Skin Disorders and Diseases

Skin Disorders

Although many factors determine which of us are going to have skin disorders and when, one factor stands out as common to most skin disorders: almost everyone who has a skin disorder has skin cells that have lost some of their capacity for retaining moisture. This lack of capacity for moisture retention is at the root of most skin disorders.

If your skin is dry - particularly the skin of your face or hands, click here to learn more about how to treat dry skin.

If you have problems with your cuticles or nails, click here for hand and nail care tips.

If you have razor bumps - skin irritation after you shave - click here to learn more about how to treat razor bumps.

If you are bothered by dry, cracking skin on your feet, click here for foot care tips.

If you have or might in the future have a sunburn, click here to learn about how to treat sunburn.

Skin Diseases

Skin disorders include many skin diseases. On this page, we identify the symptoms and causes of skin diseases that are associated with dry skin.

Eczema

  Symptoms of this skin disease: dryness of the skin, inflammation, persistent itching, blistering, and frequent skin infections.

  Cause: the chronic, adult form of eczema usually occurs in persons with a family history of allergies.

Click here to find out how to treat your eczema.

Perioral Dermatitis

  Symptoms of this skin disease: pink bumps appear around the mouth and sometimes around the eyes; then the skin becomes drier and there is scaling and reddening of the affected area.

  Cause: there is some evidence that fungi and bacteria may be underlying causes of this disease.

Click here to find out how to treat your perioral dermatitis.

Psoriasis

  Symptoms of this skin disease: the skin becomes inflamed, producing red, thickened areas with silvery scales, most often on the scalp, elbows, knees, and lower back.

  Cause: most likely an abnormality in the functioning of white cells in the blood stream triggering inflammation in the skin; flare-ups sometimes occur in the winter, as a result of dry skin.

Click here to find out how to treat your psoriasis.

Rosacea

  Symptoms of this skin disease: a flushing or subtle redness on the cheeks, nose, chin or forehead that at first comes and goes, but ultimately stays as persistent bumps. The facial skin typically gets very dry.

  Cause: a larger amount of blood flows through the blood vessels and the vessels expand under the skin to handle the flow.

Click here to find out how to treat your rosacea.

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