Editing Moisturizer (section)

=== Over-moisturization ===

Persistent moisturization to the skin via water contact may contribute to an allergic reaction or contact dermatitis.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024|reason=This is a scientific/medical claim and must be supported by literature.}} This could allow foreign objects to penetrate the skin.{{Ambiguous|date=March 2024|reason=Is (how) this related to preceding statement? Also, citation would be useful.}} 

Changes in the skin's normal ecological environment–either atop or within the skin–can also allow for the overgrowth of pathogens.<ref name="marino">{{Cite journal|last=Marino|first=Christina|date=2006|title=Skin Physiology, Irritants, Dry Skin and Moisturizers|url=http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/Research/Dermatitis/files/skin_phys.pdf|journal=Skin Physiology, Irritants, Dry Skin and Moisturizers|access-date=2019-01-29|archive-date=2017-08-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829154832/http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/Research/Dermatitis/files/skin_phys.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>