Why does it sometimes burn when you put lotion on dry skin?

Question

Sometimes, lotion on dry skin feels great. Other times it burns and irritates. Why?

In: Biology

Answer 1

This happens on my hands and feet if they are dry and cracked. The cracks don’t need to be deep to let the lotion deep enough to hurt, the fissures in your skin let the lotion deep enough to sting.

Answer 2

When you have dry skin sometimes it cracks. Most Lotion has alcohol in it so when you put it on you feel the alcohol burn in the cracks of your dry skin.