Common Causes of Noticeable Visual Skin Changes and Itchy Skin

Your skin is the largest organ of your body, separating your body’s insides from the outside world. It protects you from bacteria and viruses, helps you sense the world and keeps you body temperature regulated.

Conditions that irritate, clog or inflame your skin, causing that red, swollen, itchy, burning look and feel include:

Your skin changes as you age, becoming thinner while losing fat. Visually noticeable by way of more:

Sun is a major cause for escalating this natural aging process.

Tretinoin, a derivative of vitamin A, is the only active ingredient with FDA approval for sun-damaged or aging skin. And wouldn’t ya know it, requires a prescription. Retinol, also from vitamin A, is your no prescription required, yet less potent, alternative.

However, those other cream treatments can soothe your dry skin and may reduce your age spots’ appearance.