What Are the Cause of Xerosis?
Various environmental factors are responsible for dry skin condition or xerosis. Heredity may also be a factor in severe dryness of skin. Weather Condition : Skin becomes extremely dry in winters due to cold winds and low level of humidity. If skin is already dry, winters aggravate the skin condition. But people living in deserts feel dryness of skin in summers because of extremely hot winds which draw away the moisture and low humidity level. Excessive Bathing: Excessive bathing or frequent bathing or spending long time in swimming pool can strip the skin of its natural moisture. Also bathing hot water breaks lipid barrier on your skin. Use of harsh Soaps and detergent: Bathing with harsh soaps or doing household chores using harsh detergents can make the skin dry and wrinkles. Many shampoos, antibacterial soaps and deodorants damage the skin to a large extent. Long-term use of central heating and air conditioning reduces the humidity of the place and draw moisture from skin also and
