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How to Heal Dry Itchy Skin

Published: Nov 13, 2014 by Ashley Phipps · 599 words. · About 3 minutes to read this article. · 7 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads and sponsored posts · This blog uses cookies · See our privacy policy for more info Filed Under: Beauty, Sponsored Post

This post brought to you by Vaseline. The content and opinions expressed below are that of http://www.simplydesigning.net/.

When cold weather hits, my skin reacts.  I typically use lotion all over every day, and after every time I wash my hands too.  But when winter hits, it becomes an absolute necessity!  But even though I put lotion on after my shower, every day, by the end of the day, my legs and feet feel dry as a bone.  In fact, my calves start to physically hurt and itch because they are so dry even though I put lotion on them just a few hours before!  I have been working for years on figuring how to I can heal dry itchy skin that inevitably happens during the winter! Be warned, there are pictures of feet in this post.  Sorry in advance! 🙂

Before

Sorry for the photo of my not-so-pretty foot.  But, you can see that my feet are dry and cracked.  Not much will truly heal the crack and they probably need a good exfoliation...but this is honestly and truly what they looked like a few days ago.  I did not touch up this photo (I just color corrected and lightened it a bit.)

lotion

I have been using the same lotion for years and am very loyal to it, but I need something different.  With itching legs and dry feet, I need something stronger and that will last all day.  So I was thrilled when I was asked to take the Vaseline 5 Day Challenge and share my experiences with you.

Vaseline Care Package

Honestly, when I think about Vaseline, I think of their petroleum jelly but Vaseline has an extensive line of lotion products too that I am actually really impressed with!  Vaseline Intensive Care Lotion is a fragrance free lotion that honestly, has given me great results!  It not only moisturizes but it also heals the skin.  And Vaseline sent me a great kit with this lotion in it so that I could take the 5-day challenge!  Their product is clinically proven to heal skin in 5 days and keep it healed for up to 3 weeks.  And with how bad my skin is getting, I definitely needed to try this!

Vaseline Intensive Care lotion

So I took the 5-Day Challenge!  I began by using a test strip to see how dry my skin was before, and then after.

Test Strips

As you can see, my skin fell under the "Dry Skin" category before but were in the "Normal Skin" range after!  Wahoo!!  I love that I could visually see a difference in my skin. But, I also felt a physical difference too!  Even after day 1, by the end of the day, my skin still felt moisturized.  My skin no longer dry and itchy.  It felt hydrated and smooth.  I really like using this lotion on my feet, legs and arms.

How to Heal Dry Itchy Skin

This is my After photo!  Again, I did not touch this up at all.  But I did color correct it just a touch.  As you can see, the cracks are not completely healed, but there is major progress after ONLY 5 days!  Seriously!  The rest of my heal is more hydrated and much more soft.  And my feet stay moisturized all day!  I love that!

Hot Cocoa

One of my goals this year is to take the time to take a little better care of myself, and keeping my skin in tip-top shape is one simple and easy way to do that!  And I am really excited to see the progress my skin has made with Vaseline's Intensive Care lotion.  And how it has truly helped heal dry and itchy skin.

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Comments

  1. Maryann @ Domestically Speaking

    November 18, 2014 at 12:45 pm

    I live in flip flops 9 months of the year so my heels always look awful... I need to try this!

    Reply
  2. Stacy Risenmay

    November 18, 2014 at 4:23 pm

    WOW! ONly 5 days? That is crazy. Here in Utah we have dry skin all year but it gets really bad in the winter. Good to know that this works 🙂

    Reply
  3. Amy Anderson

    November 18, 2014 at 5:41 pm

    I get SO dry this time of year! Going to check this out!!

    Reply
  4. gail

    November 18, 2014 at 8:48 pm

    My skin is sooo dry. heels the worst, but I get those cracks on my hands too. 🙁

    I'll be looking for this Vaseline Intensive care advanced repair at the store.

    thanks Ashley!
    gail

    Reply
  5. Julie

    November 19, 2014 at 1:04 pm

    You brave lady - letting us all see your cracked heels! Vaseline is great stuff but you do need to apply it every day to have an effect. I keep some by my bed and slap it on my feet, knees and elbows just before I go to sleep every night.
    If you are still suffering you might like to try Eucerin (if you can get it where you are) it is expensive but pretty awesome stuff. Also have you tried granulated sugar and glycerin? - just sit on the edge of the bath and rub it on your feet then rinse off. Cheap and effective - just a bit messy!

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  6. Angie @ CCC

    November 21, 2014 at 3:33 pm

    I really need to try that!

    Reply
  7. laura con

    November 06, 2016 at 1:46 am

    I was so sick of itchy skin that I would try anything but I now use the Aloe & Jojoba Therapy from Made From Earth. It has calmed my itchy skin it has a nice smell not over powering.

    Reply

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