Sure-Fire Ways On How To Avoid Extremely Dry Skin

Extremely dry skin is a common occurrence for most old people. Women are also quite susceptible to this problem especially when they hit the age 40. For women, this is mainly caused by hormonal imbalance. During the menopausal stage, the body undergoes a transitional stage that leads to the abnormal production of estrogen and progesterone.

Dry skin condition can also be caused by cumulative exposure to the sun. The ultraviolet rays of the sun impair the moisture-producing functions of the integumentary system. This condition usually starts in the deeper layers of the dermis.

There are easy ways on how you can keep your skin hydrated all the time. Why don't you try the following treatments?

1. Alkaline water

8 cups of water daily is the recommended water intake of an average person living a sedentary lifestyle. Water is distributed to the vital organs including the skin. Water also keeps skin cells happy and hydrated. However, you should not drink ordinary distilled drinking water only. Distilled water does not contain the essential nutrients that your body needs. In fact, it does not contain anything at all, except dead fluid. You should get your daily fluid source from alkaline water.

Alkaline water has undergone purification methods that have reduced the minerals to the right absorption size. Because of this method, the minerals can penetrate better into your cells for more effective hydration. This can keep your skin moist and healthy for a longer period of time.

2. Sleep

You should get enough sleep. Without a doubt, sleep is an indispensable necessity for humans. Our body needs to repair and rejuvenate its functions. That can only be done through deep slumber. When we sleep, the brain releases essential hormones such as melatonin and serotonin that can keep skin moisturized. These hormones also lessen tissue damages that might trigger deep dermis dryness. Although there are different sleep requirements for every person, it is ideal to have 7 to 8 hours of sleep.

3. Moisturizer

Moisturizers augment the missing lipids and moisture in dermis tissues. However, you have to make sure that you are using a moisturizer that contains better emollient ingredients. There are different emollient ingredients toady. Look for those with moisture-retaining and moisture-producing properties.

The ingredients CynergyTK, Phytessence Wakame and Manuka Honey are ideal choices. CynergyTK infuses functional keratin to the dermis. Keratin is the ingredient used by the body for the production of collagen. Phytessence Wakame preserves healthy levels of hyaluronic acid. This acid is responsible for the lubrication of collagen. Manuka honey contains moisture-retaining properties that can keep your skin dewy for a longer period of time.

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What Causes Ringworm And How To Avoid Getting It

Ringworm is one of the most common skin infections. Because of its name, a lot of people believe that ringworm is caused by a parasitic worm from underneath the skin. In reality, ringworm symptoms are caused by a kind of fungus called tinea. This fungus thrives in warm, moist areas like the scalp, the groin (jock itch), sweaty areas of the human body, and between folds of skin. although it can sometimes show up on the arms and legs.

It is often indicated by a slight discoloration of the skin, also accompanied by mild to severe itching. The infected area is also scaly, and usually seen in the form of big spots with reddish edges.

Another way for ringworm to be transmitted is through direct contact with items used by someone that is already infected. Clothes, bed sheets, hair combs, kitchen utensils, even chairs and toys. The fungus sticks to these things long enough until someone else uses them and gets infected. This is why it is common among family members to get infected at the same time. If one family member manages to remove the infection, fungus from other people in the house are still present, resulting in a continuous cycle of infection.

Children can get infected by ringworm through household pets. Pets can also suffer from ringworm because cat and dog fur provide an excellent breeding ground for ringworm, and children usually stroke the fur, their hands then touch other parts of their body, further spreading the infection. Pets that regularly go indoors leave ringworm spores on couches and carpets.

Another, although less common source of infection is the soil itself. The fungus doesn't last that long on the ground, but provided that the soil has enough moisture and at the right temperature, tinea will be able to survive. People that walk barefoot are most vulnerable to this method of infection.

Fortunately, preventing ringworm infection is very simple. Simply keep your home properly cleaned on a regular basis. Topical anti-fungal medicine is readily available in every drugstore and usually works in a few days. If you are infected, keep your belongings to yourself to avoid spreading it to other people. Keeping your pets well groomed also prevents the fungus from growing in their fur.

Maintain good personal hygiene to decrease chances of infection, and finally, avoid going barefoot outdoors or in public washrooms, as an infected person might leave ringworm spores on the wet floor.

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Ill-Fitting Bras - How to Avoid Them and Get the Right Size

Study shows that more than 80% of women have ill-fitting bra on them. This has caused many problems from back pain, restricted breathing to poor posture. Below are some indications if the bra you are wearing is of a wrong size and badly fit and how you should re-measure your bra size.

Very often women do not even realize that the bra they are wearing is not a good fit. So the first thing you should do is to see if you have the right bra size on. Check out the questions below to find it out. If the answers to these following questions are mostly yes, then you should be alarmed that all this time you may have been wearing the wrong bra size and that is why you keep getting that annoying backache.

Is the underband riding up?

If it slides about when you move, that may mean that the underband does not fit your body. To know this, get in front of the mirror and lift up your arms. Check if your bra is tight and firm enough against your body.

Do the shoulder straps keep digging in?

One wrong perception is that the shoulder straps are what support the breasts the most. In fact, it is the underband that is doing 80% of the work. The straps should contribute about 10-20% support of the whole bra design. So if your shoulder straps keep digging in, that is a sign that the underband is too loose and that you adjust the straps too much.

Is the back band overstretched?

It means the band is too small and it also means it is time to change your bra.

Before even trying on a new bra, you need to know your right size first. A help from a professional to measure you is an added value. But more or less this is how you should measure your bra.

The band size - also called the chest size - is the size measured from the area just under the breasts added by 3 to 5 inches. If you come up with an odd number, round it up to the next even number because most of the bra sizes are in even numbers. For example if the result of the measurement is 31", then you add 5 inches to that and make it 36".

The cup size is a little harder to measure. Have the measuring tape go on top of the fullest part of your breasts. Don't flatten your boobs when you do this, or the final cup size will be smaller than it should be. Now the result of the cup measurement should be deducted with the band size. For example you get 40", subtract it with the band size that you took note on before (40 - 36 = 4). The difference is what makes your cup size. Cross check it with the list below.

If the difference is negative, your cup size is AAAA.If the difference is less than 1", your cup size is AA.If the difference is 1", your cup size is A.If the difference is 2", your cup size is B.If the difference is 3", your cup size is C.If the difference is 4", your cup size is D.If the difference is 5", your cup size is E or DD.If the difference is 6", your cup size is F or DDD.If the difference is 7", your cup size is G or DDDD.

In the example above, we have 36 for the band size and the difference of 4 inches for the cup size. That means the good bra size is 36D.

What a woman must remember before purchasing any bra is that comfort should be the first priority. If the size is not right, it degrades the comfort. This also applies to the material of the bra (choose the one moisture-wicking material) and the breathability of the padding (choose perforated pads). Both elements will dry up your perspiration quickly so staying dry will only add to the comfort you get when wearing the bra.

Good luck finding the right bra for you.

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