Is your skin very dry during the winter time?

its not just over the winter time, its all year round my skin is dry. lately, i've just been applying lotion every day and after i shower to help soften my skin. it's been working, however my elbow seems to get dry fast. i usually just bring a small bottle of lotion (i use johnson's softlotion moisturizer) with me and apply when needed. good luck!

I believe that it is the lack of sun that causes your skin to get really dry in the winter. It could also be because of the humidity. Those are just my guesses on why the winter is so much harder on your skin.

Anyways, I totally feel your pain. My skin gets really cracked and dried out in the winter as well and there is nothing that I have found that really mosturizes my skin. It seems that no matter how much lotion I put my skin just sucks it up and an hour later it is dry again. It is really bad when I shave. That is why I shave less in the winter time.

I have been told that if you put a really good lotion on your feet before you go to bed and cover your feet with socks, yah I know it kind of feels yucky to have lotion on your feet and then put socks over it, but it really helps. Sleep with the socks on and it will help keep the moisture of the lotion on your feet.

A little tip if you want is vaseline, the petroleum jelly. It won't do anything to your sensitive skin.
For your heels: Have a bath or at least soak your feet in warm water until the water cools down. Scrub them with a pumice stone or foot scrub. Pat them dry. Put a generous amount of vaseline. Rub it in. Then place each foot in a plastic lunch bag. Over that put on a pair of cotton socks. Now the best time to do this is before you sleep so you can get plenty of time for your heels to absorb the moisture but 1 hour would be good too. Then remove the socks and plastic and rub the extra vaseline in. You should have baby soft feet.
For your hands: The same exact treatment as your feet except you don't have to soak them and DO NOT you a pumice stone on your hands. A facial scrub would be great. It's gentle enough but effective. And instead of socks wear gloves, unless you don't have gloves, hey!! sock will do as well:)
Hope this helped
If you need anymore beauty advice just let me know. I'm a qualified estheticain;)

My feet get dry and cracked in the wintertime. I have to put lotion on them to keep them smooth. It can take some work, but I manage.

I have this same problem in winter as well. My doctor actually told me something I didn't know. WAY back in the day, Aveeno lotion was actually prescription. Yes, my doctor is very old, so I guess that is how he knows it. Now just any Aveeno doesn't work for me. They have a relatively new kind out called Aveena Intense Relief Overnight Cream. It is awesome. It's great for hands, feet, whatever. And it isn't just for overnight, like the name might suggest. It is a really great product. I used to use Vaseline Intensive Care as well, but this is better. At least for me. Hope you get a good mani pedi!

Hi there, I have dry skin on winter and my lips crack. What I do is use body butter in the morning and it stays till afternoon but If I need to reapply, i re-apply in the area. I also use Olay total effects for my face. It stays long especially if you use the total package, eye cream, night cream and the morning cream. I don't shower in the morning, I just do some minor washing like in my face, and private area and of course I apply deodorant and brush my teeth. I read an article that speaks about natural skin oil that is released during evening when you are sleeping. If I shower I might drain that supposedly help me with the winter cold. I take care of myself really well and even takes 1 hour every morning just for preparations.

Well, I am Diabetic, so I have a lot of problems with Dryer skin... the Winter months especially. I have to keep it from becoming Celulitis etc. as well because that can be dangerous as well. I have used many different things over time and some things work better than others, but not always for me. But I do the Best I can do and then hope for the Best.

I also feel my skin very dry during the winter time. My face are slightly cracked. And my hands are dry too. So when winter time I usually use hand lotion cream to treat my hands. Drink a lot of water all the day to keep my skin from too dry. Eat more fruits is also a good way to protect your skin.

I have dry skin in the winter as well. This year it wasn't as bad until we went to a swimming party in early January. Then I have been very itchy. I think it is from the dry cold weather, I live in Canada so it is very cold here. I find I can't have as hot of showers as I would like because the hotter it is the drier i get later on, it feels like it zaps my mositure out of my body. I use either baby oil right out of the shower or the pink bottle of baby lotion i think it is johnson and johnson. We had to much baby products left over and someone has to use them and i find they work wonderfully. My husband has very dry and cracked heels, he uses gold bond cream and it helps him so much. They do have a sensitive version i believe.
Enjoy your manicure and pedicure they will make your feet and hands feel better and probably help you feel great too.

My skin is pretty dry in the winter time. I've found that drinking a lot of water, a few glasses of it a day and making sure to keep a nice bottle of lotion on hand (as in, whatever lotion works for you) around to keep putting it on all day is the best way to combat dry skin. Also, keeping areas more prone to dry skin covered when out in the wind and cold helps too. I know whenever I'm not wearing gloves or something, my hands get really dry rather quickly.