HALP

[aesc]

It's that time of year again, when the cold, dry air vacuums every last drop of moisture out of my skin. Seriously, I have been through most drug-store lotions, a lot of Bath & Body Works, and post-shower body oil, and nothing has worked. My sides, my shoulders, the backs of my calves, and bizarrely, the front of my thighs, itch, burn, and sting and it sucks.

Those of you with dessicated skin: what do you use? I was thinking of springing for some LUSH body lotion, but I'd rather not wait a week for relief.

(My local skin care resources are: drug stores [but pretty much everything I've found there hasn't worked well, or smells terrible], Bath & Body Works, Body Shop, Sephora, and Ulta. Of course there is also the Interwebs, but... instant gratification.)



Brendan's chafing too. No one's happy!

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[mirabile-dictu.livejournal.com]

My husband has super dry skin that makes him miserable, too, but I found Alba Botanica's very emollient body lotion (http://albabotanica.com/?id=66) and it really works for him. I get it at Whole Foods -- do you have one there? Not only does it help his skin, it's made locally (to us), is hypoallergenic, and is 100% vegetarian ingredients. (I use a lot of Alba's products -- my poor lips get so dry but their lip balm (http://albabotanica.com/?id=304&pid=185) is a miracle worker.)

Good luck!

[aesc.livejournal.com]

Oh, hey, we do! I completely forgot about Harmony Market, our tiny whole foods store. It's not a big place, but they do have a good selection of bath/body stuff.