Dry skin spot results from a problem with your body’s ability to make and store sebum and lipids, two of the body’s own natural moisturizers. Sometimes, these skin spot could be eczema, which is a form of dry skin rash. Many factors can affect how well your skin is able to produce and properly use its own moisturizers.

Sensitive Product

Some soaps, body washes, hand soaps, laundry detergents or cosmetics may contain ingredients that strip your skin of the natural sebum and lipids your body is producing. Watch out for ingredients like alcohol, sulphates, perfumes, mineral oils, glycols or parabens. These ingredients are notorious for causing skin problems.

Another external cause of dry skin spot that might confuse you is over-exposure to water. It might seem that the more water you expose your skin to, the more moisture it can retain. But, too much water can upset the delicate balance of water, sebum and lipids that your skin needs to be healthy.

If you swim a lot or take frequent showers, your skin is soaking up a lot of water, which replaces the sebum and lipids in your skin cells. So, when the water dries, your skin dries out too leaving you with dry and itchy skin spot.

Internal Causes

Internal causes of a dry and unsightly skin spot are sometimes more difficult to identify and to treat. One internal cause is an allergic reaction.

Suppose you are allergic to some substance in your environment, your skin could be reacting with dry, itchy skin.

If you suspect allergies could be the cause of your dry skin spot, you will want to purchase an itch cream or topical antihistamine. Cardiospermum is a very useful anti rash cream.

You could also try taking an allergy pill to ease the reaction. Seek out the help of a medical professional to determine the cause of the allergy if necessary.

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