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!

Comments

[thegrrrl2002.livejournal.com]

Gah, dry winter skin is the worst! Aside from lotions, I've found using a humidifier helps a lot. And to use a very gentle soap, or none at all when you bathe.

Also, I love lotions and creams that contain lanolin. It feels good without being all greasy.

[aesc.livejournal.com]

I seriously hate winter skin! It used to be that I never got it, because I lived in Florida where there is no winter... But it seems like every year I've been up north the winter skin has got worse and worse. We're not even into December and already I'm prickly and itchy and unhappy.

But Joe... Oh, scruffy and headscratchy!Joe.... a;sdkjdflkjdf