Treatment is intended to restore moisture to your skin. Water will briefly moisturize
your skin, but the moisture is soon lost by evaporation. Lotions, creams and ointments provide an oil coating that
prevents water evaporation. We strongly urge that you use moisturizers starting in the fall when we turn our heat
on until the springtime when we turn our heat off. For most people in the winter months are the most critical
times of the year.