The winter season is rough on your skin. Outside, it s cold, dry, and windy. Inside, your furnace is blowing hot, dry air. These indoor and outdoor conditions team up to dry out your skin. Moisturizing Is Key In the winter, use a heavier moisturizer with a high oil content to keep your skin healthy.
Many skin lotions are mostly water and offer very little protection against winter s harsh, dry air.
Regular petroleum jelly works as well as the more expensive moisturizers even better than some. Apply your moisturizer often and generously. When moisturizing your hands, remember to rub the agent into your nails, which can become dry and cracked during the winter months. Skin-Healthy Bathing Habits Take short, lukewarm showers in the winter instead of hot baths. Soaking in water, especially hot water, actually dries out your skin.