Winter

[the_wanlorn]

 
We are finally maybe getting snow tomorrow and Thursday, yay!

More importantly, dry skin season has finally hit. D: I swear, I almost started crying when I stepped into the shower tonight because it hurt so badly.

But now I am all lathered up in lotion and semi-better! So, does anyone have any home-remedy-type stuff for dry skin that works better than lotion?
 

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[straussmonster.livejournal.com]

Original ultra-thick Nivea, and vegetable oil for your elbows and the really scruffy bits.

I swear, I am a goddamn lizard right now.

[the-wanlorn.livejournal.com]

SRSLY. It's only certain portions of my body that do the uber-dry thing, but the ones that do make sandpaper look soft D: Which is horrid because during the rest of the year, those parts are the softest parts.

I totally took vegetable oil into the shower with me to put on, because I was all "Oh, well, it's going to be bad, but not too bad, and veggie oil will moisturize it right up!"

AND THEN I DIED. D: D: D:

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

The thought of you all lathered up in lotion gave me a tingly feeling down under. ;)

[the-wanlorn.livejournal.com]

But I bet the scaly lizard skin underneath the lotion wouldn't. ;-)

[emiweebee.livejournal.com]

I made my parents bring me an humidifier immediately one year, because I thought the shower was bad, I eeked my way back to my room, put on lotion, then simply lay in bed, whimpering, unclothed, as my whole body burned. The humidifier helped loads; college rooms are small enough and closed off enough that you can moisturize them pretty fully.

With work, and all the dishwashing I have to do, my hands are the only part of me that's like that now. I keep working on them, though, and enough breaks from work help. Also, the other day I bought a fancy new lotion - well, CVS-style fancy - Jergens with Shea Butter. It's super thick and moisturizing. I think, technically, the best thing you could do is apply lotion while you're still slightly damp, and make it a gross lotion - like Vaseline. Ick.

[the-wanlorn.livejournal.com]

Hmmm that's not a half-bad idea. I'll have to see where I can get a cheap one/if I can get a cheap one. Because this whole "sucking it up" thing SUCKS. :-P

[princessdot.livejournal.com]

Udder Cream!!!!! I swear by it and I hate greasy and stinky stuff. I'd send you some but I doubt it would make it intact to you. I also agree with the humidifier. I run ours every few nights. OH, and remind me to tell you about how it was my only heater when I stayed at that place where they didn't believe in heaters AND kept the windows open in the dead of winter AND part of the cieling fell on me >.>

[princessdot.livejournal.com]

OH OH OH, and also? lanonin is wonderful for it. Therefore I prescribe WAY more wool knitting.

~nods~

[the-wanlorn.livejournal.com]

OH MAN I FORGOT ABOUT UDDER CREAM!!!

We had a giant tub of udder cream for our hands and stuff and bag balm for chapped lips/noses/etc. at home. I have no clue where we got it, though, MUST GO SEARCHING!

[raphaela.livejournal.com]

Drinking more water will help, but also adding some Flax Seed Oil to your diet will help. You can also rub the flax seed oil on your person. When I get really dry and itchy/scratchy/painpainpain I have found that using my son's Balmex really helps, too. Or Aquafor. That's some good stuff!

[crazyasitsounds.livejournal.com]

Snow!

[crazyasitsounds.livejournal.com]

I take that back. What I meant to say was:

Sleet!