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Suggest Treatment For Dry Scaly Skin Around The Nose

I am 65 years old, for the past year I have developed dry,scaley skin around my nose, it looks like blackheads that are protruding, when I pick them, they come off in a film of skin, so my nose is red, and oozing when I am finished. What is this? what should I do?
posted on Thu, 29 Dec 2016
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I have gone through your question and understand your concern. Stop picking the blackheads and dry skin with bare hands to prevent skin infections. Wash the face with luke warm water, pat dry and apply Cetaphil mild and sensitive lotion which you can buy your chemist with out prescription it will not only take care of the dryness but also sooth the irritated skin.
Use a mild scrub once in 3 days to scrub the nose to get of blackheads and deadskin. As we age the skin turnover slows down leading to more blackhead production due to dead cells clogging pores.
Use a mild face wash which will not dry up mature skin like Cetaphil gentle skin cleanser twice daily to wash face and follow up with Cetaphil lotion.
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Suggest Treatment For Dry Scaly Skin Around The Nose

Hello I have gone through your question and understand your concern. Stop picking the blackheads and dry skin with bare hands to prevent skin infections. Wash the face with luke warm water, pat dry and apply Cetaphil mild and sensitive lotion which you can buy your chemist with out prescription it will not only take care of the dryness but also sooth the irritated skin. Use a mild scrub once in 3 days to scrub the nose to get of blackheads and deadskin. As we age the skin turnover slows down leading to more blackhead production due to dead cells clogging pores. Use a mild face wash which will not dry up mature skin like Cetaphil gentle skin cleanser twice daily to wash face and follow up with Cetaphil lotion.