Vegans Having a Dry Skin in Winter
A few weeks ago I realized that my skin was very dry. I haven’t had this problem before, so it probably has to do with my vegan diet. I searched for information on this and there seem to be more vegans who have a dry skin when the weather is cold. The skin becomes dry, because vegan nutrition contains less fat and less vitamin A than a regular diet.
There are a few solutions to prevent your skin from becoming dry:
- Eat food that contains vitamin A, for example carrots, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, green leafy vegetables and fruit.
- Take a spoon of flax seed oil every day to make sure you get enough fat. It contains high levels of omega-3 fatty acids. You can’t heat flax seed, so only have it with cold meals or drinks like soya milkshakes, soya yoghurt and salads.
- Moisturize your skin, especially your hands and lips. Use vegan lip balm, hand cream and body lotion.
Good luck and let’s hope the temperatures will get better soon. 
Laura
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I’ve always had dry skin…But now that i’ve been vegan for almost 3 years my ski has really gotten drier, hands and feet specially. A curious thing is that my right hand gets drier than my left, also I hate dealing with cracked dry bleeding knuckles.Even though I think I drink lots of water,eat enough amount of vegetables that contain vitamin A and I eat 1 or two fruits every day as shakes, juices, salads or just the plain fruit…Also I drinks lots of soy milk…Basically I personally think I lead a healthy diet, still I think I’ll have to go see a dermatologist or just change the current soap and lotion I’m using. Thanks for the tips ^^