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Dealing With Dry Skin?
October 20, 2017
Are you suffering from dry skin? Although some people are more likely than others to suffer, some causes of dry skin might be your age, the climate you live in or activities you do like swimming.
To help combat dry skin try the following:
- Apply a moisturizer throughout the day. Ask your dermatologist if you should be using a moisturizer in an ointment, cream, lotion or oil form.
- Skin that is very dry might benefit from a moisturizer that has lactic acid or urea as an ingredient.
- Skin that is extremely dry might need a prescription medicine. Your dermatologist might prescribe what’s called an immune modulator or a corticosteroid. Both prescriptions may help relieve the itch, redness and swelling.
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