Everyone I know is complaining about this winter, myself included. And, I know we're all tired of hearing about it even though it's all we can talk about. I mean, it's wicked cold out there today. As I type, the wind chill is -21 degrees. Seriously.
So, how about a different slant?
I feel like I am on a constant battle against winter dry skin with the girls' and I (Matt's on his own!), and I was wondering what everyone else does about it.
Here is what we use/do:
I use a daily facial moisturizer everyday. I have been using it for longer than I can remember and now it feels weird if I don't use it. I just keep that up through the winter, too. It has a sunscreen in it, which I like. I also included in my picture a daily leave-in for mine and the girls' hair. Just another thing to keep things healthy.
Especially, for winter, we use a basic lotion immediately after bath/shower so it soaks in easily. The whole body gets it. Arms, legs, torso. I like Jergens because it's light and not too greasy. Also, not too expensive. We don't lotion up after every bath, but maybe once a week or so.
One of the girls struggles with eczema, so I usually mix in her medicated cream to the lotion in my hand and then lather in on. Then, we're taking care of it all. It's much easier to keep her eczema under control if her skin stays moisturized.
As for hands, I can't recommend enough this Aveeno Hand Cream: Intense Moisture. Truly. It's awesome. It holds up through hand washing. I found it when I was still teaching and it is the ONLY thing that I have found that really helps with dry hands. Matt used to keep a bottle of it in his car when he was a rep. and in his car all day. I keep a bottle by my kitchen sink during the winter.
This year we tried it with Abby's hands because every winter she has major issue with the soap at school, and after 2 years of issues, we finally have it under control. No more trips to the nurse or taking special soap into school. Buy some. Now. Aveeno Hand Cream: Intense Moisture.
So, that's our dry skin regime. Do you do anything to fight the dry skin itchy-s?
So, how about a different slant?
I feel like I am on a constant battle against winter dry skin with the girls' and I (Matt's on his own!), and I was wondering what everyone else does about it.
Here is what we use/do:
(I know everyone had their favorite brands, this is just what I use.)
Especially, for winter, we use a basic lotion immediately after bath/shower so it soaks in easily. The whole body gets it. Arms, legs, torso. I like Jergens because it's light and not too greasy. Also, not too expensive. We don't lotion up after every bath, but maybe once a week or so.
One of the girls struggles with eczema, so I usually mix in her medicated cream to the lotion in my hand and then lather in on. Then, we're taking care of it all. It's much easier to keep her eczema under control if her skin stays moisturized.
As for hands, I can't recommend enough this Aveeno Hand Cream: Intense Moisture. Truly. It's awesome. It holds up through hand washing. I found it when I was still teaching and it is the ONLY thing that I have found that really helps with dry hands. Matt used to keep a bottle of it in his car when he was a rep. and in his car all day. I keep a bottle by my kitchen sink during the winter.
This year we tried it with Abby's hands because every winter she has major issue with the soap at school, and after 2 years of issues, we finally have it under control. No more trips to the nurse or taking special soap into school. Buy some. Now. Aveeno Hand Cream: Intense Moisture.
So, that's our dry skin regime. Do you do anything to fight the dry skin itchy-s?
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