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[D714]Dry Skin And Rash

by Janet Simpson, Jan

Your body is made up of billions and billions of cells. Each cell has two main functions; to nourish itself from nutrients obtained from the bloodstream and to throw off any waste through excretion.

When a cell is healthy it is vibrant and full of electric energy and the cell is able to nourish with nutrients and excrete waste with great efficiency.

However, if energy and vitality have been sapped from a cell then the process of nourishment and excretion becomes very laboured or even worse stops altogether.

When this occurs any waste and toxin accumulated in the body eventually overwhelms your system. Your body is being poisoned by the accumulation of waste material. This poisoning is called Toxaemia.

Every single cell in your body has its particular function to perform and once this function has been carried out it produces waste. In a healthy body all waste is excreted through the blood, lymph, lungs, liver, kidney, bowels and skin.

The cells throw of their waste into the lymph which carries the waste material back to the blood. The waste is then carried to one of the excretory organs for normal elimination.

When the body is saturated with toxin, however your body goes into a state of crisis and must find other channels of elimination. It will use channels not normally used for excretion such as the mucous membrane (colds, catarrh), and the skin in the form of skin eruptions (eczema and rash).

This then is why you will suffer eczema (or other diseases). The types of disease caused by toxin saturation include cancer, obesity, depression, psoriasis, varicose veins, fibroids, allergies, alzheimer, diabetes, migraine and eczema.

Many people, both men and women, develop a rash from shaving. The rashes usually consist of red bumps, sometimes involve ingrown hairs, and can even scar. Some shaving rashes disappear within an hour or so, and others seem perpetual. The effort to get a close shave is often the culprit, and is especially a problem for those with dry skin as the extra-thick layer of dead skin cells prevents close contact with the skin surface. One of the best solutions is a good shielding lotion to alleviate dry skin and give you a smoother shave, but here are few other tips that may also help.

1. Don’t stretch the skin. Shaving is supposed to remove the hair that is already above the surface. When you stretch the skin to get a closer shave, the hair pops out of the follicle - the part of the skin that grows hair - and then pops back in below the surface of the skin when you relax the face. The sharp tip of the freshly cut hair then curls into the skin beside the follicle as it grows, causing an ingrown hair and razor bumps.

2. Use a single blade razor. The effect of a double or triple-blade razor is similar to stretching the skin. The blades tend to pull the hair further out from the follicle and you wind up cutting the hair below the surface of the skin. When the hair retracts into the follicle, it is below the surface.

3. Lubricate the skin prior to shaving, but don’t use a chemical compound that will cause or exacerbate dry skin. Try a shielding lotion instead.

4. If you’re using disposable razors, don’t use them more than once. Dull blades don’t cut well so you tend to push down harder, pulling at the hair and irritating the skin. Other types of blades usually remain sharp through about five shaves.

5. Shave in the same direction as the hair is growing. If it grows up, shave up. Shaving in a different direction pulls the hair.

6. Don’t shave skin that already has razor bumps or ingrown hairs. Let the bumps heal, and try to remedy the ingrown hairs by pulling the tips out with tweezers so the hairs come out straight. Letting the hair grow for a while will also help ingrown hairs to grow out.

Shaving rashes are not only unsightly, they can also get itchy and infected. For a comfortable shave that leaves your skin smooth and clean, follow the tips above. And don’t forget to use the shielding lotion every day to alleviate the dry skin.

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