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What can cause skin to itch?

If there is no underlying problem, what causes this? I am asking this for a friend.

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  • anna
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    So many things! Among them:

    Reaction to laundry soap, dryer sheets or other cleaning products

    Reaction to new shampoo, soap or styling products

    Dust allergy, particularly in a home not your own

    Allergy to pet dander in the air

    Dry skin

    Seasonal allergies

    Nerves or stress (some people break out in hives)

    Friction, like if you aren't used to wearing a turtleneck and then you wear one all day.

    Allergic reaction to someone else's perfume, particularly the knockoffs of expensive ones

  • 9 years ago

    Dry skin will cause it, it can be fixed with a moisturizer. If the humidifier on a furnace isn't working properly it contributes to dry skin too as well as static electricity in carpets and hair etc.

  • 9 years ago

    Hair

  • 9 years ago

    Dry skin, sweetie. Lol

  • piggot
    Lv 5
    9 years ago

    so many different things and far too many to mention on here but the most common is allergy.

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