Since fall is a little less than 2 weeks away, now’s the time to start preparing for the onslaught of dry itchy skin that comes with winter.
Although the general belief is that body washes tend to be less drying than bar soaps, I haven’t found that to be necessarily true. Dove Moisturizing bar soap for example is very gentle. I wouldn’t hesitate to wash even my face with it. On the other hand, Dial body wash is probably not something I’d want to put on my face. So in general, I don’t really have too much of an opinion on what kind of soap to use, as long as you use something. I suppose. Well there’s another theory on that, not using soap or not soaping the whole body. Or even skipping a shower in the winter. There’s nothing wrong with that.
Currently I use body washes. Whatever happens to be on sale at Costco. Like I said, I don’t have an opinion on that.
So what works for me is being diligent about applying lotion after showering. I find lotions with shea butter to be particularly helpful. Also you can try applying oil instead of lotion. Jojoba or olive oil are both quite effective against crackly winter skin. The point is, that you use it. I should take my own advice.
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