Winter is coming and our body is getting dry. Among our whole body there are few parts that get dry severely. Elbows are one of such parts. Elbows are prone to dryness whole year and especially in winter. If you do not take proper and timely care the skin of the elbows become coarse and dark.

It looks very odd when you wear short sleeved top or shirt and your elbows get exposed. This article will help you to take the necessary care of your elbows.

Tips to Care For Dry Elbows Naturally

Scrubbing

Our skin becomes coarse on elbows when dead skin starts to accumulate there. So you need regular exfoliation there. Take a pumice stone sprinkle water and liquid soap and rub gently in round about way to clean your elbows.

You need to use either liquid soap or cream on elbows while rubbing pumice stone to decrease the friction. Wash your elbows with warm water. You must apply cream or moisturizer on elbows immediately after scrubbing, to keep your skin hydrated.

Milk and Milk Cream

Milk, especially the milk cream is an excellent thing for the dry elbows. Take a tablespoon pure milk cream, mix a teaspoon honey with it and apply that on your elbows.

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Keep it for 15-20 minutes and then wash them with warm water. Do not use soap. Milk is also excellent thing to remove dirt from elbows and keep them soft. Take some creamy milk. Mix wheat flour and rice powder in it.

Mix pinch of turmeric paste or powder in it. Mix well all these things and apply that on your elbows. Wait till it becomes dry. Then wash it with water. Wheat and rice powder will help to remove the dead skin and turmeric will help to remove darkness.

Almond and Groundnut

Soak some almond or ground nut in milk overnight. Make a fine paste of them. Mix some coconut oil with the paste and then apply it on your elbows. Wash when it gets dry.

Lemon

Lemon, being acidic helps to remove darkness of your elbow. Take few drops of lemon juice and apply it raw on your elbow. You can do another thing.

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Mix this lemon juice with cream or body oil and massage it there. You will get benefited from regular use. Skin of your elbow will turn soft and the color of the elbow will lighten.

Sugar and Vinegar

Take a spoon full sugar and mix little vinegar or lime juice with it. Then massage that on your elbow. Sugar granules will work as scrubber and this method will make your elbow skin soft removing dead skin from there.

Coconut

 Grind some coconut and apply that coconut paste there. Coconut has very rich cream which helps to remove excessive dryness of that area. Instead of coconut you can use pure coconut oil.

Cream and Moisturizer

Use thick cream and moisturizer 2-3 times daily. Cream, contains vitamin E, alo vera, cocoa butter, shea butter, olive oil, etc. that are good for your elbows.

You may use baby cream on your elbows. Baby cream are generally very thick and it keeps the skin hydrated.

So to give your elbow a beautiful look, you do not have to work very hard. Try these tips and drink adequate water to keep your body hydrated. You can cure your elbow naturally at home.