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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[wintercreek]

Cocoa Butter Intensive Moisturizing Crème (70% Organic) - it's two-thirds of the way down the page. I have horrible winter skin that itches so much that I scratch my legs in to bruises and red irritated patches. Using this stuff (which I buy at the local store and/or Whole Foods) has reduced that to a much more reasonable itch or no itch at all!

Good luck - I share your dry skin pain, and it is no fun at all. :(

[aesc.livejournal.com]

Thank you!! *bookmarks* I went to our small whole foods store here because they sell Jason's, but I think there must be a run on the moisturizing market... there was none to be had!