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Tips for preventing dry winter skin

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Each year, the winter chill and lack of moisture in the air brings dry, itchy skin.

While you can't change the weather, you can do a number of things to help with dry skin:

• Seal and moisturize your skin
• Add moisture to the air in your home
• Use an ounce of prevention

Seal Your Skin
Even if the environment in your home is perfect, your skin can still be dry. The solution is simple - rub on some lotion! 

• Look for lotions that are "hypoallergenic"
• Start with the heaviest lotion you're comfortable using
• Prone to acne? Use lotions labeled "non- comedogenic"

Get a Good Humidifier
Without good humidity indoors, dry air sucks moisture from your skin, causing it to feel tight, crack, flake, and itch. Investing in a stand-alone humidifier can spare your skin.

Prevent Dryness
Preventing dry skin is as important as treating it:

• Drink plenty of non-caffeinated fluids
• Instead of licking your lips, use lip balm
• Avoid facial cleansing pads and rinses containing alcohol
• Shave with lotion instead of regular shaving cream

Check out The Adams Center's store for some of the many great physician developed moisturizers we carry.

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