Ah, winter, bringing on dry skin. With cold weather and whipping winds, your body punishes you for existing by attacking your skin, drying it out and leaving you shedding skin cells like a dog sheds fur. (Gross analogy? Yes. But also? Very accurate.) If this sounds like you, you’re in luck: I’ve put together a list of the best body lotions and creams that will soothe your poor, dry skin.
Best Overall: Josie Maran Whipped Argan Oil Body Butter
Best for Face: Ultra Facial Cream with Squalane
Best for Hands: CeraVe Therapeutic Hand Cream
Best for Feet: Organic Foot Cream, Dry Feet Moisturizer
Best for Lips: Glossier Balm Dotcom Universal Skin Salve
Best for Scalp: Living proof Dry Scalp Treatment
Best for Sensitive Skin: Vanicream Moisturizing Cream
Best Scented: amazing grace body lotion
Most Affordable: Body Lotion, Coconut Vanilla
Best Splurge: HAOMA Hydrating Body Cream 200ml
Best Overall: Josie Maran Whipped Argan Oil Body Butter
This body butter will keep your skin hydrated throughout the driest days. Argan oil provides fatty acids and vitamin E, shea butter moisturizes, and white tea extract gives a dose of antioxidants.
Best for Face: Ultra Facial Cream with Squalane
The ingredient squalane creates a lightweight, non-greasy facial cream, filled with fatty lipids to protect the skin’s barrier and lock in moisture. Kiehl’s facial cream boasts 2.3 times more hydration, giving your dry skin a soft and supple feel.
Best for Hands: CeraVe Therapeutic Hand Cream
Everybody works with their hands, whether they’re outside or in. That’s why it’s important to treat dry hands — and CeraVe’s hand cream does just that. Filled with hyaluronic acid, it treats even the worst eczema, accepted by the National Eczema Association.
Best for Feet: Organic Foot Cream, Dry Feet Moisturizer
My favorite thing to do for my dry feet is put foot cream on at night, cover them with fuzzy socks, and let nine hours of hydration pass. Ancient Greek Remedy’s foot cream is made from extra virgin olive, sweet Almond, Grape seed and Lavender Essential oils to soothe chafing and cracks.
Best for Lips: Glossier Balm Dotcom Universal Skin Salve
Glossier’s Balm Dotcom is their “cult-favorite” thanks to its protective properties. Castor oil is full of moisture, beeswax adds a protective layer from the cold, and lanolin prevents water loss, helping your lips stay nourished.
Best for Scalp: Living proof Dry Scalp Treatment
My friend swears by Living proof’s scalp mask. Aside from Living proof’s ethics — the mask is vegan and made from recyclable materials — the ingredients will stop scalp flaking in its tracks. Their hyaluronic acid-based Molecular Patch stops itching, while vitamin B3 aids in restoring your roots for healthy, shiny hair.
Best for Sensitive Skin: Vanicream Moisturizing Cream
If you need a hypoallergenic cream, Vanicream’s is dermatologist-tested and signed off as safe for sensitive skin. It’s free of all fragrance and non-comedogenic, so you won’t break out from clogged pores after rubbing it into your skin.
Best Scented: amazing grace body lotion
Want to smell amazing rather than clinical after application? Try amazing grace’s body lotion, which has the best smell and treats all of your dry skin woes. Its key scents include bergamot, muguet blossoms, and musk, with shea butter and natural oils, like olive and macadamia, to soften and smooth. At the same time, it’s firming and toning.
Most Affordable: Body Lotion, Coconut Vanilla
It may be less than $6, but this body lotion will do its job, and do it well. Aside from being ethical — it’s cruelty-free and vegan — each ingredient is extremely nourishing. Jojoba oil soothes dry skin, shea butter acts as an anti-inflammatory, and aloe vera is the ultimate moisturizer.
Best Splurge: HAOMA Hydrating Body Cream 200ml
I know, I know, why should you buy a $100 body cream for dry skin? Because HAOMA’s uses fig for cellular regeneration, red mandarin as an essential oil and antiseptic, cocoa seed to create a barrier from the environment, and CBD for anti-inflammatory properties — all of which work together to hydrate.
What are the best body lotions and creams for treating your dry skin? Tell us your secrets in the comments!
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