What is Dry Skin Disease?
Dry skin, which indicates a dysfunction on the skin's surface, can develop due to external chemical and physical factors, as well as being triggered by metabolic diseases. Dry skin disease can occur at any age.
Moisture Loss Triggers
The uppermost part of the epidermal layer, the outer surface of the skin, consists of the stratum corneum, dead cells, and keratin. Thanks to its elastic and heterogeneous structure, it prevents substances from the outside from passing into the dermis and hypodermis layers. Moisture loss in the stratum corneum leads to the breakdown of this barrier, the formation of dry skin disease, and cracking and flaking of the skin. When the hydration of the skin surface is disrupted, structural damage also occurs, and separations appear in the stratum corneum. This is why scaling and a flaky appearance occur on the surface in dry skin disease.
Thyroid diseases; advanced age; genetic diseases such as psoriasis, ichthyosis, eczema; and diseases like kidney failure trigger dry skin disease. At the same time, external factors such as detergents, chemical products, soap, shower gel, conditions that cause water loss in the body, air conditioning, cold and dry air, and pollution are also factors that cause dry skin disease.
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