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Dry itchy skin
Dry itchy skin is a clinical finding in which skin does not have enough moisture or protective oils and it therefore loses its normal texture and becomes itchy. This can be due to overuse of cleaning products, dry air, hypothyroidism, or malnutrition.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 57-year old female asked:
In am experiencing dry itchy skin?
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A 30-year old asked:
How does one treat dry, itchy skin?
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A 31-year old asked:
I would like help on dry, itchy skin?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Dry itchy skin?
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A 35-year old female asked:
What can I put on dry itchy skin that cause after a shower ?
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A 38-year old male asked about a 29-year old female:
Dry & itchy skin for 2-3 weeks. When I scratch it leaves reddish bumpy lines. That usually take 12 hrs to disappear. What could it be?
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A 18-year old female asked:
How to treat very dry itchy skin at home?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Does diabetic medicine cause dry itchy skin?
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A 47-year old female asked:
Can dry itchy skin be part of perimenopause?
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A 32-year old asked:
What's a good lotion to use for dry itchy skin?
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A 31-year old asked:
What over-the-counter to use for dry itchy skin?
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A 46-year old asked:
What brand lotion should I get for my dry, itchy skin?
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A 45-year old asked:
What to use for dry itchy skin, that's good and is over the counter?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I have dry itchy skin on my inner thighs i don't know what I should use for it.
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A 26-year old female asked:
What body wash/lotion do you recommend for dry itchy skin?? :) preferably brands I can find in Australia
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A 20-year old asked:
Dryitchy skin on both of my shoulders about 2inch, what should I due? I don't have medical. Any natural products I could use?Could putting aloe help?
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A 39-year old asked:
What STD causes dry itchy skin?
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A 31-year old male asked:
What's the best treatment for dry itchy skin?
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A 34-year old asked:
What is the best facial lotion/cream for extremely dry & itchy skin?
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A 42-year old asked:
Can Claritin (loratadine) cause dry, itchy skin? What are the side effects?
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A 18-year old male asked:
What can I take for extremely dry itchy skin? Supplement, medicine wise. Kind of hard to cover my entire body with lotion.
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A 41-year old asked:
Our 2 year old grandson has dry, itchy skin. We apply aquaphor and alclometasone dipropionatas as advised, but it's not helping?
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A 53-year old female asked:
What can I use for dry itchy skin? I have tried coconut oil, and after 15 minutes, I'm ashy again. Used Goldbond lotion, didn't work
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A 23-year old female asked:
I'm 23 years old and constantly have a patch of dry itchy skin on the palms of both my hands what could it be??
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A 28-year old female asked:
I get very dry, itchy skin in the winter. What are some good ways to alleviate it and what should I look for in a lotion or moisturizer?
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A 30-year old female asked:
HIV NEGATIVE result at 3 then again at 7months, but Dry itchy skin flare ups, and insomnia. What could be causing this? Is insomnia a symptom of HIV ?
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A 31-year old male asked:
I have developed areas of dry itchy skin with small bumps filled with puss on my face in the last few days. I havn't used a new product or anything. ?
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A 18-year old asked:
How do I go about getting rid of my dry itchy skin, I find my skin pimples up when I put pressure and scratching on my skin.?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I have a weird patch of dry itchy skin on one palm for months. Moisterisers help for only a few hours. Could it be an infection?
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A 43-year old female asked:
All my life Ive drink soda, hardly any water. Im over weight I have dry itchy skin and feet, I need help, cant get round to drinking water!
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