Rough knees and elbows?

How to heal rough dry knees and elbows 

Hi,

Rough and flaking skin on knees and elbows is not necessarily dry skin. It can be result of many different process like inflammation on the skin and thickening of the skin.

Explanation

This is because when skin is injured, it either darkens or thickens or both. Knees and elbows get injured by normal kneeling and rubbing on daily basis. This causes the skin in these areas to thicken and darken. And that thickened skin develops these flakes, which we tend to think as dry skin.

Solution

The solution is an exfoliant, which will remove the thickened skin. Try using a pumice stone on to the problem area. Just gently rub it onto the knees and elbows (try bending the joint so the skin is stretched) along with some gentle soap. And after washing it off with water, apply a thick moisturizer or petroleum jelly. Do this every alternate day.

Once a while, a homemade scrub can also be applied. Raw potatoes ar
e even good as they have bleaching properties. Soon you will have clean and soft skin. This is same as pedicure, but for knees and elbows. Don’t forget to apply sunscreen when you go out with these areas exposed.

Products

 Pumice Stone

These are available in all shapes and sizes. I love using Faces pumice with brush, Just for the fact that it has a handle and is soft to use.

Petroleum Jelly

What other than Vaseline.

Homemade Scrub

1. 1 tbsp Besan (gram flour),
2. a pinch of turmeric,
3. Milk Cream to bind.

This scrub can be applied. When dry, rub gently with moist fingers. Rinse. 

There are many more packs to choose from - read more about  Home-Made Packs

Do you like doing Body Polishing at home?? try my method of Body Polishing this winter season.

And if winter is giving you bad dry patchy skin, You just might like the Avocado at home scrub  too.  

For face I have just the perfect Face Pack-cum- Scrub recipe 

Stay beautiful J

Shweta