Winter Health: Skin, Hair And Beauty Problems You Can Fix

By Hanna Brooks Olsen for Blisstree

Depending on where you live, this winter has ranged anywhere from "mild" to "oh, it's winter?" No major blizzards, way less snow than usual and generally warm-ish temperatures across the country have made many people question if true winter is ever coming. But even though you've barely noticed a change in the weather, your skin, nails and hair definitely have -- and they're probably starting to show signs of their plight.

Even in less-than-brutal conditions, your body will let you know when it's been the victim of the season's beating. Whether it's flaky skin, brittle nails or hair that clings worse than a sweater dress to sweater tights, these symptoms can be treated, both by care and keeping, and what you're eating and drinking.

You may be going gloveless this warm winter, but your body still needs a little extra love. Survive the slow slide into spring with these tips for fixing the winter icks, from the inside out.

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Comments

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[Woodsie]

06:31 PM on 01/11/2012

Castor Oil on the lips works great overnight, too.

[MeinNH]

03:07 PM on 01/11/2012

Shea butter works great for skin and lips.

[Oneandoneandone]

07:49 PM on 01/11/2012

That's what I use!

[Caroleeena]

09:58 AM on 01/11/2012

80 Uses for Coconut Oil: http://healthimpactnews.com/2011/80-uses-for-coconut-oil/
This stuff is the bomb for keeping skin supple and curing many other things that ail you too.

[Caroleeena]

09:57 AM on 01/11/2012

Petroleum ... on your lips ... where you can lick it, eat it and ingest it into the body. Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. No wait. It doesn't. Olive oil is much better.

I also like to use a bit of sesame oil applied with a q-tip inside my nostrils to keep my mucous membranes moist so I can breathe better. It also prevents illness. Mucous membranes are supposed to be moist. That's what keeps germs out..

My favorite exfoliating and moisturizing mask is to take 1/3 of a banana, smash it up with a fork, put it on my face and let it dry for 10 minutes. Then wash it off with warm water. It makes my skin feel soft, look luminous and it plumps it up, which reduces wrinkles. It's inexpensive and it feels great in a way that lasts for days.

After a bath, while still wet, I slather myself in coconut oil, one of the healthiest oils on the planet. I used to be plagued by winter itch every year but this has completely cured it.