How To Hydrate Your Skin Naturally?

Each and every part of the body needs hydration. As part of our daily routine at home and at work, we move about a lot. If a person is exposed to extreme hot weather, lot of water will evaporate from skin and he is likely to suffer from dehydration. The first part of the body that will reflect the exposure and dehydration will be skin. The skin of the person will give an appearance as if he is quite old, and over a period of time his skin will start sagging. Not only this, the capacity to protect itself and the body against exposure to atmospheric conditions will also go down.

The skin has broadly three layers these being:

Epidermis: This layer is made of skin cells. It provides protection from injury and keeps the infectious organism at bay.
Dermis: This layer contains capillaries that feed the cells with nutrient-rich blood. Hair follicles and nervous cells are also present in this layer.
Subcutaneous: This layer is also known as the hypodermis, and attaches the skin to everything beneath.

Drinking sufficient quantity of water is the best source of hydration to all the body organs. A healthy person should drink six to seven glasses of water. Ordinary skin care creams available in the market do not provide hydration to all the layers but restrict it to the upper most layers. For full hydration the following products need to be considered:

Lanolin is a natural produce. It is natural wax which is found in the oil glands of sheep and is extracted from sheep hair. When mixed with water this product can readily penetrate in human skin and provides full hydration to the deepest layer and provide softness and healing. This is an important constituent of a number of skin care products available in the market.

Emu oil, a fat of emu, a bird found in Australia, has composition similar to the human fat, is a very good product for skin hydration. Because of its anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties, when applied on the human skin, it acts to provide both hydration and healing. This oil is non toxic and provides softness and shine to the human skin when applied properly.

Pro-xylance is a derivative of wood of a plant found on beaches. It has a kind of sugar called xylose. Its minute molecules penetrate deep into the human skin to provide hydration. This is part of formulations of night action products, recommended to be applied at night time for continuous action throughout eight hours of sleep.