What Causes Dry Wrinkled Skin

Dryness issues can lead to a wrinkled face and dry flaky facial skin. This article will help you to identify what may be causing your skin condition. Then I will show you How Skin Hydration Gives Your Complexion a Boost. Plus exactly how you can get rid of dry, flaky facial skin and reduce those unsightly wrinkles.

** Here’s Why - dryness and wrinkling go together.

If you have wrinkles, stretch out the surrounding skin and watch them disappear. That is how cosmetic surgeons learned long ago to smooth out facial lines.

Face lifts basically pull the skin tight. Sutures are used to hold it in place.

Many of the new procedures involve injecting collagen or hyaluronic acid into the skin’s fatty tissue layer. The same thing happens. The lines get stretched out.

Wrinkles form for many reasons. But, if the skin’s layers could stay firm and elastic, the lines would not become visible.

Many things contribute to the skin’s firmness and elasticity, just as several things cause people to lose firmness and elasticity as they age. The skin’s elastic fibers are composed primarily of collagen, but collagen production decreases with age.

The skin’s thickness decreases as we get older, because of decreased production of new cells. The skin’s hyaluronic acid levels decrease, too. That is one of the reasons that older people are more likely to have dry flaky facial skin. Hyaluronic acid plays a role in the skin’s moisture balance.

When the skin’s cells are fully hydrated, they are firm and tight. When the cells are dehydrated, the skin’s layers start to sag. That is how excessive dryness or lack of skin hydration leads to a wrinkled face.

**Facial Dryness Cause

Other than low levels of hyaluronic acid, there are numerous things that cause facial dryness. Not drinking enough fluids is one, but you would likely notice other symptoms of dehydration first.

Poor nutrient intake is a problem for many people. The foods preferred in modern times are relatively high in calories in fat, but low in nutrients, especially nutrients with antioxidant activity.

**You Are What You Don’t Eat

Low antioxidant intake can contribute to a wrinkled face, because antioxidants are needed to repair free radical damage and to build strong collagen fibers. Xeroderma, which is the technical term for dry skin anywhere on the body, is associated with low blood levels of antioxidants like vitamin A and E.

Lack of fruit in the diet is a possible cause, not only because of the lack of antioxidants, but also because fruits contain a lot of liquids.

**Low Humidity

Low humidity is another cause of dry flaky facial skin. In humid tropical climates, people are more likely to have problems with fungal infections or excessive oiliness. In temperate climates, many people suffer from excessive dryness during the wintertime. The cold air outside combined with the warm air inside creates a low relative humidity.

People who work outdoors in the cold are more likely to have a wrinkled face. At least in part, the cause is the cold dry air. The sun and wind are involved, too. The wind is an obvious cause of dryness. Think about how quickly your lips get chapped on a windy day if they are not protected.

Now, you know why you might have dryness issues and how that relates to having a wrinkled face.

In my next article, you will learn how to improve skin hydration and how that will give your complexion a boost. Click here to learn How Skin Hydration Gives Your Complexion