I'd say it's your diet along with being sick lately.

I would try a natural body lotion so it's gentle on the cracked skin.

I find in winter my hands, arms, thighs and trunk of my body dries out and gets extremely itchy.
So far I have found the best one for my hands is Aveeno Intense Relief hand cream. It's GREAT stuff and has my hands back in prime condition in no time.
Plus an added bonus is - it even stays on ya hands with hand washing which I love cause I always have my hands under the tap! It moisturises for 24hrs.

They have all sorts of all over body ones too (and body washes) which I haven't tried yet but have been thinking of getting some for this coming winter.
It's not natural but it works well and I haven't found it sting my hands - and in winter before getting this, my knuckles would get soooo dry, they would be really red and cracked. Sometimes to the point where they would bleeed slightly.

Hope that helps some. I know the dry skin can drive ya nutz

I've never heard of this and I live on a cattle farm....lol.
Why did they use that on cows?


The best moisturiser (which I didn't think was worth mentioning before due to price) are mashed up avocado!
We have a massive avo orchard and we are allowed to help ourselves. After the first year of eating them til they were coming out our ears, I decided to try one as a face mask.
Absolutely perfect! Better than anything ya can buy in face products (masks or creams). It makes my face so extremely soft.... feels almost like baby skin.
Most people (cause they are expensive in the shops over here) have a fit when I tell them how I 'waste' avocadoes...hehehe. They think it's criminal but it's the ideal natural item to use.

Ahhhh.
The cattle here are breeders and for meat - no milkers so might be why I didn't know what it was....lol.

I might have a look around - probably called the same thing here.
Thanks for that.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh - liking that cellulite and stretch mark bonuses!
Maybe I need to start tanning!

How easy is it to get it on even and not streaky?

Where can you get virgin olive oil?

Interesting!

Sweet, so the closest store to me doesn't carry it, but the one by my mom's house does.

If I had 35 bucks, I'd so get this one it sounds nice.

However, I think I can convince my mom to let me borrow 10 bucks more than 35. lol

My mom used to slather us kids with that stuff in winter. It does work, but it's also funny. I also like Aveeno products now.

Diet- up your omega 3 fatty acids- salmon has a lot. And almonds and other nuts. The oils should help your skin as well.

Okay, I'll try to get some of these and see if these help.

Almonds and other nuts, okay.

At the grocery store. I'd buy generic virgin olive oil for skin care, as it would work well, and be less expensive. Go to the baking section and it will be right next to regular cooking oil.

I find Curel the best, with Bath & Body Works second best for my skin on my body. Olay or L'Oreal face creams for me are better than generics.

I'm Mediterranean, and we have naturally moist skin, but the last few years I have been dry and flaky on my face, so I finally broke down a few years ago and started using face cream. My hands are always a mess, I NEVER clean anything, dishes, the floor even my hair without Nytril cleaning gloves (much safer than latex) to protect my skin as my hands are always cracked if I don't take care of them. I also find that the JimmyJane massage candles moisturize my hands and feet really nicely. Expensive, but great, as they protect with the natural soy oil and wax, which forms a barrier.

My step mom has dry skin and very bad allergies and the only thing she can use is Aveeno creams and lotions. They are very mild, made for allergenic skin and work well.

I'm not entirely sure it is just you on the dryness! I've been trying to figure out if I'm just getting old or if this winter has been exceptionally dry.

I haven't been using anything super-special. I have some Oil of Olay stuff for my face and Aveeno for the rest of me.

However, there are some great suggestions on here. I've always been nervous to try olive oil because I have really spazzy skin but I have read so many good things about it!