New Ideas About Dry Skin Care

Xeroderma literally means "dry skin". Symptoms most associated with Xeroderma are scaling, which is the visible peeling of the outer skin layer, itching and cracks in the skin. Dry skin happens more often in the winter where the cold air outside and the hot air inside creates a low relative humidity.

Skin consists of loose connective tissue and elastin. Skin is considered one of the most important parts of the body. Skin contains the hair follicles, sweat glands, sebaceous glands, apocrine glands and blood vessels.

The dermis is the layer of skin beneath the epidermis that consists of connective tissue and cushions the body from stress and strain. The epidermis contains no blood vessels, and cells in the deepest layers are nourished by diffusion from blood capillaries extending to the upper layers of the dermis. Epidermis is the outermost layer of the skin.

Nutritional deficiencies, especially deficiencies of vitamin A and the B vitamins, can also contribute to dry skin.

Dry skin can be converted into healthy skin using natural home remedies. Usually, these days, we can take care of dry skin without seeing our doctor, but sometimes we can't avoid it. Call your doctor or naturopath when you feel itchy all over without a visible rash. If you're still worried, or the problems persist, see your doctor.

This article came from Helen Hecker.