"nighttime pruritus"

My Skin Keeps Feeling Tight and Itchy: Could I Be Lacking This?

Have you noticed your face feeling tight after washing lately, to the point where making expressions feels uncomfortable, or white keratin flaking off your arms and legs that makes you scratch? Have you spent nights unable to sleep because of a creeping itch? It is easy to brush it off as simple dry skin, but this persistent discomfort can be difficult to live with. In truth, these symptoms are an important signal sent by the body.