add & remove css files in head
<reference name="head">
<action method="addItem">
<type>skin_css</type>
<name>css/app.css</name>
</action>
<action method="removeItem">
<type>skin_css</type>
<name>css/styles.css</name>
</action>
</reference>
<reference name="head">
<!-- For a JS in the js folder -->
<action method="removeItem"><type>js</type><name>functions.js</name></action>
<!-- For a JS in the skin folder -->
<action method="removeItem"><type>skin_js</type><name>functions.js</name></action>
<!-- For CSS in the skin folder -->
<action method="removeItem"><type>skin_css</type><name>local.css</name></action>
<!-- For CSS in the js folder -->
<action method="removeItem"><type>js_css</type><name>local.css</name></action>
</reference>