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Many people complain that their skin gets dry during the cold winter months. While others complain that summer heat wrecks havoc on their dry skin. It seems that regardless of the season, dry skin can be a problem.

Each season comes with its own set of problems. Cold weather is known for stripping the moisture from your skin. While the summer months mean that you'll be exposed to more pool time, which in essence means you'll have more contact with irritating substances such as chlorine.

Dry Skin Care during the Winter

You may believe that your skin moisturizer will solve your dry skin problems, but this doesn't always happen. The reason for this problem is that what you put on your skin is just as important as how you apply it.

For example, dry skin does require a creamy moisturizer (or an oil, like rose hip oil, if you find you have very dry skin), but you should also apply it immediately after your skin has been exposed to water. This means: get out of the shower, towel off until you skin is damp, and apply your moisturizer. This simple process helps conserve the shower water on your skin.

If you have dry skin then you should use a cream cleanser or olive oil to cleanse your face. The worst thing you can do is use a soapy cleanser. The soap will dry out and irritate your skin while the water needed to lather up the cleanser will take some of your skin's moisture with it as it evaporates.

Here are some more helpful tips that will help avoid dry skin and provide dry skin relief during winter:

*keep away from fireplaces or open flames

*drink plenty of water

*use a humidifier to restore moisture to the atmosphere

Dry Skin Care & Summer

You may think that your dry skin problems will decrease during the summer, but the opposite it usually true. The reason most people suffer from dry skin during summer is: more exposure to water. Water strips both the natural oils and moisture from your skin.

If you want to enjoy the beach and avoid dry skin problems then it's important that you follow a few suggestions. First off, take your moisturizer and sunscreen with you wherever you go. Both of these products will help protect your skin and keep it moisturized.

If you've decided that you want to go to the pool, simply make sure to rinse the chlorine from your body as soon as you get out of the water. Pat your skin dry and immediately reapply your moisturizer and sunscreen. This will help keep the chlorine from irritating your skin and prevent the pool water from stripping your skin or its natural moisture.

The same holds true if you decide to go to the beach. Rinse off the salt, pat dry and apply your moisturizer and sunscreen as soon as possible.