a perfume-like substance in your lotion, isn’t going to provide deep moisture for you.

6. White wine is harmful for healthy skin:

• This revelation is by far the most disappointing. Why does white wine have to live in the shadows of red wine? White wine just tastes better than red anyhow.