I drink a lot of water, so why is my skin still dry?

Netizen question: My skin has always been dry, and it gets worse in winter. So I drink water frequently, at least 2000 ml a day, but my skin is still very dry and not moisturized at all.

Why is this happening? What should I do?

Indeed, the water content of the skin epidermis is closely related to the appearance of the skin.

If the skin cells have a high water content, the skin will look firm, crystal clear and smooth; when the skin is dehydrated, it will appear rough and dull.

The climate is dry now, so more water will be lost from the skin surface. This is even more serious for people with dry skin, as their sebum secretion is insufficient and water evaporates quickly.

Therefore, in addition to drinking more water, it is recommended to use some hydrating skin care products to replenish moisture.

In addition, Chinese medicine believes that dry skin and mucous membranes are related to insufficient body fluids, so you can also eat foods that have the effect of nourishing yin and replenishing dryness, such as ear, adenophora, polygonatum, lotus seeds, etc.

I would like to recommend a diet therapy that moisturizes and nourishes the skin.

Adenophora chicken soup

[Ingredients] 20 grams of Northern Adenophora, 15 grams each of Polygonatum odoratum and Lilium bulb, 30 grams of Chinese yam, 150 grams of chicken, 100 grams of lean pork, and appropriate amounts of refined salt, onion, ginger, cooking wine, and pepper.

[Method] Wash the Radix Adenophorae, Polygonatum odoratum, and Lilium separately, put them into a gauze bag together, and tie the mouth; wash and chop the scallion, ginger, and garlic separately; wash the chicken and lean pork separately, put them into boiling water to fry to remove the blood, remove them, and cut them into small pieces. Put the chicken, lean pork, gauze bag, yam, scallion, ginger, and cooking wine into the pot together, add clean water, boil over high heat, skim off the foam, and simmer over low heat until soft, then add salt and pepper to taste.