SheKnows posted “Moisturize me! What your skin is telling you” featuring Dr. Purvisha Patel.
Your skin talks to you every day, so listen to it! Dr. Patel spoke with SheKnows about how to understand your skins needs.
If your skin could talk
Your skin is like a suit of armor — it protects you. You should give it the same courtesy. But how do you know what your skin is saying? Dermatologists interpret what your skin is drying (ahem; we mean dying) to tell you.
Dr. Purvisha Patel, owner of and dermatologist at Advanced Dermatology & Skin Cancer Associates, says that sensitive skin can peel, itch, sting and burn as a result of a reaction to products that are too harsh for it. She advises, “People with sensitive skin may need to use medicated soaps or other products.”