The dry flaky skin usually happens when the natural oily
layer of the body dries out. The skin is not able to produce the enough
moisture and oil for the body. Athlete’s foot infection is one of the most
popular causes of producing dry skin aliments. Actually it is a type of fungus
that produces the white dry scaly and sometimes red skin. It is highly
recommended to show infected person to a physician before using any kind of
drugs or medicines.
Dry flaky skin is also popularly referred to as a kind of
ring worm infection and this type of disease is different from other diseases
like psoriasis and eczema. There are many reasons behind getting the dry flay
skin. In this article, we can take a look at each of them.
Washing skin too often
Water and soap strip away the various naturally protective
oils of skin. In fact, only water will also do the same affect but it works
more rapidly when it is treated with chlorinated like soaps. In this kind of
situation the hands are most commonly affected. Most of the people wash their
hands dozens of times in a day, in order to avoid germs or bacteria. So, this
thing will become the cause of dry flaky skin.
Low Humidity Level
During the winters, the low humidity is very common. The
cold air outside when combines with the warm air inside will creates some
problems and hot showers make this situation worse.
Nutritional Deficiencies
The nutritional deficiencies will have a bad effect on the
look of the skin. It is one of the most common causes of drying of the skin.
The deficiency of vitamin A will causes the outer layer of the skin to become
rougher and dryer.
The important thing is that the low blood levels of the
Vitamin A are associated with the acne. So, I think it is pretty much to show
you, how important the vitamins are to maintain the overall health of the skin.
The most common symptom of the deficiency of Vitamin A is dry eyes.
The deficiency of Vitamin A is not very common
in the developed countries due to the food fortifications but on the other hand
the deficiency of Vitamin D is becoming increasingly common in the developed
countries. The dry flaky skin might be the symptom of the deficiency of Vitamin
D, while its other symptoms are fatigue and depressio
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