Dry Skin Care Quiz

Dry Skin Care Quiz Most people who think they know all about dry skin, cracked skin, chafing, redness and other signs of skin dehydration really do not. Take this quiz to make sure you know that your skin is the enemy. The answers can be found at the end of the quiz. 1. What * not * one of the three most common types of skin? a.) Moist b) Normal c) d. dry) oily 2nd What is "combination skin"? a.) Oily dry b.) Normal to dry c.) Oily wet d.) Normal to moist 3rd Which of the following is not one of the most common dry skin? a.) Lower legs b.) weapons c) d. thigh) Tummy (front of abdomen) 4th Scaling is a symptom of dry skin, which is more commonly called, what? a.) Fascia b.) c. desquamation) cracked skin d.) Rough skin 5th Which of the following worst for dry skin in winter (also known as "winter itch")? a.) Fireplaces b) vs. space heating) radiator d) the forced air fuaces 6th The best itching skin lotions for winter are: a) thick and greasy b.) Light and good c.) Watery and clay-textured d.) Spray 7th To avoid chafing when drying, you should: a.) Just a little 'dry, dry, not all the moisture b.) completely dry, dry, but Pat rather than rub yourself c.) leaves much to evaporate the water possible and not a towel to dry most of it by d.) dry thoroughly and vigorously to dry as quickly as possible answers: 1 a. wet. The most common types of skin is dry, fat, and normal. You know your skin type, you can use the bath and body lotions that work best for your skin moisturizer. 2nd c. normal to dry. Combination means that the skin is necessary to have a product that moisturizes the skin, not so strong that it is the oily skin. 3rd d. stomach. According to Medline Plus, most areas of the body to suffer dry skin are the arms, legs, thighs and lower flanks (sides of abdomen). 4th b desquamation. According to Medline Plus, scaling, and 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. 5th d. air forced fuaces. According to Medline Plus, dry skin is often caused by the sudden change from cold to warm air, and especially the hot dry air from air-forced ovens. 6. a. thickness and fat. According to Medline Plus, thick and greasy lotions really the best job of keeping the moisture of the skin. 7th b Pat, not rub. You have to completely dry so that the skin loses moisture through evaporation, but rubbing the towel in contact with the skin is damaged skin.