Xerosis (Dry Skin)
Disease March 30th, 2010
Dry skin is a condition where the skin feels rough, sometimes there are small cracks in the skin. Dry skin is caused by environmental factors like cold weather, rarely shower, or even malnutrition. This led to decreasing natural oils in the outer layer of skin which in turn makes the skin becomes dry.
Symptoms
Often itchy, scaly skin like.
Treatment
Treatment goal is to restore natural oils to the skin. The way to moisturize the outer skin layer.
