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Is a warm shower bad for severly dry flakey skin? is a cooler shower better? how often should one clense when dry skin is extream?
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Cool, shorter shower: Short , cooler shower, less abrasive soap and scrubbing. Use moisturizer right after showering etc... If these fail, consult your doc... Good luck.
Answered 1/5/2019
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