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Dry skin happens to be very uncomfortable.  It also happens to be something that you can avoid by just paying attention to how you are caring for your skin.  The causes of dry skin range widely but there are some considerations for this condition that happen more often than not.  You may have just bathed in water that was too hot too often or you may have a medical condition that is causing your skin to become too dry.  In any case, understanding what is causing your dry skin will help you to prevent it from happening over and over again.

Common Dry Skin Causes

The causes for dry skin range in severity too.  While you may be just a bit uncomfortable with the itchy skin, for others it is painful.  Here are some of the causes that you may have been exposed to.

•    Low humidity.  When you are exposed to warm air indoors and then venture out into the cold outdoor air, your skin reacts to this humidity level.  Because it is used to the warmer temperatures, when you are outdoors it easily can dry out causing your skin to flake and even hurt at times.

•    Too Much Washing.  If you wash your skin too often or you are using a very hot temperature of water, your skin loses its important natural oils which results again in dry skin.

•    Soap.  Some soaps are too harsh for the skin.  They will draw out and wash away those natural oils which will leave your skin dry and cracking.  Using only mild soaps can be helpful in avoiding dry skin.

•    Vitamin A.  If you don’t get enough Vitamin A in your diet, you too may experience dry skin.  Adding more will reduce the occurrence and severity of your dry skin.

•    An illness.  There are several illnesses that can bring on dry skin.  Usually this is due to the medications that you may be taking for the illness that you have.

•    Sunlight.  Sunlight actually can draw out the moisture in your skin, too, leaving it dry.  To avoid this problem, seek out a moisturizer that provides sun blocking benefits to you, too.

The cause of your dry skin may be something different, too.  The fact is that there are many causes to this common condition.  The good news is that most of the time all that is needed is prevention from these conditions or a few moisturizers to give you the relief you deserve.