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What Are The Treatments For Getting Fairer Skin And Itching?

Hi Doctor, I am a mother and my daughter has a very dry skin since when she was 6 years and now she is turning 17 years old and I tried different dermatologists but it seemed like is getting worst, I am worried, she doesn't sleep because she scratch all night.
Please help, help

Clothilde
Mon, 3 Mar 2014
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Hello and Welcome to healthcaremagic.

Dry skin is genetically determined.

People who are atopic/allergic have dry skin i.e there skin has a low water retention capacity as compared to others.

General measures go a long way in improving the condition.

--Using a good moisturizer, specially the one containing colloidal oatmeal.
--Avoiding soaps as much as possible, instead use a non soap based gentle cleanser e.g cetaphil cleansing lotion
--Wearing woollens over cottons i.e woollens should not be worn over the skin directly.
--A non sedating antihistamine e.g levocetrizine once daily at night would help in symptomatic control of itching without imparing alertness levels.


hope this answers your query.

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What Are The Treatments For Getting Fairer Skin And Itching?

Hello and Welcome to healthcaremagic. Dry skin is genetically determined. People who are atopic/allergic have dry skin i.e there skin has a low water retention capacity as compared to others. General measures go a long way in improving the condition. --Using a good moisturizer, specially the one containing colloidal oatmeal. --Avoiding soaps as much as possible, instead use a non soap based gentle cleanser e.g cetaphil cleansing lotion --Wearing woollens over cottons i.e woollens should not be worn over the skin directly. --A non sedating antihistamine e.g levocetrizine once daily at night would help in symptomatic control of itching without imparing alertness levels. hope this answers your query. regards