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Since getting PD (and before starting any meds) I have very dry skin and sometimes it itches. My face has a particularly attractive combination of extreme dryness and patches of greasy seborrheic dermatitis (dandruff) that extends to scalp. I can keep it all under control with Head and Shoulders shampoo (or Selsun if it is really bad) and a very light application of low strength cortisone ointment on the facial lesions at bedtime. If my dry flakey arms and legs get too itchy I take one Benedryl 25 mg. I also slather on lotions and creams after a bath or shower or swim. I am trying to get a water habit of 8 glasses of fluid a day. To hydrate my skin as well as my bowel. Constipation and dry skin should tell me something - l6 ounces total fluid just doesn't do it for me and I must change my ways. My husband says dehydration probably caused my PD. I am never thirsty so must constantly think DRINK or I end the day having only had 8 oz. juice and water. Skol, Barbara Yacos <[log in to unmask]>