Overview

Skin care is a large and often confusing topic. There are many products on the market ranging from skin moisturizers to wrinkle reducers. Since this website is devoted primarily to wound care issues, we will focus on protecting skin from breakdown.

Skin is the largest organ in the human body. It serves many important roles. Protecting it is important and one key step is through proper hydration (drinking water).

There are hundreds of companies with thousands of products for the skin...we simply can't cover them all in this website.

For patients with wounds or patients at risk of skin breakdown, some of the categories you should be aware of include:

• Antifungals
• Anti-inflammatory
• Barriers
• Moisturizers
• Sealants

Companies like Smith & Nephew, HEALTHPOINT, ConvaTec and 3M offer a full range of products.

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