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10 Best Body Moisturizers To Stick With This Winter

by Diana Ajih on January 4, 2012

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Has the winter months already caused havoc to your skin? Hydrating your skin is a must to avoid the tight and painful feel of dry skin. A powerful body moisturizer always does the trick but now the question is: Which one?

Here are the 10 best body moisturizers I’ve tried and recommend for soft, silky skin.

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1. The Body Shop Body Butter ($18)

Product Description: An intensive, creamy all-over body lotion. It absorbs easily, helping to condition, soften and smooth the skin, and to prevent dryness, leaving your skin moisturized for up to 24 hours.

My Thoughts: I’ve been a fan of The Body Shop’s Body Butter since highschool. It’s very hydrating and I love that there’s a whole line with a number of delightful scents.

2. L’Occitane Shea Butter ($39)

Product Description: New Organic & Fair Trade Fair trade Certification / New formula enriched with vitamin E for better stability.

My Thoughts: A great body moisturizer that’s all natural. It’s a bit on a high end but it’s really good at smoothing out rough hands and feet. Powerful stuff!

3. Eucerin Calming Creme Daily Moisturizer ($9.59)

Product Description: This gentle, non-greasy formula combines calming oatmeal and natural emollients for softer, healthier, more comfortable skin.

My Thoughts: I’ve been a fan of Eucerin for years so it wasn’t a hard choice when Eucerin approached me to become a SkinFirst Movement Ambassador. I tried so many of their products but I have to say the Calming Creme is my favorite. It’s non-greasy and is really good at relieving dry, itchy skin caused by winter weather.

4. Burt Bee’s Naturally Nourishing Milk & Honey Body Lotion ($8.00)

Product Description: Creamy and sweet—and just what your skin needs to feel loved from head to toe.

My Thoughts: Smells and works fantastic! I love how they upgraded the tube too!

5. Jergen’s Shea Butter Deep Conditioning Moisturizer ($7.79)

Product Description: Rich cocoa, mango and Shea butters deeply condition for 3x more radiant-looking skin.

My Thoughts: I stole this from my mom actually and instantly fell in love with it. The shea butter leaves my skin super soft!

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7 New Face Masks for Dry Skin (Total Beauty)

by Diana Ajih on September 12, 2011

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7 New Face Masks for Dry Skin

With cooler weather comes a need to rehydrate your dry skin. Check out these amazing face masks that do just that

 

With the cooler season undoubtedly upon us, it’s time to face the dreary fact that summer is over. And with stormier weather comes stormier skin conditions, namely dry patches and sunspots that result from too many unprotected days spent in the sun. But fear not: We tried the newest face masks that promise to hydrate your skin and give you a fresh face for fall to help you find the right one for you.

 

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My Secrets to Soothing Parched Winter Skin

Discover a surefire way to transform your desert dry skin into supple, smooth, touchable skin

My Secrets to Soothing Parched Winter Skin

This is a TotalBeauty.com Dry skin article

It’s not just about the various moisturizers you use, how you use them is important too.

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The Best Eczema-Relief Products (Total Beauty)

by Diana Ajih on March 3, 2010

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The Best Eczema-Relief Products

From creams to cleansers, these products truly helped soothe eczema-stricken skin

Whether you have sort-of-itchy, dry skin or out-of-control eczema, readers say these products offer the best relief and, if you’re lucky, will keep you out of the doctor’s office.

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No. 10: Eucerin Plus Intensive Repair Lotion, $6.49

TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 7.5

“Within about 5 days of using this on his face, the heavy dry spots were …”

No. 9: Vaseline Cocoa Butter Smoothing Body Butter, $5.99

TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 8.3

“This product is both moisturizing and soothing to my very sensitive skin …”

No. 8: Cetaphil Daily Facial Cleanser, $7.99

TotalBeauty.com average reader rating: 8.4

“This is the best stuff for skin problems, irritants. It is exactly what it …”

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Save Your Skin From Winter Weather

by Diana Ajih on November 3, 2009

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winter-skinThe cool days are officially starting, and here at Syracuse that means the cold days are just around the corner.  I can just feel the winter depression setting in, and my skin feels the same way.  My hands are already dry and eczema is surfacing.  Yeah, I think that definitely makes someone wanna hold my hand…if that someone also happens to have winter lizardy skin.

As if losing your summer bronze glow isn’t bad enough, the cold wind and weather does some serious damage to your skin. And your precious face and dainty hands get the worst of it, as they most often feel the harshness of the cold air. So how can you protect your skin without staying in your room all day? (No, that isn’t an option; professors don’t care about your skin that much.)

Below are some suggestions to get your skin back to the baby’s-bottom-soft feel of summer. No more cracking, flaking or drying out this winter, women.

Hands: If your skin is only mildly dry or you just want to prevent it from happening, a thick cream will do the trick.  Try L’Occitane’s Shea Butter Hand Cream or Bliss’ High Intensity Hand Cream. And keep that stuff with you wherever you go; skin dries out quickly in the winter-time and you want to be prepared.

Read the rest of this entry at College Candy here!

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12 Major Hair and Skin Issues — Solved!

Get help for everything from cystic acne, hair breakage, psoriasis and more

Sure, we all get the occasional breakout or dry patch of skin, but if you’re suffering from a more serious hair or skin issue then you need serious help. That’s why we asked Dr. Heidi Waldorf, director of Laser and Cosmetic Dermatology at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, Arielle N. B. Kauvar, M.D., director of New York Laser & Skin Care, Jerry Teuschler, Principal Scientist for Proctor and Gamble Beauty and Grooming Science, and Head & Shoulders hairstylist Ryan Trygstad to weigh in. They gave advice for the big issues facing TotalBeauty.com readers, so read on for relief from your hair and skin woes.

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