Summer Skin Rehab

Dermatologist Heidi Waldorf explains how to treat discoloration, breakouts and your last (hopefully!) sunburn of the summer

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Skin Complaint: Peeling skin -- the aftermath of a sunburn

The Fix: If your painful sunburn has turned your skin into a peeling mess, Waldorf recommends adding mega doses of moisture. If the area is irritated she suggests applying Vaseline Pure Petroleum Jelly, $1.99 to the area. But once the irritation has subsided, "switch to an alpha-hydroxy acid moisturizer," she says (try Eucerin Plus Intensive Repair Body Cream, $10.99). It will help gently exfoliate the peeling, flaking skin while deeply moisturizing it.

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