DRY SKIN This is a fine type of skin and it is either inclined towards sensitivity or is rather tough.

Dry skit i feels tight and dry after washing. Fine-textured, it lines easily. A young dry skin looks flaky and lined; a more mature skin may look faded and dull. Spots and blemishes, however, rarely appear.

Your Skin Care Routine

Wash with a mild soap or cleanse with warm water at least twice a day. Rinse well.

For removing eye make-up use an oily remover. Try Johnson's baby oil. It is one of the best and most effective eye make-up removers.

As a skin toner use rose water diluted with mineral water. In addition to refreshing your skin, this toner helps remove the last traces of your soap or cleanser.

Apply moisturizer to damp skin, from bosom to hairline. Pay special attention to under-eye area.

* Once a week use an almond meal or oatmeal cleansing pack. Apply this to damp skin avoiding eye area. Wipe off gently or just wash off.

This removes all dry dead cells that your skin sheds during the week.

Tips for Dry Skin

Though Avoid over-exposure to the sun. This further tends to dry your skin.

Apply the extract of melon once in a weekOnce a week (of course, only when it is melon season) to your face. Rinse off with cold water after 10-15 minutes. In addition to softening your skin, this treatment also works wonders for your complexion.

Astringents are definitely out for dry skin.
In the winter when skin tends to get very dry, avoid using soap.

* Try this home-Cookery facial once a week,

Mix the yolk of an egg with two tablespoons of milk, and half a tablespoon of honey.

Apply to face avoiding eye-area.

Leave on for fifteen minutes. Rinse off with tepid water. Make sure you include eggs, apples, peaches, cream, melons, milk and honey in your diet.