Dry, cracked, burning. These are the words that one may use to describe a desert, however these are the same words I would use to describe my shins during the cold winter months. My legs were so itchy and uncomfortable, they would bleed after all the scratching! I tried every intensive moisturizer out there. No cream product from the drug stores or from my local Bath and Body Works would give me lasting results over two hours. It took me all season, but I finally found the cure to my dry winter legs! This is your step by step guide to get your legs soft and smooth.
STEP 1: Exfoliate your legs in the shower on a non-shaving day (remember, salt stings open microcuts left by your razor) with an oil-packed salt scrub. I recommend using Sabon Body Scrub $30. Use your hands to gently apply the scrub in circular motions to remove dead skin cells. Next, leave the scrub on your legs for a few minutes to allow your thirsty skin to absorb the oil. After, rinse throughly.
STEP 2: Apply baby oil to legs. For easier and less messy application, I fill an old Bath and Body Works Body Spray bottle with baby oil. Gently rub in and give 10 minutes for your skin to absorb. Your favorit brand of oil will do such as Johnson and Johnson, but I use the generic drug store kind to save a little bit of cash.
STEP 3: After your skin has absorbed the baby oil, use a heavy body butter to seal in the moisture. I particularly find The Body Shop Body Butter $18 for does a superior job due to it's high quality ingredients without those funky chemicals compared to other popular brads like Olay and Bath and Body Works. You can also use Eucerin Aquaphor Healing Ointment from $8 to $15 depending on size or petroleum jelly.
Try out the cure and let me know if it worked for you!
