If you have dry skin, you may just be worried about the tightness you feel. However, dry skin can lead to other problems such as premature aging, cracking and even bleeding. In fact, you need to be careful which products you use on dry skin because it is also very sensitive to chemical ingredients found in traditional skin care products.

Furthermore, dry skin has two subtypes which need to be treated separately. These subtypes include normal dry skin and extremely dry skin. You may think that this is an exaggeration, but it is not.

The thing you should always understand is that dealing with regular dry skin starts with a proper cleansing routine. It is important that you choose products that will not dry out your skin even further. Therefore, you should use products that are free from alcohol and artificial fragrances and colors.

Cream cleansers will be your best bet. Another good tip is to stay away from soap and water because it will dry out your skin, and to use a toner that does not contain alcohol.

Your dry skin care should be rounded off with a good moisturizing cream that can be reapplied frequently during the day. Exfoliate once a week using a homemade mixture based on grapefruit juice and oatmeal.

People with very dry skin, will notice that their skin still feels tight and itchy after performing the previously mentioned cleansing routine. If you feel that this is your situation then you should seriously consider switching over to oils, not oil-based products, but actual oil. Olive oil and rose hip oil are excellent products for very dry skin.

Instead of using a cream cleanser, you can also try olive oil. Just massage you face with olive oil and remove it with a warm, moist washcloth. Be gentle when washing off the oil because dry skin tends to be extremely delicate.

Before allowing all the moisture from your skin to evaporate, apply your moisturizer. Once again reach for oil. This time you can use rose hip seed oil, which is a natural, cold pressed oil, to keep your skin supple.

When exfoliating this type of dry skin you can use a very unorthodox natural product for dry skin, milk. However you should make sure to moisturize immediately afterwards because milk tends to tighten the skin in an abrupt manner.

It may not be easy to find the right natural skin care products but with a little trial and error it will be well worth the effort.