you know what sucks about cold weather?

[Reverend_Smitty]

dry skin! no matter how much lotion I put on, I still end up with horribly dry skin. I just put more on my hands and arms about 10 minutes ago and made the fatal mistake of rubbing my eye so now my eye burns and it's all red. Can't I just hibernate until March?

[InvisibleTouch]

1. Answer: EVERYTHING! n/t

[HCE SuiGeneris]

2. and women dressed in down jackets.

OK--bring it on... I'm not scared:hide:

[Flaxbee]

3. Go look for body butter with shea in it...

it's the only thing that keeps me from scratching all winter long. Slather it on generously after your shower/bath (I really need it on my legs and back or else I'm miserable) and see if it helps. Bath and Body works now has a buy one get one free special, and I loaded up a few days ago. I'm not wild about B&BW's scents, but I found one that was pretty acceptable.

Or, The Body Shop has nice body butters, and often health food stores will, too.

So - use the body butter as a base, then reapply lotion often.

[Reverend_Smitty]

4. I'll have to try the body butter...boy that sounds a little bit dirty...

:P
I've been using the bath and body works lotion and whatever they put in it to make it smell is just hell if you get it in your eyes let me tell you

[Flaxbee]

6. yeah, I don't know what it is with their scents, but I'm not

terribly fond of them. The base can smell very chemical-y. The body butter is nice and creamy, though. I've heard that The Body Shop's is the best, but we don't have one nearby. It does sound kinda dirty ;-) but I'm just glad I'm not turning into a reptile this winter. My favorite comes from the local health food store but they only order one or two at a time and are usually out - it's a kukui nut butter and is sinfully rich but doesn't make you feel clammy or gummy or paste your clothes to your legs, if you know what I mean.

[trof]

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[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

7. At work I am always having to put lotion on.

And my contacts get so dry when I go out - it sucks.

[NMDemDist2]

8. how do you heat your home? you need a humidifier probably

when we had a wood stove I always kept a tea kettle on top full of water and that helps, with a fireplace I got an old dutch oven and kept it full of water and it helped

if you have a standard forced air furnace maybe just get one of these babies

[Reverend_Smitty]

10. yeah we usually keep it pretty cold and dry here in the winter

so a humidifier may help a bit

[NMDemDist2]

11. remember wetter air *feels* warmer -- the moisture helps make a cool

place feel hotter

[Zookeeper]

12. My old house had a humidfier built-in to the furnace....

It helped tremendously with dry skin and I had no wrinkles.

My current home doesn't have one and in the four years I've lived here, I've gained quite a few lines on my face. (Damn.)

[LaraMN]

9. Ugh. No kidding!

I've still got one child in diapers, so I wash my hands alot, and I use a buttload of lotion. A tip (in case you don't do this already): ALWAYS wear good gloves, outside. It KILLS the skin on my hands if I don't keep them insulated, when in the presence of "the elements".

[ElsewheresDaughter]

13. and dry scapl ...and fricken dry sinus'....and the COLD!!!

[seemunkee]

14. My fingers and feet split open

I end up coating my heels with vaseline in the morning before putting my socks on. I've tried everythig for my hands but I still can't keep my finger tips from splitting open. The one winter I lived in Mass I wore rubber gloves with vaseline in them to bed, and not for recreational purposes.