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SOURCES:

Medline Plus: "Dry skin."

American Osteopathic College of Dermatology: "Dry skin (xerosis)."

Family Doctor: "Skin Problems: Dry, Itchy Skin."

American Academy of Dermatology (AAD): "Dermatologists' Top 10 Tips for Relieving Dry Skin," "Winter Skin Care Guidelines," "Eczema Bathing and Moisturizing Guidelines."

Charles E. Crutchfield III, MD, dermatologist, Egan, Minn.; associate clinical professor of dermatology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis.

Dermatology Nursing, Oct. 1, 2006.

Cleveland Clinic: "Dry Skin/Itchy Skin."

Reviewed by Stephanie S. Gardner, MD on October 24, 2011

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