Itchy and white flaky skin all over your body after a winter shower? You are definitely not alone. This is mainly seasonal dry itchy skin caused by the dry winter climate. Although the cold weather cannot be avoided, but as long as you pay attention to the way you bathe, you can also protect your skin and prevent dry itch. Don’t bathe too hard in winter The sebaceous glands of people secrete sebum, which acts as a barrier between the skin and the outside world, preventing excessive evaporation of water and resisting the invasion of some germs. The sebaceous glands are affected by temperature, and when the temperature is high, the amount of sebum secretion is high; and in the winter when the temperature is low, the amount of sebum secretion is low. At this time, if you often take a bath, it is easy to make sebum destruction, causing dry and itchy skin, if the germs invade at this time, it will also cause dermatitis. Therefore, the winter do not have to bathe too often, 2-3 times a week can be. Do not take a bath for too long because it is warm, preferably not more than 10 minutes. When the skin is itchy, you can apply some emollient cream on the affected area, or cold compress with a towel soaked in cold water, you can also apply some hormone-free topical medications such as cod liver oil ointment, urea ointment, etc. Dry itchy skin is best to prevent beforehand dry skin caused by itching, to spend effort to treat afterwards, it is better to do a good job of prevention beforehand, the key is to reduce the moisture and oil loss in the stratum corneum, to maintain the skin moisturized. In addition to reducing the number of baths, the way you bathe is also important. First of all, the bath water should not be too hot, the water temperature is not more than 40 ℃, feel and body temperature can be similar. Secondly, the bath should not be scrubbed hard, so as not to damage the skin’s sebum and normal stratum corneum, aggravating itching. In addition, avoid using alkaline soap, it is best to choose some body wash with moisturizing effect. After the bath, you can apply moisturizing lotion all over the body, while the skin is not completely dry, put on clothes and socks as soon as possible, and then drink a glass of warm water to replenish the water lost in the bath.