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Nurses face so many challenges: overbearing doctors, following a protocol they may not agree with, stressed patients, long hours on their feet.... and extremely dry hands. What causes nurses to have dry hands more than other professions? Nurses need to wash their hands constantly to avoid spreading bacteria and to prevent contamination. The hand sanitizers provided at the hospitals are made with ingredients that strip the skin of their natural oils. Nurses' medical gloves (latex or powdered) can cause skin allergies. What a nurse needs for her dry hands: A water-less lotion... adding water to a lotion isn't just a waste...

Five-year-old Blake sat in the doctor's office with his mother when the doctor entered the room. She was desperately looking for a way to treat his eczema naturally, and this doctor came highly recommended. "He's itchy all the time," his mother said. "We've seen other doctors, and they want to put him on steroids and antibiotics. That seems awfully drastic for a young boy."She's right. They would likely have started with a prescription-strength corticosteroid cream.Blake had rashes that covered his arm and face, his skin was swollen and red, and his skin dermatitis was about to crust and flake off....