When you are looking for home remedies for dehydrated skin, it is regressive to your purpose when you use store bought moisturizers, or branded products from drug stores. Even though these products claim to have a lot of nature ingredients, and while some of them actually do, they still contain artificial chemicals and odors hat can be avoided when you are trying to take care of your skin.
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It is not only people with dry sensitive skin who can suffer from dehydration. Seasonal changes may leave everyone susceptible to dehydrated and dry skin, and sometimes, store bought moisturizers and water intake simply isn’t enough to combat the problem.
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There are a lot of good ingredients found in natural products, which when mixed together in the right proportion and combination can help in ensuring that you are left with soft, supple and hydrated skin. Here are some of the best DIY recipes for moisturizers, which act as the best possible home remedies for dehydrated skin.
1. Lavender and coconut moisturizer
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This is one of the simplest, yet most effective home remedies for dehydrated skin. The recipe requires only three ingredients and helps not only in hydrating your skin, but the lavender oil helps in relaxing your body because of its antioxidant properties while coconut oil is one of the best hydrating and anti-ageing ingredients out there.
You will need:
- 1 teaspoon Vitamin E (capsule)
- ½ cup melted coconut oil
- 10 drop of lavender essential oil
Mix all these together and let the coconut oil solidify, so that you get a thick, milky, all natural skin moisturizer.
2. Avocado and honey moisturizer
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Avocado and honey are a great natural moisturizer. However, they have anti-ageing and skin firming properties by acting as temporary, natural filler for your skin, which removed wrinkles. It is super easy to make and leaves your skin looking youthful and supple.
You will need:
- 1 avocado
- 3 tablespoons of fresh cream
- 1 tablespoon of honey
Blend all of the above ingredients into a blender and make a face mask. Apply this face mask every day for an hour, before washing it off with warm water.
3. Olive oil and sugar scrub
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One of the main causes of dry skin is the build-up of dead skin cells, which can prevent your healthy skin cells from getting moisturized. The sugar in this simple, two-ingredient body scrub helps in removing the dead skin cells and moisturizing the body, while the oil helps lock the moisture, making it one of the simplest and most effective home remedies for dehydrated skin.
You will need:
- ½ cup olive oil
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 drops essential oil (optional)
Apply this body scrub all over your body every day before bathing, to have soft, supple and hydrated skin.
4. Shea butter body lotion
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Shea butter is a great skin moisturizer which a lot of branded products brag of having as an ingredient. When shea butter is mixed with essential oils and other natural ingredients it creates a luxurious, thick natural moisturizer which is easily absorbed by the skin. This recipe doesn’t use coconut oil as an ingredient, because despite being nothing short of a miracle ingredient, it can some irritate the skin in certain seasons.
You will need:
- ½ cup shea butter
- 2 tablespoons almond oil (for nourishment)
- 10 drops lavender essential oil (optional)
- 5 drops tea tree oil (optional)
The essential oils contain a number of healing properties, making your body lotion even more nourishing. Apply this light lotion before going to bed for gorgeous, hydrated skin.
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5. Peppermint and Vitamin E oil moisturizer
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This is one of the easiest, most beautiful home-made skin moisturizers ever, and it takes approximately 5 minutes to make. It contains super nourishing ingredients like peppermint, which makes your skin feel young and energized while the Vitamin E oil is one of the best natural moisturizers.
You will need:
- 2 tablespoons peppermint oil
- 1 capsule Vitamin E oil
- ½ cup coconut oil (optional)
The coconut oil can serve as a base for your moisturizer, and can also add to the good properties of your concoction. However, a thorough mixture of Vitamin E oil and peppermint oil is good enough to heal your dehydrated skin, naturally.
6. Coffee Cinnamon Body Moisturizer
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Dehydrated skin is often dull and lifeless. In order to restore life to your skin, you must give it a healthy dose of caffeine, and not necessarily by consuming it. While the coffee and coconut oil in this recipe invigorates and moisturizes your skin, the cinnamon and the palm sugar act as cleansing and exfoliating agents, to help you lock moisture into your skin, giving you a dewy, moisturized glow.
You will need:
- ½ cup finely ground coffee
- ½ cup palm sugar
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Make sure you melt the coconut oil before mixing it with the rest of the ingredients. Apply this on your limbs and other areas prone to dryness and watch the magic! P.S., this moisturizer tastes delicious.
7. Aloe mint body moisturizer
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You have to ensure that moisturizers are not sticky or greasy when you are using them during summertime, because they can make your skin feel oily and uncomfortable. This cooling recipe contains aloe vera gel and mint; both hydrating and refreshing ingredients which can help your skin retain moisture and at the same time, leave it feeling cooler during the hot summer months. The recipe also uses beeswax, which is a great natural moisturizer for severely dehydrated skin.
You will need:
- ½ aloe vera gel
- 1 tablespoon mint extract
- 1 drop peppermint oil (optional)
- ¼ cup beeswax (grated)
- ½ cup coconut oil (optional)
Melt the beeswax in a saucepan with the coconut oil if you are using it. Let it cool slightly before whisking in the aloe vera gel and the mint extract to create a light, soothing moisturizer.
8. Lemon and agave natural moisturizer
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Agave nectar is a natural and effective hydrating agent. If you have oily skin, and you are looking for moisturizers without added oil to keep your skin hydrated, then this is the best anti-ageing and hydrating mask for you. Lemon is also a great antioxidant, which helps get rid of the dead skin cells and allows your pores to breathe so that you are left with soft, glowing skin.
You will need:
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon agave nectar
- ½ cup cooked rice
Blend all these ingredients together till they form a smooth paste. Apply this all over your body before bathing, and wash off with a gentle soap free from harsh chemicals or ingredients.
9. Green tea and glycerine nourishing moisturizer
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Moisture locking DIY lotions and oils are useful for people who have all types of skin, whether it is dry, oily or combination skin type. This moisturizer contains healing green tea water rich in antioxidants, as well as glycerine, which is a great moisturizing agent. It doesn’t leave a greasy residue on the skin because the recipe doesn’t require additional oils to moisturize the skin.
You will need:
- 1 tablespoon green tea water
- 1 teaspoon pure glycerine
- 1 capsule Vitamin E oil
Mix all of the above ingredients thoroughly till you get a smooth mixture. Apply it to your body and wash off with lukewarm water after half an hour, or until it is absorbed by your skin.
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10. Buttermilk
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If you don’t feel like going about the market looking for a number of ingredients for your DIY moisturizer, then you can simply take out that leftover buttermilk from your fridge and use that as a moisturizer. Buttermilk contains healthy fats and lactic acids, both of which have been proven to be highly effective against common skin problems like ageing and dehydration. It is it not only a great moisturizer, but it helps remove spots and scars from your skin as well, making it one of the easiest, yet most effective home remedies for dehydrated skin and other skin related issues.
You will need:
- ½ cup buttermilk
- One cotton ball
Soak the cotton ball in buttermilk and apply it gently all over your body or the dry spots. Wash it off after 15-20 minutes with warm water.
Natural, homemade DIY moisturizers are infinitely better than store bought ones because you know exactly what goes into your product, and you can treat your condition with special, relevant ingredients, however and whenever you want.
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