Coconut oil is excellent for dry skin, but in the summer it makes me hot. Avon has a gelled oil which absorbs quickly and does not make me hot. Especially on my legs it does an excellent job. For my scalp I actually use something called a hair mask: I wash my hair, then put it on and massage it into my scalp and finish my shower (which takes forever) then rinse my hair and re-wash my it. It does the trick quite well. I don't have much problem with my feet, but I remember reading about a trick for sweaty feet: Heat water and steep 6 regular tea bags in the water for 6-8 minutes, then add cold water until the temp feels right, and soak your feet for at least 10-15 minutes. The tannic acid dries your feet out and reduces perspiration. And no, you won't look like you're wearing brown stockings (that was my fear.😱)
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Yes! About 3 years ago I developed very itchy hives/blisters. Very intense itching. It took me about 8 months to get it diagnosed. It is an autoimmune skin disease called bullous pemphigoid. I read somewhere that autoimmune disease is common in PD. I have it somewhat under control right now.

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Thank you Mi Capitana for the good info.
Yes, the dry skin with occasional while flakes, and
itching, especially in the back of my scalp and around my breasts.
Lots of skin cancer fears - I have lots of white scars from being allergic to mosquito bites, plus a couple of bumps, new magenta-colored moles and little bumps like skin tags on my face, especially around my eyes.
I pour sweat from my face & head. It is really embarassing. My face also gets extremity red.

i have flaky skin on my face and scalp . sometimes I will have big spots on my scalp. It is embarrassing. I will try what alll has been suggested and let you know if anything works. I also was having severe sweating, but that as calmed down with the increase in my sinement

I was recently diagnosed, after a biopsy was done, with a rare skin disorder called lichen sclerosis. This too was associated with having an autoimmune disorder which I have dealt with for many yrs which has caused several different health issues. Now I have to see a dermatologist who is familiar with the disorder every 6 mos. I am having a hard time finding one who has heard of it and knows how to treat it. The closest I have found iso far is around 3 hrs away. Has anyone else, by chance, been diagnosed with this also?