| Think you know what dry skin is all about? Take | | | | avoid chafing when drying off, you should: |
| this quiz and scratch your itch to learn more | | | | a.) Only dry lightly; do not dry off all moistureb.) |
| about dry skin. (The answers are located at the | | | | Dry thoroughly, but pat yourself dry rather |
| end of the quiz.)1. What is | | | | thanrubbingc.) Allow as much of the water to |
| *not* one of the three most common skin | | | | evaporate as possiblerather than towel-drying |
| types? | | | | most of it offd.) Dry thoroughly and vigorously to |
| a.) Moistb.) Normalc.) Dryd.) Oily | | | | dry as fast aspossibleAnswers: |
| 2. What is | | | | a. moist. The most common types of skin are |
| "combination skin"? | | | | dry,oily, and normal. Knowing your own skin type, |
| a.) Oily to dryb.) Normal to dryc.) Oily to moistd.) | | | | you can find out the bathand body lotions that will |
| Normal to moist | | | | work best at moisturizing your skin.c. normal to |
| 3. Which of the | | | | dry. Combination skin means thatyou have to use |
| following is not one of the most common | | | | a product that moisturizes your skin without being |
| locations of dry skin? | | | | so strongthat it can make your skin oily.d. tummy. |
| a.) Lower legsb.) Armsc.) Thighsd.) Tummy (front | | | | According to Medline Plus, the mostcommon areas |
| of abdomen) | | | | of your body to suffer dry skin are the arms, |
| 4. Scaling is a | | | | lower legs, thighsand flanks (sides of abdomen).b. |
| symptom of dry skin that is also most | | | | flaking. According to Medline Plus, scaling,also called |
| commonly called what? | | | | flaking, is "visible peeling orflaking of outer skin |
| a.) Chafingb.) Flakingc.) Cracked skind.) Rough skin | | | | layers." Some of the worst sources of scaling |
| 5. Which | | | | arepsoriasis, lichen planus, and athlete's foot.d. |
| of the following are worst for dry skin in winter | | | | forced-air furnaces. According to MedlinePlus, dry |
| (also called "winter | | | | skin is often caused by the sudden switch from |
| itch")? | | | | cold to warm air, andin particular the warm dry air |
| a.) Fireplacesb.) Space heatersc.) Radiatorsd.) | | | | of forced-air furnaces.a. thick and greasy. |
| Forced-air furnaces | | | | According to Medline Plus,thick and greasy lotions |
| 6. The best | | | | really do the best job of holding moisture into |
| skin lotions for winter itch are: | | | | yourskin.b. pat, don't rub. You have to dry off |
| a.) Thick and greasyb.) Light and smoothc.) | | | | thoroughly to prevent losing skin moisture through |
| Watery and clay-texturedd.) Spray on | | | | evaporation, but rubbing the towel against your |
| 7. In order to | | | | skin will damage your epidermis. |