Everything You Need to Know to Keep Your Skin Glowing & Hydrated this Dry Skin Season

Tips and product recommendations to help you prevent, treat and relieve dry skin (regardless of your skin type)

We’ve all been there, the weather changes from hot to cold, our work loads shift and become more stressful, and our skincare falls to the back burner. Before we know it, our skin has become dry, itchy and flaky with no end in sight.

Thankfully this doesn’t mean that glowing, hydrated skin is a lost cause!

We should start by making sure we understand the main causes of dry skin. Once we know this, we can look at how to prevent dry skin in the first place. And, we can better understand how to stop dry skin once we have it.

Without further ado, let’s get to know dry skin better.

What are the signs, symptoms and main causes of dry skin?

From your lifestyle and genetics to your skincare habits, you’ll be surprised at what can dry out your skin!

Signs and symptoms of dry skin can include:

Itchiness
Flaking and peeling
Rough feeling or texture
Scaly look and texture
Cracked and bleeding skin
Redness

Here are some of the main causes of dry skin:

Extreme weather (both hot and cold!)
Dry, hot air that keeps your house warm in the colder months
Hot baths and showers
Harsh soaps and detergents
Other skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis (these are often a sign you’re more susceptible to dry skin in general)
Age (the older you get the more likely you are to experience dry skin)
Genetics (if your family has dry skin odds are you will too!)
Your overall health

Tips to prevent dry, itchy skin

While some causes of dry skin are beyond our control (thanks genetics…), others can be addressed with our daily lifestyle and skincare habits.

We’ve outlined some of our best dry skin prevention tips below!

Avoid long, hot showers or baths
Apply a moisturizer right after bathing
Pat dry your skin after your shower and after you wash your hands
Use gentle and natural soaps and skincare products
If you’re prone to dry skin be wary of retinol in products
Protect your skin before going out into cold weather with a moisturizer and proper warm weather clothing
Make sure you’re eating a well-balanced diet
Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water
Use a humidifier to combat dry air in your home
Maintain a daily moisturizing routine, particularly if you have skin concerns like eczema or psoriasis

Tips & natural remedies to keep your skin hydrated

Sometimes dry skin sneaks up on us even when we’re following tips to prevent it. This is where natural dry skin remedies are helpful.

Stop dry, itchy and flaky skin with these tips to stop dry skin and keep your skin glowing and hydrated.

Moisturize daily (make sure to include your whole body, face, lips, hands and feet)
Exfoliate regularly (at least once to twice a week)
Hydrate overnight (this is the best time to moisturize)
Put on a pair of gloves and a pair of socks after moisturizing (we recommend doing this right before going to sleep…it helps your skin lock in moisture and hydration)

Natural dry skin remedies

On top of implementing these tips, it’s important to make sure you’re using the right products for your skin. We recommend our all-natural products rich in moisture-repairing and skin-nourishing ingredients like Vitamin E, rosehip oil, avocado oil, shea butter, and cocoa butter.

A few of our fave products infused with these ingredients include:

Did You Know? Avocado oil helps to soothe, treat, and prevent dry skin.
Avocado oil contains high amounts of Vitamins A, B, D, and E and essential fatty acids. These properties soften and soothe your skin, increasing the production of collagen and penetrate through layers of skin for better moisturization and improved skin texture.
It’s an ingredient that is particularly kind to sensitive skin and helps to not only treat dry skin, but it also relieves eczema and psoriasis.

Do you get dry skin on your scalp?

This is so common but not talked about often enough, so we’ve dedicated a whole section just for the topic of dry scalps!

Thankfully there is plenty we can do to treat and prevent the discomforts of a dry scalp.

Avoid long, hot showers or baths
Avoid heat styling
Use gentle and natural soaps, shampoos, conditioners and skincare products
Regularly condition and moisturize the scalp

Try out our natural conditioning and moisturizing hair and scalp products like our:

We hope these tips will help you maintain soft, moisturized and hydrated skin this fall and winter, Lala Tribe. And, if you’re looking for hydrating options to complement these tips, check out our dry skin faves here.