North York Central Library Blog

Are your skin and lips dry? Cracking? Peeling?
Does your hair suddenly have a lot of static and stick to your face, coat and
anything and everything? 

The culprit? The dry air and harsh
winds of winter. The dry air sucks out
the moisture from our skin causing it to crack. Our lips are often exposed and
only contain thin layers of skin, making it an easy target. Also, the dry air causes our
body to build up static charge which explains why our hair is often standing up and clinging to everything.

So, what can we do to avoid all of this?

• Moisturize. It will
  help lock in moisture in your skin and lips.

• Protect your hands with gloves
  from the dry air and harsh winds.

• Avoid taking long, hot
  showers/baths as it will dry out your skin and wash away essential oils from
  your skin and hair.

• Use hydrating shampoos and
  conditioners for your hair. And give your hair a deep conditioning treatment once a week.

• Lightly rubbing a dryer sheet over your hair will remove
  some static. But don’t overdo it or it will
  make your hair greasy.

The North York Central library’s Science
and Technology department has a great collection of personal grooming books.
Check out some of these titles for great skin, lips and hair care:

Also, search the library catalogue for more books on
skin and hair care.

So remember to moisturize, moisturize,
moisturize! We can beat these winter woes together.