"parched skin" is a correct, usable phrase in written English.
It typically refers to skin that is extremely dry, usually from being exposed to sun or wind for too long. For example: "After spending an entire day at the beach, her skin was parched and painfully dry."
Tomatoes, kiwis, salad and apples from which you didn't have to remove a centimeter of old parched skin before eating.
An organic solid moisturizing stick, Revolution Organics All-Over Body Balm has many uses: it smoothes parched skin, cuticles, chapped lips, unruly eyebrows, fly-away hair and stretch marks.
This set lets you try the brand's best sellers in cabin-friendly form, including its super-hydrating Vitamin E face moisturiser and a body moisturiser that will ensure you don't come off the flight with parched skin.
Often found as creams but also more recently in gel form like the pretty translucent pink of the Peter Thomas Roth Rose Stem Cell MaskRepair Mask ($52 at Peter Thomas Roth), hydrating masks are generally straightforward: They offer a boost of moisture for parched skin.
Fortunately, with the right skin care products, you can pump life back into your parched skin.
The name says it all: This primer is packed with coconut water to hydrate and brighten parched skin.
My favourite of all was, annoyingly, the dearest – but only because it seemed to offer increased hydration to parched skins such as mine.
The clinic handles large issues, like an emergency fund to help pay a rent, and small ones, like providing pillows to ease the pain of bone metastasis, or creams to soothe parched, burning skin after radiation therapy.
Molton Brown's Warming Eucalyptus & Ginger Body Scrub ($48) provides ultimate rejuvenation for the parched, flaky skin.
His lips were parched and his skin sagged.
His skin parched and sore, stretched and gritty with salt.
