What would be a good cream for dry skin?

We use Aveeno for acute dry skin.

Is this strictly a cold weather condition and new for you?

Yes and no.
Yes it’s a cold weather condition, and no it’s not new to me, but it’s happening early this year. It usually has to be consistently cold for a while, but it’s been in the 70’s the last few days.

Thanks @Tropical_Willie. Interesting info there.

The wife will occasionally grab me like she means to hogtie me and rubs my hands and arms with a lotion called cetaphil moisturizing cream. It has a pump dispenser emerging from the cap. She has a jar of the stuff in each bathroom.

What I do, since this bugs me for the last four, five years:
-Drink plenty water (although during the winter it’s harder to get the 2 liters that I want).
-Shower with as luke warm (as cold as possible) water as I can stand/is still comfortable.
-Don’t use soap every time I shower (on the whole body, especially not on the areas that itch me; legs/shins, sides, upper arms, wrists).
-Use a hydrating crème, twice per day (after shower, and before sleep).
-Wear socks that are not too tight (especially around the board).
-Try not to scratch when I itch; rather rub/‘pet’.

Aveeno is a good moisturizer for dry skin.
Also discovered that not only seasonal dryness but could come from the heat in your home. Was told to vacuum the heat vents as dust settles and when the heat comes on it distributes within the home causing allergies and dryness.
Another gadget to get is a Air Purifier to get rid of dust spores and make it easier.

See, we haven’t even turned on the heat yet because it’s just not that cold. That’s why I didn’t recognize it.

Thanks Rebbel. When you do use soap in the shower, is there a particular kind you use?

Have you tried Lever 2000?

No, @Dutchess_III, just any shower gel I can get my hands on, really.

It’s helping already guys.

@stanleybmanly… I’ve always thought Lever 2000 was a “guy” soap so it would have a strong masculine smell. Does it?

Lever 2000 makes my wife break-out.

My wife finds it very gentle and she’s one of those pea beneath the mattress types. We got the habit when the soap was available at Costco. There’s almost no scent to the soap at all that I can detect. We get it from Amazon by the bunch. Glad to ship you a bar if you wish

Ah @stanleybmanly! I’d love to get soap from you! Heart heart hug!
I’ll ask Rick to get some tomorrow.
I’m feeling better already thanks to these suggestions.

Man, it was gone for 2 months….then it came back with a vengeance. When I told my husband that I put moisturizing cream all over after my shower, he suggested I take a bath instead…and put baby oil in the water! It worked like a charm. Covered me in places I couldn’t reach. Don’t know if it will help with the itching, tho. Time will tell. And then I’ll tell you.