It’s winter. I’m making a valiant effort to reduce my 2.4 mile swim by about 15% and I’m spending more time (1-2 hrs/day - 4-5x/week) in the pool working on stroke technique and endurance. My problem - I am suffering through some annoyingly dry skin. I’ve been using Lubriderm after showering, but it doesn’t seem to help much. I’m sure others have had to deal with this - any suggestions?
Thanks!
-Jay
For very dry skin try these lotions:
They can be found in Pharmacies, some Drug Stores, not Super Markets. Hospital Pharmacies are a good bet. One bottle is about 14$. I’d use a standard lotion after swimming and one of these lotions at night before bedtime or after your last shower of the day. They are not highly scented so that is nice and they work! They are strong so you may find you will not need to use ‘the good stuff’ every day. I hope this relieves some “suffering”.
Gold Bond
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I use Baby Magic…serious. I found for me it works better than any other lotion I have tried. I also have another condition called iktheosis (or something) - meaning really dry skin…Doc’s have told me brand after brand to try…Baby Magic was not only the best…it is also MUCH cheaper than any of the others. (And I like the smell).
The wifes Eucerin. Fragrance free “Dermatologist recommended”
The dirtball
Body Butter from the Body Shop. I use the “Very Dry” /mango smelling formula. The stuff from the grocery store sucks. This Butter…oh yeah!
I suffer severly from dry skin. All my life I have. About 16 years ago I was introduced to lac hydrin and it’s been the miracle cream. When I first started using it, it burns a little because your skin is so dry, but that goes away quickly and within 2-3 day’s I noticed a HUGE difference. Regular lotions are like water on a duck to me.
You can now get the full strength lac hydrin over the counter as well. Lac Hydrin 5 is a lower strength, but works very well also. Both are expensive, but it’s a fairly large bottle and once you begin to use them, a little goes a long way.
good luck.
dennis
My suggestion is a bit off the wall, but you might want to try eating more olive oil. Probably not a total solution, but I have found it makes a surprising difference.
duncan