Caring for your skin

摘要

Over the autumn and winter months, some workers, particularly employees in the manufacturing sector and outdoor workers, can experience an increase in skin irritation or dermatitis due the change in climate. We refer to this time of the year as "the chapping season" because cold, windy and wet weather increases the chapping tendency for exposed skin. There are a number of factors that can cause chapped skin: 1. Very low humidity dries out the natural moisture of the skin 2. Cold itself is a factor. A cold dry wind with skin exposed accentuates the chapping tendency 3. Incomplete drying of the skin after washing allows evaporation to occur and leads to chapping 4. Incomplete rinsing which leaves product residue to dry on the skin So how can workers be better prepared for the chapping season?