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

[rsharpe.livejournal.com]

No matter what kind of moisturing lotion or soap you use, I've found that carrying a trial size of Johnson's Baby Lotion and Baby Powder in my purse at work is great for touch-ups in intimate places where you may not realize that you're perspiring. The lotion first to smooth then after it dries a bit use just a sprinkle of the powder. And guess what? I learned this little trick from a guy!

[aesc.livejournal.com]

I have an office this year (yay yay yay!) so I keep a small stock of lotiony things for emergencies--but those emergencies have been cropping up more and more frequently as the air gets drier. Now I'm restocked, and hopefully have found some cream that will keep me from going crazy and racing to my office every few hours :D