How to identify different degrees of dry skin:
Dry skin ranges from skin that is a little bit drier than normal, through very dry skin to extremely dry skin. The differences can normally be distinguished by:
Mildly dry skin:
can feel tight, brittle and rough and look dull. Skin elasticity is also low.
Very dry skin:
If the dryness is not treated, skin may develop:
- mild scaling or flakiness in patches
a rough and blotchy appearance (sometimes it appears to be prematurely aged)
- a feeling of tightness
- possible itchiness
- It is also more sensitive to irritation, redness and the risk of infection.
Extremely dry skin:
Certain areas of the body – particularly hands, feet, elbows and knees – are prone to: roughness
chapping with a tendency to form rhagades (cracks)
calluses, scaling , frequent itchiness.
!!! Extremely dry skin is most commonly found on the elderly or on severely dehydrated hands. Read more in rough and cracked body skin.!!!
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