Scaling skin happens when the outer layer of the skin begins to flake off, causing drying, cracking, or flaking. Ointments containing urea, petrolatum, or lactic acid may help, but some underlying ...

and I've been wearing more short sleeves and open back tops. I even wore shorts this summer." Nicole's psoriasis resulted in her skin appearing red, raised, and flaky, feeling tight and "tender".

Harper Ly Foy was born with harlequin ichthyosis, a rare genetic skin disorder in which the skin is covered in thick plates that crack and split ... s skin as an “open wound” that’s prone ...

When you have psoriasis, you have patches of thick red skin. In severe cases, they can split open. This causes deep cracks, or “fissures.” There are ways you can ease the pain and treat the ...

Eczema can make your skin so cracked and scaly that it breaks open. The itch can get intense enough to make you scratch until you bleed. The best ways to relieve eczema damage and heal faster are ...

A woman whose psoriasis was so severe she had to “scoop” and hoover flakes of her skin off the floor has finally ... and I’ve been wearing more short sleeves and open back tops.

If you’re dealing with dry, flaking skin that ... to draw water into your skin, and emollients (lanolin alcohol, ceresin, and mineral oil), which fill in the cracks between your skin cells ...

Dr. Louis George Hermann, assistant professor of surgery, sprinkles flakes ... open wounds. He found that the small bits of sole grew rapidly, quickly covered the wound with new skin.

Or when heels split open and start bleeding. Problems that many dry-skinned humans have to deal with on a daily basis. “Dry skin has lost its moisture. It can appear as dry, but also dull, scaly or ...

Peeling skin on the hands isn’t just about dryness; sometimes, it's your body trying to tell you something deeper. Read on.