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Dry climate skincare and hair care I rebuy
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items Almost everyone reading this today is somewhere the air is bone dry, and I can see the cities: Provo, Boise, Meridian, Butte, Great Falls, Paradise, Fargo. I am a mom of two who blows her hair out more often than she should, and I have spent years so...
I switched to this when my old face wash started leaving my cheeks tight and squeaky within a minute of rinsing, which in dry air is the start of a bad week. It does not foam and that took me a while to accept. Downside: it does not take sunscreen of...
CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser for Normal to Dry Skin, Daily Face Wash for Dryness, 12 fl oz
The trick that finally made hyaluronic acid work for me is putting it on damp skin and sealing it immediately, because in dry air a humectant on a dry face just pulls water back out of you. One pump, whole face, then moisturizer straight after. Downs...
Neutrogena Hydro Boost Hydrating Serum 1oz
This is the cheap house brand version of the ointment everyone slugs with, and on my nose and the corners of my mouth overnight I genuinely cannot tell the difference. One tub lasts our family months. Downside: it is greasy enough to ruin a pillowcas...
Amazon Basics Healing Ointment & Skin Protectant, 14 oz
Pump bottle, twenty ounces, under ten dollars, and it is the only body lotion my whole family will actually use without me standing there nagging. It lives by the back door from August on. Downside: it is thick and slow to sink in, so trying to get p...
NIVEA Intense Healing Body Lotion for Very Dry and Itchy Skin, 72Hr Moisturizer, 20 fl oz
My knuckles split open every single year around this time, and this is the one that actually closes them, not the pretty drugstore one that smells like almonds. Fragrance free matters a lot when your hands are already raw. Downside: it is a small tub...
Eucerin Advanced Repair Hand Cream, Travel Size, 2.7 oz Tube
At altitude the sun is meaningfully stronger than people expect, and this is the mineral one that did not turn me gray, which is a low bar a lot of mineral sunscreens still fail. Downside: it is only 1.7 ounces and you need more than you think for a ...
Cetaphil Sheer Mineral Face Sunscreen Moisturizing Drops, SPF 50, Travel Size, 1.7 fl oz
My lips go from fine to peeling in about two days when the humidity drops, and this is the only thing that fixed it overnight instead of just sitting on top of the damage. It lives on my nightstand from now until spring. Downside: it is expensive for...
Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask EX by Laneige, 0.7 oz Lip Mask - Berry
I blow my hair out more than I should and dry air makes that so much worse, and this is the seven dollar shampoo that stopped my ends feeling like straw. I did not expect the cheap one to win. Downside: it is not clarifying at all, so after a few wee...
L'Oreal Paris Elvive Hyaluron Plump Hydrating Shampoo, 72H Intense Moisture, Squeeze, 13.5 fl oz
Once a week I put this on, twist my hair up, and leave it while I do the bedtime routine, and that stolen hour is what keeps my ends alive through a heat styling habit I am not giving up. Downside: it is heavy. If I use it more than once a week my ha...
Eva NYC Therapy Session Deep Conditioning Hair Mask Vegan Protein, Jojoba +Argan Oil, 13.5oz
This goes on damp hair before I blow dry and it is the whole difference between my ends looking dry and looking fine. It is also what I spray on my daughter before I comb her out, which saves both of us a fight. Downside: the scent is strong and extr...
Aussie Hair Insurance Leave-In Conditioner Spray 3-Pack
Dry air means static and static means tangles, and this is the comb that gets through wet hair without me tearing half of it out at the roots. My daughter's curls are the real test and it passes that too. Downside: it is plastic and it will absolutel...
Wet Brush Wide Tooth Detangling Comb Black
This is the unglamorous trick that actually works: thick hand cream, cotton gloves, go to sleep, wake up with hands that are not split open. Six pairs means I can throw them in the wash. Downside: they feel ridiculous and they come off in the night m...
6 Pairs White Cotton Gloves for Dry Hands Eczema
I bought this for my hair and stayed for my skin, because heavy night creams stopped vanishing into cotton before morning. Less crease on my face, less frizz at the crown. Downside: it is slippery enough that it slides off the pillow in the night, an...
ALASKA BEAR 100% Mulberry Silk Pillowcase Queen
Running this in our bedroom overnight is the single change that made the biggest difference to how my skin feels in the morning, more than any product on this list. One gallon gets us through the night and there is no filter to keep buying. Downside:...
Vicks 1 gal 400 sq ft Ultrasonic Cool Mist Humidifier, White
Hard water on top of dry air was leaving my hair feeling coated no matter which shampoo I used, and this screws on in about two minutes with no tools and no plumber. My hair felt different within a week. Downside: the cartridge needs replacing every ...
Aquabliss High Output Revitalizing Shower Filter SF100