3 year old with dry skin and scratching

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My DD is nearly 3 and she has dry skin and scratches a lot because of this. She mainly scratches her back, shoulders and arms and can do some damage to her skin. If I don’t put her in a vest with poppers and she has access to her back she would do herself some damage with her nails (we of course trim them often). She doesn’t actually have eczema/redness, just dry skin. Has anyone else had this? It does improve in the summer from memory.

Are you doing something about the root cause of it? Changes in skin care, the type of bath bubble, soap even shampoo and then diet, removing most of the processed foods.
Avoid lotions (anything with a pump), prefer thick cream in a jar and apply several times a day.