What to do if your skin is itchy and flaky

Itchy flaky skin may be caused by dry skin, dry eczema, ringworm and other factors, which can be treated by general treatment and medication.
1. Dry skin: Dry environment may cause dry and flaky skin, itchy, usually pay attention to protect the skin, clean and timely application of body lotion with moisturizing effect, can relieve the discomfort symptoms.
2. Dry eczema: the disease can cause dry skin, flaking, itching and other symptoms, patients should reduce the number of baths, prohibit the use of stimulating toiletries, bathing should be applied in a timely manner after the white petroleum jelly, vitamin E cream and other moisturizing skin. When the itching is serious, you can use antihistamines such as loratadine and cetirizine to stop the itching and inflammation.
3. Tinea corporis: this disease will lead to dry skin, thin scales, conscious itching. Normally, we should protect the skin and avoid excessive scratching; we can use external fluconazole, terbinafine and other drugs to fight fungal infection; when the condition is serious, we need to use antifungal drugs systematically, such as itraconazole and so on.
Itchy skin peeling and other symptoms should be timely to the hospital, a clear cause, standardized treatment under the guidance of the doctor, strictly comply with the doctor’s prescription medication.