The main reason why the skin is flaky is a lack of moisture.
To dryness of your skin can lead and incorrectly selected soap, which includes deodorizing and antimicrobial effects. So that your skin does not peel off, choose soap in the composition that would be included, olive oil and had a significant fat content. And your chosen soap should have moisturizing qualities. You can also choose a soap in the composition, which will be the content of the cream. But do not use soap, which contains lanolin, it is able to provoke an allergic reaction and thereby cause skin peeling.
If you have sensitive skin, and you often notice peeling on the hands and face, then its cause can be caused by active rubbing. Specialists in such cases recommend that after washing or taking baths do not wipe the skin with a towel, but simply get wet, removing excess moisture. Thus, you will not injure the upper layers of the epidermis.
To get rid of flaking you will be helped by moisturizing cosmetics, which you must use regularly. It is best to give preference to fat-based formulations. This composition creates a waterproof barrier between the air and the skin. And thereby prevents the evaporation of moisture, which is so necessary for the skin. You can use common petroleum jelly with strong peeling. Well, of course it will be best to seek help from a dermatologist. Only he can pick up for you moisturizing and emollients.
In addition to cosmetics to combat severe peeling, you can also use medicines. If you have peeling on the skin of your hands, you can choose a cream with hydrocortisone. Apply it to a thick layer, and after applying the cream, put on plastic gloves and leave it overnight.
You can also use a hydrocortisone cream for problem areas on the face, but its content should be low (0.5%). This procedure should be carried out continuously, 1-2 weeks, but not more than once a day. You should know that using this medicine you can not use it constantly.
There are also folk methods for controlling skin peeling. Very effective masks with aromatic oils. Mix 1 teaspoon of honey with 1 teaspoon of almond oil and treat the resulting mixture with your problem areas. Leave this mask for 10 minutes and then remove with a cotton swab. Also you can use for this mask and other oils, for example grape oil, wheat germ oil and apricot oil.
You can also get rid of skin peeling with a nutritious cream that you can make at home without any difficulties. For this cream you will need one teaspoon of honey and one tablespoon of softened butter and one tablespoon of pulp from the banana. Mix this whole mixture thoroughly and apply this mixture on the skin. It is necessary to apply it not with simple rubbing movements, but with the help of patting movements. Soak this mixture on the skin for about 20 minutes, and then wash it off with warm water.
Do not go outside if you just washed your hands and face. You can wind the exposed areas of the skin and thereby cause skin peeling.
Now you know how to get rid of the peeling of the skin and how to prevent its appearance.