Dealing with dry skin can be a constant fight! During the winter months, dry skin that feels itchy and tight is just miserable. We try slathering on lotions, but moisture from lotions disappears fast, leaving dry skin as itchy and uncomfortable as before. In summer, the itching and tightness may not be as bad, but dry skin just does'nt have a glowing, healthy look.

Try these tips for 30 days and you will be amazed at how wonderful your skin will look and feel! Within that time, you will have put into practice the foundation of new habits that will allow you to enjoy the radiant glow of healthy balanced skin.

To get started:

- Drink water, water and more water. Water hydrates all skin cells and is essential for moisturizing and balancing skin. Drink a minimum of 8 glasses per day. An abundance of pure, clean water is best. Your body has to work to obtain water from all other types of liquids, including juice and tea.

- Cut back on long hot baths and showers. Hot baths and showers feel marvelous, but you are removing natural oils from your skin. Warm water is best, and try not to bathe/shower for more than 5 minutes.

- Exfoliate once or twice each week. Dry skin will look radiant after treatment with an exfoliating product or tool that removes dead skin to reveal new skin cells. Moisturizers are also more effective after exfoliation. New skin cells revealed after exfoliation absorb moisturizing products more effectively, and retain moisture better. Also, exfoliation helps skin maintain optimum moisture balance by increasing circulation, which brings essential nourishment to skin cells.

Start your exfoliation regimen with natural sugar scrubs, or use a loofah or mesh sponge with a moisturizing vegetable soap, and give skin a good polish. Be careful not to use too much pressure or excessive scrubbing the first time you exfoliate, as this can irritate skin. Instead, massage gently during the first few sessions, and gradually increase the amount of pressure and duration. Skin becomes less sensitive to exfoliation over time with regular, once or twice per week sessions. Committment to exfoliating your skin at least once per week will reward you with super smooth, radiant skin.

- Use natural vegetable soaps. These soaps are made from pure vegetable oils and provide gentle but effective cleansing. Natural vegetable soaps include bar and liquid soaps made from olive oil, (also called castille soap), and soaps made from soybean oil, safflower oil, sunflower oil, and a variety of other vegetable oils. There are many fine brands of natural vegetable soaps available. As you try them you will soon find the ones that become your favorites. The most moisturizing vegetable soaps have been superfatted with shea butter, avocado, jojoba as well as other vegetable oils. These soaps have very gentle cleansing properties and are wonderful for cleansing dry skin.

- Gently pat "blot" your skin dry with a towel after bathing or showering. Brisk rubbing with your towel removes natural oils from your skin. Blot skin dry to allow towel to absorb excess moisture.

- Apply moisturizer while skin is still damp to help seal in moisture. "Buttery" creams like shea butter, olive oil, and other vegetable oil based butters are excellent for sealing in moisture and conditioning dry skin.

- Don't scratch itchy skin. Try misting skin with floral water, (hydrosol) such as rose, lavender, or orange blossom. Immediately apply a moisturizing body butter to the misted area and massage into skin. You will be amazed at how fast the itching stops!

- Increase the humidity in your home. Use a humidifier or bowls filled with water, especially in your bedroom. When using bowls of water, be sure to add more water to the bowls as it evaporates, and clean and refill bowls with fresh water daily to prevent mold and bacteria growth.

Adopt these natural beauty tips that work to get rid of dry skin, and begin to enjoy healthy balanced skin that looks its beautiful best.

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