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This is an easy way of using a soap substitute and moisturising the skin at the same time.
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Perhaps 25% of the population get winter itch. Infections and chronic eczema can follow. Some people gouge and scratch until they bleed. It can even get to the point where the continuous rubbing and scratching can create an “itch-scratch-itch” cycle that makes things worse. It gets worse in bed at night and after a hot shower – for most it is just an annoyance but for some the itch can be so severe that it can drive them mad. The vulnerable develop itchy arms, thighs, knees, elbows and trunk.
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This condition gets worse as winter drags on – weeks of air that is cold and heat that is too dry take their toll. We are talking about winter itch, or its real name Xerotic Eczema. Many people attribute poor sleep, depression, agitation, difficulty concentrating, and reduced sexual desire and function to itch.