Dermatologists Share Their Favorite Dry Skin Remedies

Along with shorter shower time, cooler water is essential too, since hot water strips skin of its natural moisture. Director of Cosmetic and Clinical Research at Mount Sinai Hospital Joshua Zeichner, MD, keeps his shower the temperature of a warm pool. A tell-tale sign that your H2O is too hot? "If your bathroom mirror steams up while you're in the shower, the water is too hot," says Mona Gohara, MD, associate clinical professor of dermatology at Yale School of Medicine.

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