I have incredibly dry skin. It seems like I’ve tried everything out there, but I still can’t find a moisturizer that keeps my skin hydrated all day. I’m currently using Dieux Instant Angel, but I’m still dry and flaky after a few hours. I prefer fragrance-free products but I’ll try anything at this point. Thanks!
La roche posay lipikar works the best for me. I can’t fragrance either. Sometimes I layer it with rosehip seed oil. I wear it under sunscreen and makeup during the day.
I’ve heard good things about LRP. I’ll check it out! Thank you!
Ok, this will sound nuts. But straight glycerin into wet/damp skin is insanely good. I no longer use body lotion at all on my previously parched arms and legs.
I discovered this bc I love Super Saturated for my face. I get compliments on my skin when I use it (I’m 63). It’s 30% glycerin. So I thought, if I like 30% on my face, I bet I’d love 100% on my body. It’s completely changed my skin. Like $12 from Amazon for pure veg glycerin and it’s changed my life.
Glycerin is a serious humectant—draws water into the skin (or hair).
Edit: I’m 63 and play golf in FL (or lots of sun). I was horrified to see some crepey skin at my inner elbows and above my knees and thus has made that disappear.
I LOVE super saturated. I’ve never thought about using 100% glycerin, but it’s worth a shot.
Weleda Skin Food is incredibly thick and great for dry skin!
Vanicream in the tub with the pump. My partner taking 120mg of accutane every day has to use this or he suffers. Anything less and his skin is a desert within an hour.
But he did recently try the Dewey Tatcha facial cream and it worked super well. It is just $70 so not gonna use that all over the body.
Hi! Try layering Vaseline (or Cerave healing ointment or Aquaphor) on top of your moisturizer. It creates a physical occlusive barrier to seal in the lotion beneath.
Alternatively, you could mix about 30-70% Vaseline (or any pure 100% petrolatum product) into your moisturizer. I did this recently and it’s transformed my thinner moisturizer into a luxurious thickness that stays hydrated for a long time.
I might get hate, but I love the Nivea blue tub! It keeps me so well moisturized at the same time not greasy.
The La Roche Posay Cicaplast Balm feels so nice and keeps the moisture in my skin. If I get extra dry patches, I apply a bit of Vaseline on those patches.
Weleda skin food! Been my holy grail product for nearly 10 years now.
Currently using Pacifica vegan collagen overnight recovery cream + like it! I’m sure there are thicker creams out there but my skin is extremely sensitive AND dry & I’m trying to avoid some common ingredients. It is scented (and smells heavily of jasmine, I don’t love it) but it doesn’t seem to be an irritant for me. I’ve also been meaning to try the ordinary’s phytoceramides one but I might not have to.
Pacifica ceramide cream. Fragrance free and you cannot beat that price. Thank me later
I have found that when humectant moisturizer doesn’t work, I need a chemical exfoliant. I use something with glycolic acid and it helps. Lactic acid could work too.
Biossance night Time repair cream. I use it under my makeup and at night over my tretinoin. Non greasy, really moisturizing, and the best moisturizer I’ve ever used.
Cerave Moisturizing Cream.
Dry skin is the worst, I get it! If Dieux Instant Angel isn’t cutting it, try adding a thicker moisturizer to your routine, like CeraVe or Vanicream—they’re pretty bomb and fragrance-free. Sometimes layering a hydrating serum underneath can help, too. Don’t lose hope, there’s something out there that’ll work for you!
Glossier aftermarket works for me, especially when applied to damp skin!
VANICREAM.
You can find it in most stores/drugstores and it comes in a tub that lasts forever. The only thing that fixed my dry peeling skin. For even extra moisture on winter days, I layer with the Ordinary pink serum.
Tatcha the purple one
Costs a lot but it’s so worth it