Drying Agents & Skin Folds

Drying agents and skin folds are directly related in a number of key interesting ways. Get tips on drying agents and skin folds with help from a board certified dermatologist and cosmetic surgeon in this free video clip.

Video Transcript

My name is Dr. Tony Nakhla, I'm a board certified dermatologist and medical director and founder of OC Skin Institute, Southern California's most comprehensive dermatology centers and author of The Skin Commandments: 10 Rules to Healthy, Beautiful Skin. Today, we're going to talk about drying agents in skin folds. One of the most common conditions that my patients come in with is a condition known as intertrigo and the lay person's term for that is jock itch and basically jock itch occurs when in areas where the skin folds and wherever the skin folds is a place where moisture tends to build up. Now we all have a bunch of micro organisms living on our skin, we've got yeast, we've got bacteria and we have viruses all sorts of things that are normally found on our skin. In areas that are kind of moist and, and so we like to use things that are considered drying agents not only to keep the area dry, but, but also to prevent the growth of, the over growth of those normal micro organisms that live on the skin. My favorite product is a product called Zeasorb Powder and Zeasorb is a drying agent basically the way to use this is after you've showered is to really make sure the area in question is really dry. Some people after they towel dry even use a little blow dryer on cool to make sure that area is dry, very common for men to do this especially in the groin area for people for athletes, this is a common thing that's done on the feet especially people who play outdoor sports and can get caught in a, in a storm playing soccer or baseball or whatever, it's a good idea to after you've, after you've washed your feet to make sure that you really dry them and then you want to apply something like Zeasorb Powder to the bottoms of the feet, in the groin, under the armpits. A lot of people who are a little over weight can have this in that flap of skin where the belly kind of, you know meets the, the under portion of the belly, the lower part of the belly and some women under the breasts where the skin folds. The idea is dry the area apply, use a little blow dryer on cool and then apply Zeasorb Powder and then you can get dressed or put your socks on what ever else you do. Another tip for men is to really consider if your somebody who wears boxers consider changing to boxers or briefs, something that's breathable cotton and something that can really get in those folds and also help absorb moisture. So these are just tips for skin, skin folds and the use of drying agents and this is a great product and I think that if this is a common issue for you this is, these little two weeks can really help prevent these little skin outbreaks.