Slideshow: How to Clean Dry Skin

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American Academy of Dermatology (AAD): "Moisturizing and Cleansing Key to Treating Atopic Dermatitis," "Dermatologists' Top 10 Tips for Relieving Dry Skin," "Eczema Bathing and Moisturizing Guidelines," "Research Uncovers New Treatment Options for Atopic Dermatitis," "Complementary Therapies: Applied to the Skin."
Charles E. Crutchfield III, MD, dermatologist, Egan, Minn.; associate clinical professor of dermatology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis.
Amy Wechsler, MD, dermatologist and psychiatrist, New York; assistant clinical professor of dermatology, SUNY Downstate Medical College, Brooklyn; adjunct assistant clinical professor of psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York; NY.
FDA: "Alpha Hydroxy Acids in Cosmetics."
American Osteopathic College of Dermatology: "Dry Skin (xerosis)."
Kenet, B. How to Wash Your Face: America's Leading Dermatologist Reveals the Essential Secrets for Youthful, Radiant Skin, Simon & Schuster, 2008.
Discovery Health: "How to Wash Your Face."
Dermatology Nursing, October 1, 2006: "Moisturizers do more than just soften skin."
Bikowski, J. Practical Dermatology, August 2009.
Reviewed by Stephanie S. Gardner, MD on May 05, 2019
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