Does your skin feel parched and look lusterless even after slathering all those hydrating creams and lotions? You need homemade cures. Battle your dryness with the natural home remedies listed below.

Natural Home Remedies For Dry Skin

Braving dry skin can be a mortifying experience, especially if you have flaky, itchy skin that looks a little more unsightly than the hide of an alligator! It is likely for the skin to go dry during the cold winters, leaving it parched and begging for some moisture. Nevertheless, there is more to this terrifying skin woe than just harsh weather. Issues like stress, diet, sedentary lifestyle does wear out the skin, stripping it off its natural glow and leaving it appear jaded and dull. The only known cure to replenish a dull skin is to pamper it with moisturizer and consume gallons of water. Most people take to the market shelves to pick their bet for dumping the dry skin, which sadly never comes cheap. However, you need to understand that it takes a little more than just generous slathering of skin creams and lotions to bid goodbye to your dry skin horrors. In case you have been suffering from dry skin since long, here’s good news. Banish your beauty bummers with the natural home cures listed below and stay glowing all along. Check out these home remedies for dry skin and bid adieu to your beauty woes.
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Homemade Cures For Dry Skin
 
Fruity Indulgence!
Nothing works wonder for a dry skin better than a fruity slush! Indulge in the goodness of avocado, banana and papaya to dump the dryness out of your skin. Mash together avocado, ripe banana and ripe papaya. Apply this fruity mix on your face, neck and other dry areas and allow it to dry for 15 minutes. Rinse off with tepid water. Repeat this process twice a week to get a more radiant and glowing you!
 
Egg It On!
Enjoy a facelift with the wondrous effect of an egg face pack that is sure to get you a glowing skin. Just take 1 teaspoon each of egg yolk and honey and 2 teaspoon of milk powder. Mix it well. Slather your face and neck with the egg pack and allow it to dry for 15 minutes, before rinsing your face with cold water.
 
Go Apple!
Did you know that an apple a day keeps dry skin away? Apple is known to do rejuvenating wonders for your dry skin, leaving it pampered and glowing all along. The potassium and tannin in apple gives the skin a lustrous sheen and keeps dryness away. To get a taste of its goodness, just grate the apples and apply the pulp on your skin. Leave it on for 20 minutes and rinse with cold water. This skin indulgence is likely to leave you with a radiant feeling.
 
Cool It With Cucumber!
Cucumbers are the ultimate boosters for dry and flaky skin, leaving you with a gorgeous looking skin in a matter of few minutes. Just grate a cucumber and squeeze out the juice. Apply this juice on your face. You can also combine cucumber juice with a few drops of lemon juice, a little bit of rose water and turmeric powder and apply it on the dry patches. Leave the pack on for 15 minutes and then rinse it off to get lighter, firmer and radiant skin.
 
Honey Bliss!
Honey is the ultimate potion for dry skin and sums up as a potent ingredient for most hydrating masks. It nourishes and seals in the moisture, leaving the skin smooth and radiant. Take ½ tablespoon of honey and a dash of rose water and apply it all over your face and body. Leave it on for 15 minutes and wash off with warm water. Your skin will thank you for it!
 
Bet On Nuts!
Almonds are just the best cures for dry, chapped skin. The best aspect is that you can indulge in it every day. Take some almond oil and apply it on the body and face, just before you step in for a shower, to get rid of dryness for good. To revel in the richness of almonds, try this amazing face pack. Soak a few almonds in milk and then grind it into a smooth paste. Add yogurt to the mixture and slather it all over your skin. Allow it to dry and then rinse off.
 
Lemony Touch!
If you are bogged down with dull, parched skin, lemon maybe your ultimate rescue. Lemon is known to cleanse and clarify the skin and also has bleaching properties to lighten the skin. Squirt out some lemon juice and add one teaspoon of avocado juice to it. Apply it on the skin and wear it on for 20 minutes before rinsing it off.

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