Ailments and Situations - Dry Skin |
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(also referred to as...) Chapped Skin, Complex Dry Skin, Cracked Skin, Simple Dry Skin
Description Dry skin occurs primarily on your arms, back, legs, or waist, while your heels, hands, and elbows are areas that can become the most dry. It is an uncomfortable, itchy, condition prone to scratching and picking. And while scratching may provide temporary relief, the excess irritation on the skin often proves more problematic in the end, leading to infection, scarring, and bleeding. In addition, scratching encourages itching, which encourages scratching, et cetera ...
Simple Dry Skin Simple dry skin refers to dry skin conditions resulting from a lack of natural oils in the skin (see Causes, below, for more information on skin oils).
Complex Dry Skin Complex dry skin refers to dry skin conditions resulting from a lack of both natural oils and skin moisture.
Symptoms and Signs:As the name implies, dry skin looks flaky, dry, and dull and lacks the typically smooth appearance of normal skin. The skin feels tight and often requires moisturizer for relief. Chapped, cracked skin results from extremely dry, dehydrated skin. For complex dry skin conditions, signs include brown spots, discolouration, enlarged pores, fine lines, and sagging skin.
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