There are many reasons for dry and flaky face, such as environmental factors, improper skin care, eczema, contact dermatitis and so on. 1. Environmental factors: the fall and winter seasons are dry and cold, which can lead to a decrease in the secretion function of sebaceous glands and sweat glands on the skin, thus leading to a dry and flaky face. 2. Improper skin care: daily not good skin care, or the use of alkaline skin care products, wash your face too often, etc., will lead to skin barrier damage, so the face dry and flaky. 3. Eczema: Facial skin with eczema, can also cause dry face peeling, but also accompanied by congestion, swelling, itching, cracking and other phenomena. 4. Contact dermatitis: the skin on the face in contact with allergic cosmetics, skin care products, or due to chemical stimuli caused by the inflammatory reaction, can also cause dry face peeling, but also may be accompanied by skin tightness, flaking, itching and other symptoms. There are many reasons for the dry skin on the face, it is recommended that the patient can go to the hospital to improve the examination, identify the causes under the guidance of the doctor to take standardized treatment, do not ignore the symptoms, so as not to delay the treatment of the condition.