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What Are The Treatment For Dry Skin On My Abdomen And Buttock?
hi, on lower part of my abdomen and in buttock area skin is very dry, flaky looks like dry dandruff but no itching. tried Vaseline, skin exfoliation, olive and baby oil, but problem did not go away. applied hot waxing and it helped a lot but cannot do it daily cos it reappears withing a day. please help me i am depressed.
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Hi,
thanks for writing to us.
To treat your dry area
Use a loofah to exfoliate the area
Massage the area with oil prior to bathing
Apply a thick moisturising cream preferably urea and lactic acid based multiple times in a day/. Apply steroid salicylic acid ointment twice in a day till dryness is gone. Once dryness is gone, just continue with emollient.
Take care
thanks for writing to us.
To treat your dry area
Use a loofah to exfoliate the area
Massage the area with oil prior to bathing
Apply a thick moisturising cream preferably urea and lactic acid based multiple times in a day/. Apply steroid salicylic acid ointment twice in a day till dryness is gone. Once dryness is gone, just continue with emollient.
Take care
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