Happy Spring, everyone! This winter felt like it lasted forever. Depending on what the weather is like where you live, you may have had dry, itchy, or irritated skin for the last few months. But these symptoms are also characteristic of an inflammatory skin condition called eczema.
How can you tell the difference between dry skin and eczema? Scroll down to find out.
It's natural for your skin to feel dry every now and then, but if you experience it often, you may have chronic dry skin. What's one of the most common causes of chronic dry skin? Eczema.
Let's break down some of the key differences.
Dry skin can occur anywhere on your body for many different reasons — colder weather, dehydration, lack of a daily moisturizing routine.
Dry skin usually looks flaky, scaly, or cracked and may feel rough to the touch. You can usually treat it with small changes, like regularly applying a moisturizer, drinking enough water each day, and choosing skin care products with gentle, hydrating ingredients like shea butter and hyaluronic acid.
There are many types of eczema, but symptoms typically include dry, itchy, scaly, and sometimes painful patches that tend to form on the hands, backs of knees and elbows, scalp, and face. Sweat, allergies, certain foods, stress, and hormonal changes are some of the most common triggers. Treatment involves using topical or oral medication combined with making lifestyle and diet changes to help manage flare-ups.
It's important to note that eczema causes chronic dry skin, but not all dry skin is eczema! Speak with a doctor to learn more about your symptoms and how to find relief.
If you need help managing eczema symptoms like dryness, itching, and irritation, you may want to add this medicated cream to your skin care toolkit. Made specifically for people with eczema, it contains vitamins and nourishing ingredients like colloidal oatmeal and aloe that can help relieve symptoms such as itchiness, dryness, scaling, peeling, roughness, redness, and irritation. Try using it as a daily moisturizer or applying it to affected areas to get temporary relief during flares. (Use as directed.)
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