What is the leading cause of dry skin?



Towels

Below is a good way to judge how dry your skin/body is. For me lack of hydration while drinking beer or scotch is far more of an issue than a towel. Always say for every two beers or 3 fingers of scotch one should drink 10-12 ounces of water. Although when climbing out of a shower I dont think a sip of scotch will work well at drying my back.


Skin turgor is a sign commonly used by health care workers to assess the degree of fluid loss or dehydration. Fluid loss can occur from common conditions, such as diarrhea or vomiting. Infants and young children with vomiting, diarrhea, and decreased or no fluid intake can rapidly lose a significant amount of fluid. Fever speeds up this process.

To determine skin turgor, the health care provider grasps the skin on the back of the hand, lower arm, or abdomen between two fingers so that it is tented up. The skin is held for a few seconds then released.

Skin with normal turgor snaps rapidly back to its normal position. Skin with decreased turgor remains elevated and returns slowly to its normal position.

Decreased skin turgor is a late sign in dehydration. It occurs with moderate to severe dehydration. Fluid loss of 5% of the body weight is considered mild dehydration, 10% is moderate, and 15% or more is severe dehydration.

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Originally Posted by brewerpaul

Below is a good way to judge how dry your skin/body is. For me lack of hydration while drinking beer or scotch is far more of an issue than a towel. Always say for every two beers or 3 fingers of scotch one should drink 10-12 ounces of water. Although when climbing out of a shower I dont think a sip of scotch will work well at drying my back.


Skin turgor is a sign commonly used by health care workers to assess the degree of fluid loss or dehydration. Fluid loss can occur from common conditions, such as diarrhea or vomiting. Infants and young children with vomiting, diarrhea, and decreased or no fluid intake can rapidly lose a significant amount of fluid. Fever speeds up this process.

To determine skin turgor, the health care provider grasps the skin on the back of the hand, lower arm, or abdomen between two fingers so that it is tented up. The skin is held for a few seconds then released.

Skin with normal turgor snaps rapidly back to its normal position. Skin with decreased turgor remains elevated and returns slowly to its normal position.

Decreased skin turgor is a late sign in dehydration. It occurs with moderate to severe dehydration. Fluid loss of 5% of the body weight is considered mild dehydration, 10% is moderate, and 15% or more is severe dehydration.

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Paul,
I fear you may have missed the joke

Laughing my a$$ off at both the joke and the reply.

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Originally Posted by Mikilt

Paul,
I fear you may have missed the joke

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Got the joke :) just had to post a head scratcher of a reply......

I've head that by the time you sense that you are thirsty, your body is already "down a quart".
I guess we now have a dip-stick, by which to check the fluids. ;)

Dipstick? Who you calling a dipstick?

Oh, woe upon me for being unemployed! When I become thirsty I'm a quart low and I cannot possibly pay for that much aqua vitae with no income for I get thirsty often. The shame, the shame.