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How To Treat Dry Skin?
Dry skin is most common in your lower legs, arms, flanks (sides of the abdomen), and thighs. The symptoms most often associated with dry skin include:
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Scaling - Itching
- Cracks in the skin
Alternative Names
Skin - dry; Winter itch
Considerations
Common Causes
Dry skin is common. It happens more often in the winter when cold air outside and heated air inside cause low humidity. Forced-air furnaces make skin even drier.
The skin loses moisture...
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