Why Does The Skin Need A Reshuffle When It Feels Itchy?

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JAKARTA - A health expert recommends that you immediately apply moisturizer when your skin starts to feel itchy due to dry conditions. Instead of without reason, moisturizer can cover your nerve ending so that it can prevent you from touching. When scratchting, let alone out of control, new problems can arise on the skin.

"Why does every itching of the skin require a covering? Because it can cover the ends of the nerves, prevent shaking. Every itching gives a protective skin (skin barrier artificially," said a Skin and Gender Specialist from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Dr. dr. Tujut Nurul Alam Jacoeb Sp.KK (K) in Jakarta, reported ANTARA, Friday, March 24.

Then, when applying moisturizer some people advise you to also brush your skin a little with that moisturizer.

"There is a body lotion that contains water, if it contains water it can flow with the strength of water entering the skin layer. Those who don't have water, must be assisted by the movement to rub. It will be oily eventually, there is a kind of oily liquid," said Nurul.

He does not recommend that you apply moisturizer in locations where the body is already moist because it can cause uncomfortable conditions.

"Usually it gets hot. It can't get rid of sweat, it ends up being a cause of dryness. It can eventually get infection. It's definitely uncomfortable," concluded Nurul.