If you are suffering from dry flaky skin and are tired of spending tons of money on moisturisers and skin creams with no relief, your condition may be due to dehydration.
Most of us know by now that the human body is made up of between 60% and 70% water, and that we need to maintain that balance in order to stay hydrated and in good health, but not all of us realise why. Water is present in every single cell and tissue in the human body, and is vital for good health.
Can Drinking Water Really Help for my Flaky Skin?
Drinking fluids such as juices, soft drinks, tea and coffee may slake your thirst, but they do not hydrate the body the way you need to hydrate it; some of them are actually diuretics, which means that they make one urinate more frequently thereby actually dehydrating you instead of hydrating you. Added to that the fact that many of them contain food colourings and preservatives, and they are actually very unhealthy anyway.
Using creams and moisturisers on your skin may help for a bit, but they only deal with the surface of the skin and not the cause, which is dehydration. The skin is the largest organ in the human body, and as such needs lots of water to moisturise it from the inside and keep it plump, elastic and young-looking.
Dry flaky skin is caused by damage to the skin’s lipid barrier that protects the skin from harmful elements. Combine this deterioration with a decrease in sebum production and it can lead to trans-epidermal water loss as the cells become dehydrated and the skin shows visible stress and flaking. A moisturiser will offer temporary surface relief, but until the balance of fluid in the body is restored, the skin will remain dry.
Drinking water regularly will replace water lost due to urination, sweating, and various other bodily functions and will re-hydrate the entire body including the skin. Make sure that your drinking water is the purest water possible by investing in a water cooler like the Living-Water bottled water coolers that dispense Living-Water Spring Water sourced and bottled in the Wenworth region, or their mains water coolers that are fitted with the Living Water Triple Activated Carbon Filter.
