I am quite young and have a very dry skin. Usually in winter I get black patches on my face even*when I am using creams. How can I*prevent this from happening? I wish I too had oily skin so that i wouldnt have to worry about my dry and scaly skin.

What my sister does for her dry skin is use cocoa butter moisturisers and intensive cold cream and vitamin E oil on the face.. Apart from this she applies aloe juice too which keeps the skin nourishd and richly moisturised.

Try the following:

• Keep the itchy area well moisturized. Dry skin may make itching worse.
• Try an oatmeal bath to help relieve itching.
• Wrap 1 cup of oatmeal in a cotton cloth and boil as you would to cook it. Use this as a sponge and bathe in cool water without soap.
• You may also try a commercial product, such as Aveeno Colloidal Oatmeal bath.
• Try a nonprescription 1% hydrocortisone cream for small itchy areas.
• Use the cream very sparingly on the face or genitals.
• If itching is severe, your health professional may prescribe a stronger cream.
• Use a nonprescription antihistamine medication, such as chlorpheniramine maleate (Chlor-Trimeton) or diphenhydramine (Benadryl).