Even though people bundle up, the wintry weather takes a toll on skin. From the face, the most exposed part, to more protected areas of the body, 'tis the season for dry, itchy skin and outbreaks of eczema.
On light-complexioned people, dry skin shows up as flaking, reddened itchy areas or cracked skin. Those with darker complexions face keratinized dehydrated disorder, a scary-sounding term for dull, ashy-looking skin or patches of grayish-colored, flaky skin usually on the face, elbows, knees, feet, hands and...
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