Just like your body that needs enough nutrients, or healthy diet to function properly, your skin too needs good moisture to maintain its natural beauty and glow. There can be many reasons which make your skin look dry like heavy medications, stress, hormonal imbalance, pollutants, harmful sunrays but keeping it healthy by using natural home remedies should be a priority of an individual as dry skin looks dull and cause itchiness, irritation, wrinkles, fine lines etc. No matter the season, aware yourself to provide essential moisture that leads to the beautiful hydrating skin.

Accepting the truth that market is loaded with innumerable products that promise you give soft, and supple skin by keeping the moisture intact, there are natural nutrients that do same magic to your skin that too right at home. Read the articles to know the homemade moisturizer for getting a hydrating skin.

• Oils as a moisturizer

Nothing is better than oil available at home will solve your problem of dryness and dehydration. The element present in oil creates a water barrier in the skin to retain moisture giving nourished skin. Pick coconut oil, jojoba oil, olive oil, castor oil, sesame oil or mustard oil that you find easily at any store.

Apply warm oil on your skin and massage for a minute or two so that oil can be absorbed by the skin. Follow the procedure overnight daily for a week to provide enough moisture to the body. Take shower early morning to get the fresh skin.

• Honey as a moisturizer

It not only sweetens your health drink but also a wise ingredient if used for skin to get amazing benefits. Being a natural humectant, honey is a natural moisturizer for dry skin that penetrates deep into the skin which helps in cleaning the pores and provides natural glow with its antioxidants.

Apply a layer of honey all over your skin and leave it for about 15 minutes. Rinse it with lukewarm water and pat dry. Apply a thick layer of moisturizer after you take shower.

• Aloevera

Antibiotic, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, aloe vera is not less than a boon for people who are suffering from dry skin as it keeps your skin hydrated. Rich in nutrients like vitamin A and E, gives soft skin. You can easily find aloe vera gel in the market or aloe vera plant in your nearby park/garden.

Extract the fresh aloe vera juice from the plant and apply directly to your skin and leave it for 10 minutes before washing it off.

• Milk

Milk cream is another ingredient found in the kitchen that blesses you with smooth glowing and flawless skin. No matter you are having oily, sensitive or dry skin, it suits every skin type. It is absorbed by skin pores the minute you apply it. The lactic acid present in milk helps in exfoliating dry and dead skin cells.

Apply raw milk on your dry skin before you go to sleep. Let it get soaked overnight before you wash it off with lukewarm water. You can replace it with milk cream to hydrate your skin naturally.

• Overripe banana

Banana provides younger looking skin and works as a great moisturizer for all skin types. Mash a banana using a fork to make a thick paste. Add 1 tablespoon of honey. Apply the paste on your skin and let it dry. Wash it off with lukewarm water. Repeat it daily to get a fresh and supple skin.