Home remedies for dry skin: Try turmeric and milk

Our body naturally produces oils that keep our skin protected and prevent it from drying out. However, certain conditions like bad weather, too much bathing, excess rubbing or certain medical conditions like eczema and psoriasis can be causes of dry skin.

Milk contains rich amount of fats that help the skin to replenish its lost moisture. Further, the lactic acid present in milk is a great exfoliator which helps exfoliate dry skin. This helps in removing dead cells, allows new cells to come up and leads to better absorption of moisturising products.

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Besides this, milk is also a good source of vitamin A, B6, B12, D, biotin, and minerals like potassium, selenium, calcium and magnesium which together help in developing new healthy cells, thereby providing elasticity and suppleness to our skin.

Milk contains rich amount of fats that help the skin to replenish its lost moisture. (Source: YouTube/HomeVeda)

One of other prime causes for dry skin is oxidative stress and inflammation of skin cells caused by free radicals. Free radicals are molecules with a missing electron that stabilize themselves by “stealing” electrons from neighboring molecules, creating another free radical in the process. This chain reaction of free radical formation is known as a free radical cascade, and it can result in cellular damage (called oxidative stress) leading to inflammation resulting in dry and patchy skin.

Curcumin is the active ingredient present in turmeric that has powerful anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties. It helps neutralize the free radicals and this helps in the treatment of dry skin.

Do try these home remedies for dry skin and let us know how it goes.

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