Dry Skin: Homeopathic Approach
Dry skin makes the skin look and feel rough, itchy, flaky, or scaly. The location where these dry patches form varies from person to person. It's a common condition that affects people of all ages. Dry skin, also known as xerosis or xeroderma, has many causes, including cold or dry weather, sun damage, harsh soaps, and overbathing.
Dry skin is often temporary or seasonal — you might get it only in winter, for example — or you might need to treat it long term.
Signs and Symptoms of Dry Skin:
- A feeling of skin tightness
- Skin that feels and looks rough
- Itchiness (pruritus)
- Slight to severe flaking skin, which causes the ashy look that can affect dry brown and black skin
- Slight to severe scaling or peeling
- Cracked "dry riverbed" look on legs
- Fine lines or cracks
- Skin that ranges from reddish on white skin to grayish on brown and black skin
- Deep cracks that may bleed
Homeopathic Remedies for Dry Sensitive Skin:
There is no shortage of advertisements regarding creams and lotions which claim to be ‘cures’ for dry skin, but all these are only very temporary solutions which fail to strike at the root of the problem. Homeopathy offers a very effective mode of treatment for dry skin. Dry skin is treated with natural medicines in Homeopathy. Homeopathic remedies for dry skin are totally free from any side effects and act as a natural source to nourish the skin, remove the dryness, and replenish the skin’s normal texture.
Homeopathic medicines for dry skin include Petroleum, Calendula, Sulphur, Rhus tox, Antim Crud, and Sarsaparilla.