This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Vaseline. All opinions are 100% mine.
Those of us with dry, itchy skin know that the colder months just make it worse. When the cold air hits my skin it feels like it dries out almost immediately – feeling tight and itchy. Eventually the exposed skin gets that white look to it, sometimes cracking and, in the worst cases, bleeds. Unfortunately, I’ve been there. Double unfortunately I need to be very cautious of the products that I use on my skin because of a sensitivity to fragrances. Vaseline Intensive Care Lotion Fragrance Free is said to go even further than basic moisturizing as far as healing dry skin by using a special blend of humectants and healing micro-droplets of Vaseline Jelly. The Vaseline Intensive Care Advanced Repair Lotion is clinically proven to heal dry skin in 5 days and keep skin healed for 3 weeks. I’m accepting that challenge.
In the evenings I like to kick back and relax. That time is usually when I do the most for my skin in terms of moisturizing. Relaxing starts by grabbing a shower after the kids have gone to bed. When I get out I slather on a lotion all over my body and then stick on gloves and socks (my hands and feet are always the worst), pop on a show and sip my hot cocoa. I leave the gloves on just for about an hour and then the socks through the night (my feet freeze!). Even after the first night I noticed an improvement in the way my skin looked, even through the next day. By evening moisturizing definitely needed to happen again, but I didn’t feel like I needed to do it throughout the day. After each night the time span that my skin felt moisturized grew longer.
After the 5 days ended I was impressed that I didn’t feel like I needed to continue moisturizing because my skin felt so good and actually looked so healthy and supple. Obviously I don’t want to go back to dry skin in any way, so I am continuing with the evening moisturizing process.
How do you moisturize your skin in the Winter?
Vaseline Intensive Care is available at mass retail outlets with an SRP from $2.99-$8.49’. For the 10oz bottle, the SRP is $4.99.
I just finished reviewing this lotion as well, and I was equally impressed. This stuff is pretty amazing. I just wanted to say, those marshmellows are so cool! I’ve never seen anything like them before.
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This is the lotion I use in the winter time – the skin on my calves is the worst – dry, flaking, and scaly. Ewww! But this lotion is the best!
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I really like the St. Ives Naturally Soothing Body Lotion! It’s especially great for the winter months.
I should try this! I always feel like I need more moisture, even though I have a zillion different lotions that I use all the time haha.
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I really need some intensive moisture – it’s so dry in Denver!
Oh – it is 1am here and I am now going to make me a cup of cocoa. Yum! I use Vaseline pretty often during winter months/…
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I need to bookmark this because my skin can get so dry in the colder months, and today I started feeling the cold weather.
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I’ve been using AmLactin.
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I’m a big fan of Aveeno lotion, but I”ll give this a shot when I’m in need of a new bottle!
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I love Vaseline lotions!
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I don’t moisturize enough.. but when I do, it’s mostly with the Nivea in shower bodylotion. It’s like a skin conditioner and leaves my skin moisturized but not sticky, so I can get dressed quickly!
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I love Vaseline products! They definitely help to make dry skin feel loads better when winter hits.
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First off I LOVE YOUR MUG!! I totally need to do that!!! Second of all, yes, my skin gets so unbelievably dry in the winter time. Especially the skin on my legs feels all tight. My hands right now are the worst since I wash them constantly so I’m using my Little Snarky hand cream from Perfectly Posh that I really like. I’m going to have to grab this lotion as I can always use anything extra to combat the dryness!!!!
On another note, are those Vaseline marshmallows? MIND. BLOWN.
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YES those are Vaseline Marshmallows and I love them! They tasted good like regular ‘mallows so now I’m like WHERE can I do this?! LOL I want to put all kinds of things on Marshmallows!
Awesome post, Brooke! It’s amazing that after 5 days that your skin didn’t actually need more moisture! This sounds like a very effective moisturizer! I apply lotion day and night, but when I need or want an extra boost I apply a body oil first and then a lotion or cream on top! I definitely leaves my skin super soft, supple and moisturized! Happy Halloween! 🙂
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It felt so good, I could definitely tell the difference. I’m glad I stuck with the 5 days on my whole body, I’m so bad with that. I focus on feet, hands and then my face skincare and always forget about the rest!
I always use my Hempz lotion after I get out of the shower. It makes a world of difference compared to when I don’t use it. I also use the Cocoa Butter Vaseline they have on my lips and it’s the most hydrating thing I’ve ever used!
We use the Vaseline Jelly here, especially for the kids around their lips in the winter. It was also good on their bums when they were babies to help with any diaper rash.