In a perfect world, everyone would have dewy glowy skin that is immune to the effects of the icy temps and harsh winds that come with winter. However, with the new colder season comes the inevitable problem of dry skin. The air is frigid and dry outside and any kind of indoor heat leaves our skin even more dehydrated. Not to mention, your skin’s protective barrier cracks, making it less able to repair itself. And on top of all of that, having to wear a mask is sure to create extra irritation to your already dried and cracked skin.
Along with the dryness comes the need to buy products that help us to keep our skin moisturized. However, sometimes, those products can be extremely expensive and leave quite a bit of a dent in our pockets. And all for a couple of products to only work for a couple of months out of the year.
However, lucky for you, we have compiled a list of the best products from Amazon to help you maintain your skin’s natural barrier, help to keep your skin moisturized and glowy all winter long, and save you money!
Here are a list of Amazon products to help with dry skin:
CeraVe Hydrating Cream-to-Foam Cleanser
We’ve talked about CeraVe in previous articles, and that should let you know just how much we love this brand. It’s a truly affordable and wholesome brand that’s goal is to help people with all kinds of skin problems without adding excessive amounts of unnecessary ingredients. The soap initially dispenses as a cream and as you lather it into your skin, it turns to foam. This design is to keep your skin from drying out. All of their products contain the three essential ceramides, amino acids, and hyaluronic acid that are already naturally found in your skin. This is so that it can help to rebuild the natural barrier that your skin already has.
Neutrogena Hydro Boost Cleanser
Much like the CeraVe cleanser, the Neutrogena Hydro Boost Cleanser contains hyaluronic acid to help restore the skin to its naturally bouncy feeling as well as to help provide moisture for the skin. The lightweight cleanser is easy to apply; the gel transforms into a silky lather that effectively lifts away dirt, oil, and make-up without stripping your skin for a refreshing and hydrating at-home self-care experience. However, unlike other cleansers, it is soap-free, oil-free, and paraben-free, ideal for sensitive skin. This makes it great to use not only as a cleanser, but also as a hydrating makeup remover!
Aquaphor Healing Ointment
Aquaphor’s Healing Ointment has been a long-time favorite of people that like to keep their routines simple and don’t like using and carrying a million products. It’s thick formula helps to lock in moisture and create a long-lasting protective barrier against the outside elements. It is preservative and fragrance free, and made specifically for sensitive skin and clinically proven to restore smooth, healthy skin. It’s great for extreme weather conditions and frequent exposure to water, hand soap, and hand sanitizer that can cause dry cracked hands and cuticles. You can also use Aquaphor Healing Ointment overnight as a hand cream for dry hands to restore moisture to enhance healing. It can also be used on multiple parts of the body from the face to the feet as well as on the lips as a lip balm.
La Roche-Posay Lipikar Balm AP+
Another one of our aforementioned brands is La Roche-Posay. They are a French-based company that wants to provide people with an affordable version of all of the luxury products. Their Lipikar Balm, much like the Aquaphor Healing Ointment, can be used on multiple parts of your body, however, unlike the Aquaphor Healing Ointment, it is not recommended that you use the La Roche-Posay Lipikar Balm AP+ on your lips. This balm is a face and body lotion with niacinamide, shea butter, and glycerin to help alleviate dry skin by restoring moisture all day and replenishing essential skin lipids. All of these ingredients help to restore the skin’s natural barrier and then go above and beyond to help continue to build and protect your skin.
Eucerin Intensive Repair
If you find your hands to constantly be cracked and dry, this hand cream is definitely for you. Eucerin Intensive Repair, the lotion that is one step above the Advanced Repair lotion in their hand cream line, is specifically made for very dry, flaky skin. You can use it after you have washed your hands or put hand sanitizer on. Both of those actions are very drying for your skin and will require an extra layer of protection to be put on afterwards. It is enriched with natural moisturizing factors that are found naturally in skin that help to exfoliate and conditions very dry, flaky skin. Frequent washing with hand soap and external factors like the environment can strip hands of vital elements needed to keep hands soft, smooth and hydrated. The Eucerin Intensive Repair hand lotion can help to protect and build your skin’s natural barrier back up!
Aztec Indian Healing Clay Mask
The Aztec Indian Healing Clay Mask has been a cult favorite for a while now. It is made of pure bentonite clay, which has been studied and found to absorb toxins outside as well as within the body. There are two ways to apply this mask to your face, you can use either Apple Cider Vinegar or water to mix with the powder and make it into a paste. After adding purified water (or Apple Cider Vinegar) to the powder, you’ll have a clay paste that you can layer on your face. The paste will carry a slight electrical charge that will attract toxins deep in your skin. The mask should tighten and feel a little itchy as well as burn a bit. Leave the clay on your face as it dries, usually for about 10 minutes. Remove the clay gently using a wet washcloth. This mask is made from natural ingredients that can help to retain moisture in your skin and build up its natural barrier!
COSRX Overnight Mask
Korean skincare has become a global sensation. Allowing people all over the world to experience luxury skincare products at low costs, but still made with high quality ingredients. COSRX is a Korean skincare brand that is known for its effective, yet affordable skincare products and people cannot get enough of them! They have two overnight face masks, one made with rice extract and another made with honey, that are the perfect additions to your skincare routine! These overnight masks apply like lotion, but help to apply moisture as well as build the natural barrier of your skin.
Glow Recipe Watermelon Sleeping Mask
This product is a little bit on the more expensive side, however, the Glow Recipe Watermelon Sleeping Mask has gained a loyal following the past couple of months since its claim to fame! It is a simple, weightless feeling sleeping mask that is made with watermelon, hyaluronic acid, and AHA’s to hydrate, smooth and perfect skin. The amino and vitamin-rich watermelon intensely hydrates, soothes, and fights free radical damage, hyaluronic acid instantly quenches thirsty skin, and AHAs buff away dead skin cells leaving skin soft, smooth, and glowing. This mask can be used as both a sleeping mask and a wash off mask and, if using it as a sleeping mask, can be applied to the face after every other step of your routine is complete.
Dr. PawPaw Lip Balm
Along with dry skin, it’s also good to look out for dry and chapped lips. Often, these areas can become painfully red and can lead to cracked skin. Dr. PawPaw, an Australian brand, has created a lip balm that contains antioxidants, minerals, and vitamins A, B, C, and E. as well as are formulated with a variety of natural ingredients such as, pawpaw fruit, aloe vera leaf juice and olive fruit oil which will protect, soothe and moisturize your lips naturally. These balms are outstanding at treating chapped lips, but can be used for highlighting cheekbones, repairing dry cuticles, soothing chapped lips and brushing up brows. Whatever your use it for, you will be delighted with its properties to revive dry skin and lips.
Burt’s Bees Lip Balm
A really well-known lip balm brand is Burt’s Bees and they’re great at helping to revive, nourish, and moisturize chapped and dry lips! Made with Beeswax, Vitamin E and a hint of peppermint oil, the lip balms are great at hydrating and nourishing dry lips. Just one swipe of this conditioning lip balm leaves your lips smooth and refreshed all day long. Much like many other products on this list, Burt’s Bees Lip Balm is enriched with 100% natural origin ingredients and is formulated without parabens, phthalates, or petroleum.
