Do's and don'ts for dry skin.

Don'ts

• Avoid hot shower and long baths. Hot water will cause quick evaporation of water, living skin dehydrated.
• Avoid abrasive scrubs. Excessive scrubbing damages the protective barrier layer of the skin.
• Avoid loofahs.
• Avoid using all kinds of soaps and anything in a bar form.
• Avoid skin care products with irritating ingredients such as alcohol, menthol, mint, fragrance and peppermint.
• Avoid using bubble bath products, deodorants, and antibacterial soaps

Does

• Use a gentle cleanser 
• Apply a moisturizer immediately after a shower.
• This helps to lock the moisturize within the skin and keep it hydrated for longer.
• At bedtime, use a cream based moisturizer which is thicker and has more super fatty acids such sheabutter, cocoa butter.
• Re-apply the moisturizer as needed throughout the day.
• In cosmetics go for creamy based foundation to cover the blemishes.
• Try to have food which contains vitamin A

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Skin regimen for oily skin

• Wash your face twice a day and after perspire heavily.

• If you have oily skin and no acne, use a face wash with aloe Vera or tea tree oil. This will cleanse the face and reduce the amount of oil.

• If you have acne prone skin, or a lot of blackheads or whiteheads, use a cleanser which contains salicylic acid or glycolic acid.

• Use a alcohol free toner to remove the excess oil and grease from your skin.

• Use a gel based sunscreen or ones that are oil free and produce matte effect.

• And do not forget to moisturize your skin even if it is oily (use oil free moisturizer) because moisturizing is the significant part of any skin care regimen.

• Use a product labelled as "non comedogenic" in case if you have lots of blackheads and whiteheads.

• Coming to cosmetics, stay miles away from cosmetics which have oil. Although oil based cosmetics give a shine to your skin, they can clog pores and causes whiteheads and blackheads.

• Use an oil free foundation or mineral based powder foundation or matte cosmetics.(look for cosmetics which has ingredients such as dimethicone in the product, which acts as a moisturizer and keep your skin soft.

• Never apply additional makeup without first removing the old one.

• Do not use cold creams, oil, or lotions to remove makeup.

• Micellar water can be used to remove makeup.

HOME REMEDY TO REMOVE OILINESS FROM FACE - take a tablespoon of sandalwood powder and chickpea flour mix both with the lukewarm water and use it as a cleanser to remove grease and oil from your skin 

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