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Winter is tough on skin. Experts offer tips to ease itchiness.

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February 13, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. EST
To avoid problems, treat your skin carefully. “Use a gentle, fragrance-free cleanser and warm — not hot — water,” says one doctor. (iStock)

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It’s annoying, uncomfortable and tends to occur more commonly as we get older. “Dermatologists start to see an uptick in the presentation of itchy skin around age 50, and it continues to increase as people get older,” says Daniel C. Butler, director of the aging skin and geriatric dermatology clinic at the University of California at San Francisco.