Be Kind to your Skin

You must have heard that your parents are surprised to talk about the dryness of the skin of their hands and face and say that they never had to use moisturizer when they were young.
Especially middle-aged and elderly men who don’t feel good about greasing their hands, face or other parts of their skin; often the skin of their hands is dry and cracked or they have scratches and wounds due to itching caused by dryness and frequent scratching.
If we say that the root of many of these troubles is in the way of bathing and not observing some principles before and after bathing, and you can easily get rid of it, you will surely be surprised.
It is better to implement this method of taking a bath of principles and health to see for yourself how many percent of your skin problems, especially dryness and its consequences, disappear.

1. How many times a week should we bathe?
   Our advice to the elderly and people with dry skin is to bathe twice a week.
   Bathing, especially if it is combined with washing the skin with detergents, causes dryness of the skin.
   Even the water alone can remove the skin fat that is on its surface and to protect the water in the skin tissue cells. You should know that dry skin is very itchy.
2. What is the temperature of the water?
   It is recommended to all people, both young and old, never to shower with hot water, but this advice and emphasis is more serious in the elderly, because due to age and hormonal changes, the skin undergoes changes and it may be as good as a year. The past does not retain the water in it.
   Be sure to take a shower with lukewarm water and check the water temperature before taking a bath so that your skin does not lose all its moisture.
3. Buy a mild detergent
   . The elderly and people with dry skin should use mild mobile detergents such as soap or baby shampoos or body wash pens so as not to remove the hidden fat on the surface of the skin with their hands. should not be used Note that one of the important causes of itching is excessive dryness of the skin. By trying to keep the skin moist, you will soon get rid of this itching.
4. The material of the towel should be soft, not rough.
   The material of the towel should be soft and delicate so that the rough texture of the towel does not irritate the skin. Even this delicate towel should not be moved violently on the skin.
   It is better to keep the towel in an environment outside the bathroom after taking a bath and wearing clothes.
   Pay attention to keeping the towel and paying attention to its hygiene is necessary to maintain the health of your skin.
   Moisture is a suitable factor for the growth of microbes and fungi. In the dark and warm environment of the bathroom, the reproduction speed of these fungi and microbes increases.
   If you have a habit of hanging the wet towel there after the bath, it is better to know that the wet environment of the bathroom is not suitable at all and the towel should be spread out in the open air to dry well.
   After drying, you can put it in the closet and drawer or even in a special place in the bathroom.
5. Use a moisturizing lotion
   Before putting on your clothes, use a moisturizing lotion that contains Vaseline or Oserin.
   Apply body lotion all over your skin to prevent excessive evaporation of water from the body surface.
   Note that perfumed lotions are not suitable. Don’t worry, body lotion does not make your body greasy, it only helps to maintain skin moisture and moisturizes a little.
   Bathroom towel hygiene is important
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   Do not throw your bath towel anywhere, especially when it is wet, and it is good to wash it after a while.
   Use an open space exposed to the sun to dry.
   If you have a specific skin problem or fungal disease, it is better to use disinfectants.
   It is better to wash the towel with 80°C water.
   A towel that is washed at this temperature and with any detergent is clean and free of any contamination.
   After washing, rinse it well. If you have an automatic washing machine, it is necessary to leave the towel in the open air or in the room to dry completely.