Recently, there has been a significant increase in the number of patients with itchy skin due to cooler, windy and dry weather, with the majority being elderly. The elderly due to the decline in secretion function, lipid emulsion membrane becomes increasingly weak, fall and winter season is prone to trigger pruritus. To deal with pruritus, you need to start from the daily habits of clothing, food and washing. Avoid wearing wool, chemical fiber clothing, inside and outside clothing, bedding are best cotton. Elderly people also should not fall frozen, cold easy to cause skin cracking, aggravate itching. In addition to drinking more water, it is also advisable to drink more porridge, soybean milk, eat more radish, lotus root, water chestnuts, pears, honey and other moisturizing lungs, nourishing yin and clearing the dryness of the food, especially pears, have a thirst, cough phlegm, clearing heat and fire, nourishing the blood to produce muscle, moisturizing lungs and clearing the dryness of the function. To eat as little as possible or do not eat chili, onions, ginger, garlic, pepper and other hot and dry products, eat less fried, fatty foods, in order to prevent aggravate the symptoms of autumn dryness. You can also take more vitamins A and E to prevent skin dryness and aging. Older people suffering from pruritus should not take a bath every day, one or two times a week on the line. Bathing time should not be too long, the water temperature is better than their own body temperature is a little higher, feel the warmth is appropriate. After washing can be coated with glycerin, white petroleum jelly, olive oil and other skin care products, can also be used in allantoin and other moisturizers to prevent water evaporation.