Perfuming Your Dry Skin Remedies

If we are going to have to use dry skin remedies, we typically either want them to smell good or not at all. There are two different schools of thought when it comes to adding scents to creams and lotions. Many consumers out there want a product that not only works well, but also smells good. Others can be sensitive to a perfume in a product and it can cause allergic or unpleasant reactions for the user. In that case, no scent or a very light natural scent is the best alternative.

One of the nicer things about unscented dry skin remedies is that you can always add scent later, if you change your mind. This also works well if you are using essential oils to add a little scent to your day. You can use a cold cream or lotion and just apply a drop or so some of the essential oil to the product before you spread it on. That way, you can get your favorite scent and a moisturizing lotion or cream that is working to soothe your dry, chapped skin too.

When working with essential oils, it's important to realize that they should never go on the skin alone. They are highly concentrated herbal concoctions that can cause burning and skin irritation when they are applied without being diluted first. Remember that although they work great for potpourri and as room fragrances, your skin is a living organism and needs to be treated with some gentleness.

To determine is the essential oil you would like to use for fragrance might cause an allergic reaction, simply spot test it. You can use a dilution of the oil with the cream or lotion base and apply it to the back of your neck or crook of your arm and see if it causes burning, redness, or itching. If it does, you might want to try to dilute it further or use different oil all together. This is really the only way to tell how sensitive you are to a particular oil that you may want to use to scent your dry skin remedies.

Remember that although scent is nice, it isn't what does the healing. Concentrate on remedies that:

If you can find an all-natural moisturizer for dry skin with a light scent that works well in most situations, like Skin So Silky, then you don't have to do the work to add a scent of your own. The citrus-like smell of Skin So Silky comes from the addition of lemon oil to the blend, which is good for elevating your mood and lifting depression as well as combating acne. Dry skin remedies can work hard and smell good too!

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