Hollywood Celebrity Reveals Beauty Secret
Hollywood beauty Charlize Theron recently splashed out on expensive Super Berry moisturiser, which helps her retain her younger looking skin. The Monster actress is determined to preserve her youthful appearance, and thus uses the Sugar Acai Age-Delay Body Cream, made from a unique fruit found in the Amazon jungle.
The cream costs a whopping $65 for a tiny tube, boasts a slow down time process, and comprises of age defying technology to nourish, protect a firmer looking skin, reports China Daily. Theron is not the only celebrity to resort to unusual methods to retain younger looks, for 'Desperate Housewives' actress Teri Hatcher's beauty regime reportedly involves pouring a glass of wine into her bath, while Gwyneth Paltrow uses an anti-wrinkle cream containing snake venom to maintain her looks.
Care for your Dry Skin at Home
Given below are home treatment suggestions to help you overcome the discomfort of dry skin.
- For very dry hands, try this for a night: Apply a thin layer of petroleum jelly, and wear thin cotton gloves to bed. (Dry feet may benefit from similar treatment.)
- If dry, brittle nails are a problem, use lotion on your nails as well.
Avoid scratching, which damages the skin. If itching is a problem, try the following:
- Keep the itchy area well moisturized. Dry skin may make itching worse.
- Try an oatmeal bath to help relieve itching.
- Wrap 1 cup of oatmeal in a cotton cloth and boil as you would to cook it. Use this as a sponge and bathe in tepid water without soap.
- You may also try a commercial product, such as Aveeno Colloidal Oatmeal bath.
- Try a nonprescription 1% hydrocortisone cream for small itchy areas.
- Use the cream very sparingly on the face or genitals.
- If itching is severe, your doctor may prescribe a stronger cream.
- Try a nonprescription oral antihistamine, such as Claritin, Chlor-Trimeton, or Benadryl.
- Cut your nails short or wear gloves at night to prevent scratching.
- Wear cotton or silk clothing. Avoid wool and acrylic fabrics next to your skin.
Winter Skin Care Tips
Since the chilly winter has already left your skin dry, why not do something to regain the fresh supple look that you flaunt in the summers? A natural antioxidant and infused with anti-microbial properties, honey is one of the easily accessible natural moisturizers that helps to revive your depleted skin. Use of cocoa butter at night gives makes your skin unusually soft and glowing. A moisturizer with sunscreen properties, aloe vera protects your skin from the UV rays and overcomes dryness as well.