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12 Skin Tips
There's a reason they call it the dead of winter: Just look at your dry, flaky skin. Here's how to bring it back to life. By Catherine Piercy
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n the dry season, alligators dig beneath the earth, finding pools of water with their powerful tails. If only our bodies came with a built-in mechanism to battle parched, scaly skin. "To function properly, the epidermis needs to maintain a certain moisture level; in the winter, low temperatures, low humidity, and strong wind deplete skin of its natural protective barrier, allowing that level to drop," explains Catharine Lisa Kauffman, chief of dermatology at Georgetown University Medical ...