Think you know what dry skin is all about? Take this quiz and scratch your itch to learn more about dry skin. (The answers are located at the end of the quiz.)

1. What is
*not* one of the three most common skin types?

a.) Moist

b.) Normal

c.) Dry

d.) Oily

a.) Oily to dry

b.) Normal to dry

c.) Oily to moist

d.) Normal to moist

a.) Lower legs

b.) Arms

c.) Thighs

d.) Tummy (front of abdomen)

a.) Chafing

b.) Flaking

c.) Cracked skin

d.) Rough skin

a.) Fireplaces

b.) Space heaters

c.) Radiators

d.) Forced-air furnaces

a.) Thick and greasy

b.) Light and smooth

c.) Watery and clay-textured

d.) Spray on

a.) Only dry lightly do not dry off all moisture

b.) Dry thoroughly, but pat yourself dry rather than

rubbing

c.) Allow as much of the water to evaporate as possible

rather than towel-drying most of it off

d.) Dry thoroughly and vigorously to dry as fast as

possible

Answers:

1. a. moist. The most common types of skin are dry,

   oily, and normal. Knowing your own skin type, you can find out the bath

   and body lotions that will work best at moisturizing your skin.

2. c. normal to dry. Combination skin means that

   you have to use a product that moisturizes your skin without being so strong

   that it can make your skin oily.

3. d. tummy. According to Medline Plus, the most

   common areas of your body to suffer dry skin are the arms, lower legs, thighs

   and flanks (sides of abdomen).

4. b. flaking. According to Medline Plus, scaling,

   also called flaking, is "visible peeling or

   flaking of outer skin layers." Some of the worst sources of scaling are

   psoriasis, lichen planus, and athlete's foot.

5. d. forced-air furnaces. According to Medline

   Plus, dry skin is often caused by the sudden switch from cold to warm air, and

   in particular the warm dry air of forced-air furnaces.

6. a. thick and greasy. According to Medline Plus,

   thick and greasy lotions really do the best job of holding moisture into your

   skin.

7. b. pat, don't rub. You have to dry off thoroughly to prevent losing skin moisture through evaporation, but rubbing the towel against your skin will damage your epidermis.

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