cbailey

I've practiced Dermatology full time in Northern California for 20 years. I'm a happily married mother of 2 young adult kids. I enjoy gardening, exercise and being outdoors. I launched otbskincare.com as a midlife venture into entrepreneurship and to bring the skin care resources I created for my patients to a wider community.

Dermatologist explains surprising reasons why your lips are chapped

By cbailey on October 13, 2009

Chapped lips improve when you use a high quality lip balm If yours don’t, you could be allergic to a food or your lip care products; find the allergen and heal your lips!

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Dermatologist's Tips for Treating Dry Skin-Part 4

By cbailey on April 6, 2009

Part 4
New scientific advances that really do add up to healthier and prettier skin!
Dry Skin Care Step 3

Environmental Protection: Sun light, harsh climates and exposure to chemicals are never good for your skin. Sunlight causes wrinkles and age spots, even the softer winter sun. The key points here are:

Wear sunscreen every day
Apply antioxidant [...]

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Dermatologist's Tips for treating Dry Skin-Part 3

By cbailey on March 23, 2009

Part 3
Exposure to harsh winter weather and dry air means skin moisturizers are a must!

Dry Skin Care Step 2
Moisturizing: Even if your perfect at follow my cleansing recommendations in Part 2, you’re going to need moisturizers. Here, the big news is timing and product quality. Moisturizers work by holding water inside the layers of [...]

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Dermatologist's Tips for Treating Dry Skin: Part 2

By cbailey on March 16, 2009

We love clean, but with a few bathing ‘tweaks’ you can have really clean AND really moist skin.

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Dermatologist's Tips For Treating Dry Skin

By cbailey on March 13, 2009

You can have soft, moist skin all year with simple changes in your skin care routine. You can treat dry skin with a few simple steps that I will outline over the next week.

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