Question

A 42-year-old female client complains of extreme xerosis and states nothing seems to work for her skin. The most appropriate treatment would be to apply:________

Answer 1

Emollients & Occlusives would be the most effective treatment.

Step-by-step explanation:

• Emollients means skin softener or soother. It softens up the dry & flaky skin make it looks & feel better. When the top layer of the skin does not contain fluid, it becomes dry.This causes skin cracks leaving open spaces between the cells in our skin.Emollients fill those gaps with substances comprises of fats called lipids which helps in the softening as well as smoothening of skin.
• Emollients consists of lot of oil which is known as occlusives.They makes the coating of the skin with a thin oily film which seals the water in the skin. Occlusives keep the skin hydrated for a long time.