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 Quick Steps for Healthy Skin
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- In your bath or shower, try to use lukewarm water. Hot water feels
good on sore muscles and bones but dries out the skin. Try to limit your
time to fifteen minutes or less. Unless you are a teenager, bathing
should be done no more than once a day.
- Avoid using harsh soaps that dry the skin. Recommended soaps are
Dove, Olay and Basis. Deodorant soaps are often very harsh and drying.
Even milder are skin cleansers such as Cetaphil Lotion, Oilatum AD and
Aquanil.
- If your skin is dry or sensitive, limit the use of soap to areas
that develop an odor such as the armpits, genital area, and feet.
- When toweling dry, do not rub the skin. Blot or pat dry so there is
still some moisture left on the skin.
- Next apply a moisturizer to the skin such as Eucerin, Cetaphil or
Moisturel. Concentrate on areas of your skin that become dry. Vaseline
is best for severely dry. If you have oily skin you can skip this step.
All areas that are exposed to the sun, such as the face, ears, hands,
and back of the neck should have a broad spectrum SPF 15 or greater
sunscreen applied daily. There is no difference between a moisturizer
containing SPF 15 and a sunscreen containing SPF 15. Sun exposure during
youth is most important in the later development of skin cancer, but the
facial wrinkles are all mostly due to adult sun damage and smoking.
Daily Scalp Care
- Dandruff can usually be avoided by shampooing your scalp at least
two to three times a week.
- Thorough scrubbing of your scalp with your fingertips is helpful to
loosen the oils and debris.
- Avoid hot water when rinsing the hair, as cool water will add more
body to the hair.
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