Beauty Tip | 4 Holy Grail Products for Dry Skin

For a dry scalp

• Coconut Oil

I've been struggling with dry scalp issues for as long as I can remember. I was strictly using head and shoulders for a while, but all the chemicals and weird ingredients in it made me want to switch over to something a little more natural. This cold-turkey quit made my scalp disgustingly dry. After months and months of testing out different all natural products, I decided to just try with good ol' coconut oil.

Dry scalp means that your scalp isn't producing as much oil as it needs to to stay hydrated. This can lead to embarrassing dandruff, brittle, dry hair, and a very VERY itchy head. I had it to the point of signs of possible psoriasis - red, dry, scaly patches all over my scalp, all the way up to my hairline where it was visible to other people. I could go days without washing my hair and my roots would never get oily. A blessing? Not when the oiliness of your hair is replaces with gross dandruff flakes all over the place.

What I do is quite simple, I just lather my scalp and roots with coconut oil, massage it in, and leave it in over night. Your hair will look extremely greasy and dirty, do don't plan on leaving the house after this.

I've only done this treatment once, and there's already a huge difference in the dryness of my scalp. Using moisturizing shampoos and conditioners along with this once in a while treatment will help too. I use an argan oil based shampoo and follow it up with a leave-in argan oil serum. The coconut oil is what really does the trick though. The other things are just supporting roles.

For a dry face

• Trader Joe's Spa Face Wash with Tea Tree Oil
• Lush Celestial Facial Moisturizer

I don't have terribly sensitive skin, but with just the slightest change in the weather, my T-Zone dries up like the Sahara. I use the Trader Joe's Spa Face Wash with Tea Tree Oil after taking off my make up every night, and also anytime I wash my face in the shower. It doesn't leave my skin feeling dry or irritated, which is really important.

After anytime I wash my face, I follow up with Lush's Celestial Facial Moisturizer which is packed with almond oil, almond milk, cocoa butter, and lots of other ingredients that your skin will love. It doesn't leave my skin oily or dewy, so I'm able to use this moisturizer in the morning as well as at night. It doesn't make my make up slide off or anything funky like that. It's also Vegan!

For dry hands

• Lush Helping Hands Hand Cream

Every since I started babysitting and washing my hands a lot, my skin has not been forgiving. My hands would crack and bleed from being so dry and very few things seemed to help... until I tried this product. It's got Chamomile water, almond oil, shea butter, cocoa butter, honey, lavender oil, and lots of other skin-loving goodies. I just massage this into my hands whenever I feel they're a little dry. I tend to especially lather them up before bed.

I hope this helped someone out there with annoying, itchy, gross dry skin! Give these products a try. Maybe they'll become your holy grail products, too!

xo Sam