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If you are troubled with dry skin patches, you have combination skin. You mentioned that the skin on your forehead alone is dry. You will need to pay special attention to your forehead.
You should take care of this area by keeping it moisturized constantly. The best way to do this is to apply a light moisturizer all through the day and a heavy cream based one at night before sleeping. Make sure that you use these only on your forehead. This will prevent the skin on your forehead from becoming dry and flaking.
If your problem persists, then you can exfoliate to get rid of the excessively dry skin flakes. For dry skin, the best exfoliating scrub will be one made at home. You can take a tablespoon of any cooking oil and add a tablespoon of sugar crystals to it. This can then be used to scrub your forehead in gentle and circular motions. This will take care of removing the dry flakes and will also work towards moisturizing your skin.
Another very effective exfoliating agent you can make at home will be to combine a teaspoon each of oil and fresh and unflavored yogurt and add coarsely ground walnuts to it. This will not only help with effectively removing dry skin, it will also work towards improving your skin tone considerably. Yogurt is an excellent skin conditioner as well as toner and will have a dual effect on your skin. You should continue to use this scrub till you are free of all flaking and dry skin. Just make sure you stop scrubbing your face as soon as the walnuts turn soft and soggy. If you do not wish to go to the additional effort of making and using a product then you can also keep a hand towel or a rough surface wash cloth handy in the bathroom. While bathing, use a cream based soap or body wash for effective moisturization of the skin. Make a rich later and use the wash cloth to scrub out your forehead. This will have the exact same effect as using an exfoliating scrub or cream. Remember that in order to see results, you will have to do this for about a month.
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