The Best Foods For Dry Skin

Sometimes you need more than a good moisturizing cream if you are suffering from dry skin. What you put inside your body is just as important as what you put on the outside, if not more. By consuming certain foods for dry skin, you will be providing your body with essential nutrients and vitamins that will help your skin look and feel its best. Your skin also moisturizes itself by retaining water, so you want to make sure you eat the right foods in order to help your skin retain water. Among the best foods for dry skin are tomatoes, carrots and spinach, which are high in Vitamin A. By eating these, your skin will retain more moisture. For more vitamins that will give you a beauty boost, read 7 Vitamins That Will Make You Look Younger.

Consuming foods that are high in Vitamin C are important because they ill help restore the smoothness and elasticity of your skin. Oranges, papayas and broccoli are excellent foods for dry skin. Other foods you should eat include bananas, avocados and grapes (high in Vitamin B6), eggs, poultry and fish ((high in Niacin which helps fight eczema), as well as dairy products and enriched breads and cereals (contain Riboflavin, which helps alleviate dry skin). Check out 9 Best And Worst Foods For Healthy Skin for a list of more foods that you should eat (and which avoid).

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