Dry Skin Special
December 16, 2008 by Sasha Manuel
Filed under Beauty
Cold weather can bring about a ridiculous showing of dry skin. After having spent a few days in temp between 11° and 26°, my skin is in turmoil. I can hear it screaming, “Oi, oi, oi! I’m dehydrated, silly!” Gah.
This made me try and come up with ways to manage dry skin. And right now, they’re the following:
1. Drink lots and lots of liquids, esp water and tea (English tea, please!).
2. Say no to bar soap (even if it says that it’s moisture-rich).
3. I’m drenching my skin (all over!) with Neutrogena Body Oil.
4. On my face, it’s all about moisturising. Moisturise, moisturise, moisturise. I never fail to put on the Olay Regenerist Regenerating Serum under my day cream (alternating between Elizabeth Arden Intervene Pause & Effect Moisture Cream and RevaleSkin Day Cream).
5. Using my Shu Uemura Cleansing Oil to remove my makeup.
6. Religiously following my current day and night regimen. You’ll soon find out what I’m using at night and I’ll probably let you know what my beauty regimen is when I wake up in the morning.
Admittedly, these things are still not enough. I’m actually looking into getting myself a creamy lotion (esp for my hands and feet!). I wish I packed a bottle of Vitamin E, too. Ah, well.
What about you folks? How do manage dry skin? Perhaps you can recommend something to me (and to the rest who are interested)? Much appreciated!
Hi!
I just posted on this topic this morning…my skin is so dry from medication, weather, and hormone deficiency and this is what I use:
http://makeupforprofessionalasianwomen.blogspot.com/2008/12/dove-pro-age-products-for-every-age.html
Body butter! A really good one will keep your skin moisturized, nice and soft. =)
Aside from moisturizing, I spray on mist every now and then to keep my face hydrated
Another reason for me to drink plenty of water!
Also, have you tried bars of soap that are completely natural (as in, have only 6 ingredients that don’t include words you can’t pronounce)? I wonder if the drying effect would diminish with these products – I’ve heard miracle stories…
I suck at keeping my face hydrated most of time, I end up slapping on tonnes of products just to keep breakouts at bay. My skin is also hypersensitive to dryness, I break out after one night of forgetting to put moisturizer on