PROBLEM SOLVER: DRY WINTER SKIN

With harsh weather conditions sweeping across most of the country, many of us are applying lip balms and protective moisturizers as never before. Our skin becomes extremely dry in the cold because #1: Our blood vessels constrict, so our circulation is compromised, and #2: We spend hours a day in sealed, heated rooms with extremely dry air. The big question is: What can we safely smear all over our lips and faces, multiple times a day? Many of the most “trusted” lip balm brands in the U.S. are filled with a plethora of toxic chemicals and mineral oils. Read this fascinating “Behind the Label” report  by The Ecologist, on Blistex.  Also read this interesting analysis of Chapstick. For the face, you can’t do better than get yourself a bottle of Tortuga by Keys Rx. Reasonably priced and voted one of the “Safest” mosturizers on the market by The SKindeep Dateabase, this cream is for extremely dry, chapped or cracking skin. Tortuga has testimonials from mechanics working in harsh Canadian weather conditions – so if you’re out in the snow this winter, get stocked up. I just love the new Eos lipbalm, which my daughter spotted in our local drugstore. It comes in this cute container and would make a great stocking-stuffer for everyone. For one of the best lip treatment balms on the market, grab yourself a Tilvee Pomegranate Lip Conditioner. Just remember that you will end up getting whichever balm you put on your lips, into your mouth – it’s unavoidable – so please make sure it’s safe. Even if it’s freezing, if the sun is out, you can get burned – so a great sunscreen to put over your Tortuga, would be either Solar Keys RX or Badger Balm.

Happy snowball throwing!