Winter is the season of dry skin and needs special care while the temperatures dip. The humidity level drops in winters and the air is cold and dry. This causes the moisture in the skin to evaporate quickly while making the dry skin look flaky. Dry skin is quite common in the winter months. Winter weather can also make the skin look and feel dry and chapped. Causes of winter dryness:- The outermost layer of the skin consists of dead skin cells embedded in a mixture of natural oils that are made by underlying living skin cells. These natural skin oils maintain the water interior of our body from escaping into the air and also keep irritating substances and germs from entering the body. Both the skin oils and the dead skin cells hold a certain amount of water that facilitates keeping the skin soft, gentle, pliable, and smooth. Dry skin results when there is not enough water in the top layer of the skin for it to function properly. One way this can happen is when protective o...