https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:56:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dry-skin-remedies#post-1980548 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 13:31:57 +0000 cascademom 1980548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been using LO"s Aveeno Baby Ezcema Therapy Moisturizing Cream as my go to for my dry hands. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dry-skin-remedies#post-1980525 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 13:25:08 +0000 alohaorchid 1980525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baby oil helps me when my skin is really dry </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dry-skin-remedies#post-1980409 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 12:43:13 +0000 MaryM 1980409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wanted to come back to thank you all. I did get some bath and shower oil (aveeno oatmeal) and it has made a world of difference! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dry-skin-remedies#post-1955793 Sat, 22 Nov 2014 06:59:54 +0000 MrsBucky 1955793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My hubs has always had super dry skin and has gone through a number of routines in the 7 years we've been together. Recently his last routine stopped working and he was in such agony! He switched to aveeno lotions and it has been loads better! I think making sure there are no parabens may have made the difference? It's so hard and frustrating! Hope you find something that works soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dry-skin-remedies#post-1955348 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 19:16:41 +0000 MaryM 1955348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Snowdrop: I don't even use conditioner! (well, I use it to shave my legs currently since I bought it on accident when we went to buy shampoo). </p> <p>I pretty much use shampoo, soap, and facewash </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dry-skin-remedies#post-1955338 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 19:12:15 +0000 Snowdrop 1955338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaryM: we are too, I literally use 5 products including shampoo and conditioner (actually think my skin is better for it and I do get a lot of compliments on it) but DH's eczema after his Dad died got so bad something just had to be done so we experimented. At one point his whole back was an open sore, it was horrible to watch him suffer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dry-skin-remedies#post-1955334 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 19:04:15 +0000 MaryM 1955334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Snowdrop: Thanks for the suggestion! I've never heard of bath or shower oil (is that weird? I'm super low maintenance when it comes to products!)</p> <p>I went to drugstore.com to see what they had, and there's a 20% skincare sale. Sweet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dry-skin-remedies#post-1955327 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 18:54:31 +0000 Snowdrop 1955327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaryM: oh no, and it still isn't working? You could try bath oil for eczema and use that to wash with in the shower. DH had success with that too but I stopped it after his skin settled down because he never bothered rinsing the shower after! I don't know what brands you have but we used this one:<br /> <a href="http://www.boots.com/en/Eucerin-AtoControl-Bath-Shower-Oil-400ml_1400883/" rel="nofollow">http://www.boots.com/en/Eucerin-AtoControl-Bath-Shower-Oil-400ml_1400883/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dry-skin-remedies#post-1954945 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 15:08:40 +0000 MaryM 1954945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Snowdrop: That's pretty much what I've been doing lately. DH thought it was so odd I was putting lotion on before my shower yesterday. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dry-skin-remedies#post-1954940 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 15:05:49 +0000 Snowdrop 1954940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Second what @Mrs. Twine: says about body wash. My DH has terrible eczema (currently well controlled) and his routine is to lather himself up with cheap aqueous cream before getting into the shower, wash armpits/groin with very mild wash and then slather on a very good quality emollient afterwards. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dry-skin-remedies#post-1954932 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 15:04:02 +0000 mrs. bird 1954932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>mr. bird had really awful itchy skin even when using every cream we could find and they were getting the moisture there, but the itch didn't go away. the dr recommended sarna lotion and he found it to be very effective for him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dry-skin-remedies#post-1954926 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 15:00:00 +0000 Mrs. Twine 1954926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaryM: I might skip the bodywash if your skin is really dry. I only soap up my armpits and groin (sorry for the tmi, and hope your dreams are safe...) when I shower, and use a mild babywash I use on the girls. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dry-skin-remedies#post-1954920 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 14:57:32 +0000 Mrs. Twine 1954920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@macintosh: Coconut oil is a godsend for the body. The face? Not so much. I am not very prone to breakouts, but I will get pimples from coconut oil on my face. Not anywhere else, though; so I use it all the time on the rest of my body and no longer buy any other body moisturizer or wash or anything. You can sure experiment with it, though! I didn't do much research, so there might be a way to use it on the face without causing breakouts. We just already had the Booda Butter as an intense moisturizer for Lorelei's dry skin, and I discovered that works really well for me. It's only my face, so I don't need a lot, which makes it still pretty cost-effective. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dry-skin-remedies#post-1954911 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 14:54:29 +0000 MaryM 1954911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@macintosh: I posted because I figured I couldn't be the only one with this problem </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dry-skin-remedies#post-1954907 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 14:52:37 +0000 MaryM 1954907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: I had a pedicure last weekend thinking it might help the itchiness. They did an exfoliating scrub, and I'm afraid it might be worse!</p> <p>@Tanjowen: Baths kind of gross me out. But maybe I'll look for an oatmeal body wash</p> <p>@Mrs. Twine: I'll check our product ingredients. Good point! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dry-skin-remedies#post-1954906 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 14:52:32 +0000 macintosh 1954906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am having a hard time with this too. Even my expensive body butters and lotions aren't helping much. I'm thinking of trying coconut oil. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dry-skin-remedies#post-1954900 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 14:50:23 +0000 looch 1954900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use an oil in the shower, I basically just wash up then put the oil on my wet skin. Then I blot with a towl and go on my merry way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dry-skin-remedies#post-1954873 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 14:32:25 +0000 Mrs. Twine 1954873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lotion can often have alcohol in it. Even the "good" kinds. I find that any sort of lotion aggravates my dry skin. I usually wash with water only, and use a washcloth to really rub my skin. Sometimes I make a scrub out of dead sea salt and coconut oil and use that on my face. You can use ground oatmeal as well, which is really soothing and moisturizing. I use Booda Butter as a moisturizer and find it really helps seal in moisture. I try to put it on right after a shower to lock the moisture into my skin. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dry-skin-remedies#post-1954857 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 14:20:33 +0000 Tanjowen 1954857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In the winters I take a warm bath at night with a packet of Aveeno oatmeal bath. It's supposed to be designed for skin itches and rashes. It moisturizes my skin and the bath helps me sleep better too :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dry-skin-remedies#post-1954792 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 13:42:50 +0000 Mamaof2 1954792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you exfoliated recently? That should help! if you don't have any on hand mix some sugar and olive oil and use that! Feels so good and your skin will feel amazing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dry-skin-remedies#post-1954694 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 12:54:20 +0000 MaryM 1954694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Has anyone found remedies for super itchy winter skin? I put on lotion four times yesterday (and nice nivea lotion, not anything cheap) and I was still super itchy. </p> <p>Any ideas? I've been trying not to take super hot showers and I drink a lot of water. I don't have any rash or visible signs of anything, but I'm so itchy! </p>