万花筒 2011-12-21&12-23 冬天皮肤干涩咋办

 Winter can be a tough season especially when it comes to your skin. Combine the cold temperatures outside with the warm temperatures inside, and skin can begin to crack. And that is not good. 

 

 

 

The cold weather is very difficult for us to help protect our skin because we lose nutrients¹, we lose moisture there's essential oils that are built into our skin. And all those things are difficult to replenish² during the winter. 

 

 

 

If untreated, dry skin can sometimes lead to dermatitis which causes swelling³ and infection. Use creams and soaps with moisturizers to keep skin soft; avoid those with alcohol or perfumes. 

 

 

 

"We need to stop taking those long hot showers that we really like. Make sure they're luke warm water. About ten minutes, that's the max you want to use. And make sure after the shower or bath to use a good moisturizer."

 

 

 

While patches of dry skin can appear anywhere, it's most common on arms, hands, lower legs and the abdomen⁴.Also skin in joint⁵ areas can also become red and flaky -- make sure to check these areas and keep them moist.If they become seriously inflamed⁶, it is best to see your doctor.

1 nutrients   

n.（食品或化学品）营养物，营养品( nutrient的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a lack of essential nutrients 基本营养的缺乏
• Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream. 营养素被吸收进血液。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 replenish   

vt.补充；(把…)装满；(再)填满

参考例句：

• I always replenish my food supply before it is depleted.我总是在我的食物吃完之前加以补充。
• We have to import an extra 4 million tons of wheat to replenish our reserves.我们不得不额外进口四百万吨小麦以补充我们的储备。

3 swelling   

n.肿胀

参考例句：

• Use ice to reduce the swelling. 用冰敷消肿。
• There is a marked swelling of the lymph nodes. 淋巴结处有明显的肿块。

4 abdomen   

n.腹，下腹(胸部到腿部的部分)

参考例句：

• How to know to there is ascarid inside abdomen?怎样知道肚子里面有蛔虫？
• He was anxious about an off-and-on pain the abdomen.他因时隐时现的腹痛而焦虑。

5 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

6 inflamed   

adj.发炎的，红肿的v.（使）变红，发怒，过热( inflame的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• His comments have inflamed teachers all over the country. 他的评论激怒了全国教师。
• Her joints are severely inflamed. 她的关节严重发炎。 来自《简明英汉词典》