My skin is Sahara Desert level dry in the winter. When I was younger, it would be super itchy because of how dry it was. I have since basically perfected how to keep my skin adequately moisturized in the winter. Basically here are some of my favorite products and tips for keeping your skin hydrated through the long winter!
One of the most critical steps in of course, moisturizer. These are my favorite ones:
Lush American Dream Cream
I love this stuff, the first ingredient is oat milk so it’s super soothing. It also has rose, cocoa butter, and tee tree oil, chamomile, and lavender oil. It’s really nice before bed the scent is just so relaxing.
Cocokind Skin Butter
I waited forever for this to come back in stock. It smells really good, like lavender and coconuts. It’s super natural and basically just like applying coconut oil to your skin, starts as an butter then melts into an oil. I love to apply this on dry spots, such as my knees and elbows.
Necessaire The Body Lotion
I may do entire post on Necessaire later, but the lotion is really nice. It’s fast absorbing, if you hate that feeling of lotion then this is definitely for you. It’s also fragrance free if you have sensitive skin.
Summer Fridays Summer Skin Lotion
This is new to me, but I’m LOVING it. Summer Fridays really kills it with the marketing, but it’s a really good lotion. Has some good ingredients like Shea Butter and Cocoa Butter, as well as Squalene and Ceramides. It smells like cocoa butter with a hint of coconut, so good.
Cerave Moisturizing Cream
A classic, simple moisturizer that just works and won’t irritate sensitive skin. Completely fragrance free, so it smells like nothing.
Vaseline Intensive Care Cocoa Radiant Lotion
This and the Cerave one are my favorite drugstore lotions. This one is deeply hydrating and smells like cocoa butter for an affordable price.
Neutrogena Sesame Oil – Fragrance Free
Love this oil. I believe it was under $10. Not really greasy and easy to slather on. Also love putting this in the bath for extra hydration.
For other tips than just applying good moisturizers frequently, I would recommend using an exfoliator to slough off any dry skin. Currently I’m using the Lush Mammia Mia Scrub, but I also really like any of the Tree Hut scrubs. I really want to try dry brushing I’d imagine that’d be pretty good too!
Other than good moisturizing products, I’d say the most helpful tip is to try and shower less. I can usually get away with showing/bathing every other day. Nothing dries out my skin and hair more in the winter than showing too frequently.
There you have it, my top tips for combatting dry winter skin! Thanks for reading.
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