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Advising on very dry and eczema-prone skin

About the skin

Supporting customers with dry skin

Using emollients

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USING EMOLLIENTS

Emollients form the basis of the management of dry skin, including eczema; as well as moisturising the skin, they form a protective barrier to prevent moisture loss and keep allergens and irritants out.

Tips for using emollients:4

  • Apply emollients generously and regularly, ideally at least three or four times a day5
  • Apply in the direction of hair growth
  • Applying an emollient after showering or bathing, while water is still trapped in the skin, results in extra hydration
  • Using an emollient that contains ceramides helps restore the skin barrier function6
  • Use an emollient-based wash product to protect skin while showering or bathing

THE AVEENO® RANGES

AVEENO® offers 3 different ranges to cater for a host of different skin needs.

Click on the images for more information about each range.

AVEENO®
DAILY MOISTURISING FOR DRY SKIN AVEENO®
SKIN RELIEF FOR VERY DRY SKIN AVEENO®
DERMEXA FOR VERY DRY AND ECZEMA-PRONE SKIN

Prebiotic colloidal oatmeal

AVEENO® Daily Moisturising is formulated with oats and/or oat extract and is suitable for use on normal to dry skin

Suitable for normal to dry skin
 

Prebiotic triple oat complex*

AVEENO® Skin Relief with prebiotic triple oat complex helps soothe and moisturise very dry, irritable skin

Suitable for very dry and irritable skin
*Excluding Body Wash
 

Prebiotic triple oat complex & ceramides*

AVEENO® Dermexa is formulated with prebiotic triple oat complex and ceramides to help soothe dry, itchy skin and improve the skin's natural microbiome

Suitable for very dry, itchy and eczema prone skin
*Excluding Body Wash
 

References

1. Grice EA, Segre JA (2011), The skin microbiome, Nature reviews Microbiology, 2011;9(4):244-253.

2. Skin Conditions in the UK: A Health Care Needs Assessment. Available at http://www.pcds.org.uk/ee/images/uploads/general/Skin_Conditions_in_the_UK.pdf

3. https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/otc-guidance-for-ccgs.pdf

4. https://eczema.org/information-and-advice/treatments-for-eczema/emollients/

5. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/emollients/

6. Coderch et al (2003), Ceramides and skin function, Am J Clin Dermatol, 2003;4(2):107-29, DOI 10.2165/00128071-200304020-00004.
Available at: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12553851

Online references last accessed November 2020.

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