A good dry skin moisturizer can help to prevent or alleviate most common dry skin problems. Yet there are times when your over the counter moisturizer will not help. You may notice that from time to time your skin is not as soft and young looking as it should be. There are many reasons for this.

1. Environmental Factors: If you live in a big city, your skin will have a harder time trying to heal itself. A high percentage of individuals that live in big cities have skin issues. Dry spots, flake skin and early wrinkles are signs of damage.
2. Stress: The biggest factor in your skins health is stress. Not only does stress harm your internal organs and body in general, it can have a devastating impact on the health of your skin. Adult acne, dry skin, raw skin, painful skin are all signs of skin damage. Your skin needs help and it needs it soon to prevent further complications.
3. Low Quality Cosmetics: Are you an over-the-counter cosmetic user? If so, it is very important to read what the ingredients and ensure you are putting a good quality cosmetic on your skin. A low quality cosmetic will keep the skin from absorbing oxygen. You are basically starving your skin from the food it needs to repair and regenerate. If the skin cannot repair itself, it will go into an accelerated aging process. Reversing this trend is easy, ensure you are putting the right kind of ingredients on your face.

Your skin is the window into the health of your major organs. If you skin is in need of help, then you can be sure your internal self is not doing so well. Dry, blotchy skin or heavy wrinkles early on in life are signs that you need to make changes in your lifestyle, eating habits and cosmetic use.

Another note to take away is your organs, skin and mental well being can increase with a small walk everyday or little workout. When you are active your body takes in more oxygen. That translates to an increase in oxygen intake to the lower layers of the skin. Oxygen is a main contributor to how well the skin heals itself and regenerates new cells. Very  few people get the required percentage of oxygen into their skin. It is only those that live in areas where the air is clean and environment low in stress where the skin can thrive without helpful aids.