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Helping Dry Skin

Hot baths and showers can wash away your skin's protective sebum, leaving your skin dry and irritated. Scrubbing rather than gently massaging your skin surface can be very drying, especially if you use harsh soaps.

Do you frequently

  • take long, hot baths or showers, or

  • scrub your skin surface with harsh soaps?

Yes, one or both of these apply to me.

No, I don't do either.

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