Posted by: drmolly in eczema, dry skin on
Jan 17, 2010
Michigan's cold, dry winter air results in skin problems for many of us. Even if your house is well humidified, going in and out of the house, car, office, school and the like is stressful for skin. What can make it worse, believe it or not, is moisture, so rarely a week goes by that I don't see a kid in the office with a rash around his mouth from licking dry lips or hands dried out from frequent hand washing to avoid winter illness. Here are
Posted by: drmolly in skin, infant, eczema, cradle cap on
Jan 17, 2010
Cradle cap is the scaly, crusty flakes and plaques that many infants have on their scalps. Cradle cap is common in the first year of life and is initiated by the withdrawal from the hormones of pregnancy.
What happens is that the hair follicles on the scalp make a greasy substance (think unwashed teenager) that can collect and then dry to a crusty scale on the scalps of infants. For some, the amount secreted is large enough to cause recurring
Posted by: drmolly in skin, prevention, eczema on
Mar 10, 2009
Most of us have some dry skin in the winter. I resemble a snake by late February every year and my hands are often cracked from the repeated hand washing in the office. Believe it or not, I am lucky. Although my skin is dry and in areas even chapped, I don’t have eczema.
Eczema is more than just dry skin. It is dry skin that itches pretty fiercely and occurs in patches. It is often scaly and red and irritated looking. Having dry skin does
