Is there a supplement that can beat dry skin for good?

Dry skin refers to skin that feels dry to the touch and occurs when your skin loses too much water and oil. Some common symptoms of chronically dry skin include:

  • Scaling, flaking, or peeling skin
  • Skin that feels rough
  • Skin tightness, especially after bathing
  • Itchiness
  • Deep cracks in the skin that may bleed
  • Gray, ashy skin
  • Redness1

Dry skin is a very common condition that results from a lack of the appropriate amount of water in the outermost layer of your skin, the epidermis. When the air contains little moisture or humidity, it’s fairly common to develop chronically dry skin. This is especially true in the winter when indoor heating causes skin to become very dry, resulting in irritations, inflamed acne, dryness, and puffiness.

If you’re plagued with dry skin, you’ve probably tried any number of creams and moisturizing lotions, or maybe you’ve even concocted your own potions, hoping that something would turn out to be the magic bullet for managing dry skin. Sadly, nothing works.

Jars of cream

With the right self-care, many people do eventually find a treatment that heals their dry skin. But, excessively dry skin can be the result of something going on inside your body instead of on the outside.

Over 70 years ago, two dermatologists, John H. Stokes and Donald M. Pillsbury, first suggested an overlapping connection between the gut, mood disorders such as anxiety, and depression, and skin problems, such as acne. One of the remedies they proposed was to use the bacteria, Lactobacillus acidophilus, a common bacteria in cultured/fermented dairy foods at the time, which they used with some success.2

More recently, several studies have shown a connection between your gut and skin disorders. Therefore, it would appear that good skin health needs to not only include good skin care, but also means maintaining good gut health.

Taking probiotic supplements for dry skin could be the solution you’ve been looking for to help with chronically dry skin.

Trust your gut (flora)

A healthy gut contains healthy bacteria and immune cells that ward off infectious agents such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses. It also communicates with your brain through nerves and hormones to help maintain general health and well-being.3

SevenLac Apple and Lemon Packages

When there is an imbalance in your gut flora between the good flora vs the bad flora, you may develop stomach disturbances, unintentional weight changes, constant fatigue and sleep disturbances, as well as skin issues.

Adding a probiotic supplement to your diet may be a great way to improve your gut health and the health of your skin.

Your skin has never looked so good

Global Health Trax designed SevenLac Probiotic to replenish friendly intestinal flora and promote good gut health, which, in turn, can result in improved digestion and healthy skin.

If you suffer from chronically dry skin, consider adding supplements for dry skin, like SevenLac Probiotic, to your daily routine.


References

1 Dry skin, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.
2 How Does your Gut Health Affect your Skin?, Cook, Doug, RD | Canadian Digestive Health Foundation .
3 What is ‘gut health’ and why is it important?, Sooraj Tejaswai | UC Davis Health.

NOTE: The Mayo Clinic, Canadian Digestive Health Foundation, and UC Regents, have not reviewed or approved the above article.