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Post by mymindseyedpea on Nov 28, 2016 5:06:45 GMT
The air feels so dry, but it's raining. My lips are chapped, hands are cracking open, nose is ... Ugh TMI  , and sinuses were acting up last night. I'm drinking water and letting lotion absorb in hands with gloves on overnight. Maybe I will try coconut oil. Anyone else experiencing dry air? |
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Post by zookeeper on Nov 28, 2016 5:10:37 GMT
I think that having the heater on also makes a huge difference. I find that not only is my skin drier in the wintertime, but that I also have to water my indoor plants much more often.
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Post by vspindler on Nov 28, 2016 5:59:57 GMT
Yes. Colder air cannot hold as much moisture.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2016 10:20:38 GMT
Did I read that you work retail? This might sound silly but are you handling a lot of cardboard?
When I worked in a stockroom one Christmas my hands were awful, dry and cracked everywhere. So painful. It turned out it was the cardboard. Wearing gloves to handle it was the only thing that helped.
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Post by MorningPerson on Nov 28, 2016 10:42:45 GMT
Yes, it's definitely drier in the winter.
I use hand cream diligently, and I use a milder dish detergent (no Dawn for me in the winter). Without these two changes my hands crack and bleed.
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Post by Patter on Nov 28, 2016 11:22:10 GMT
Yes, definitely drier in the winter. Some things I always use that help so much:
*Ocean Mist nasal spray (use it as much as you want and really helps)
*Burts Bees Coconut and Pear lip balm
*lotion
If I can keep up with that, I do so much better!
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Post by Dalai Mama on Nov 28, 2016 11:22:26 GMT
Yes. Colder air cannot hold as much moisture. Science. :thumbsup: |
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Post by melanell on Nov 28, 2016 13:20:48 GMT
Yes, the air absolutely is drier when it's cold. That's why you don't hear people in more northern environments whining about humidity as much in December as you do in August.  It's why my poor DH's hands crack, why older DS starts having nosebleeds, and why I can't buy enough re-wetting drops for my eyes. It's why I let an extra day go between baths for my young son and why I don't wash my hair every day in the winter. |
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Post by kkooch on Nov 28, 2016 13:26:21 GMT
I can so relate in fact this AM I have a screaming sinus headache. I know it's because we fired up the pellet stove but not the humidifier. Definitely need to pick up filters for that this week so I can get it going. I swear it doesn't matter how much lotion I put on my hands they are so dried up. It doesn't help that my pt job I have about 30 minutes of dish washing which get rinsed in a sanitizer water (bleach). Then because it's a yogurt shop I wash my hands all the time which also dries them.
I definitely need to pick up a box of the Ocean mist nasal spray and give it a try. I also use a cpap machine which after a while it gets really sore.
The joys of cold weather.... though it is so beautiful at times.
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Post by tincin on Nov 28, 2016 14:29:29 GMT
Absolutely, for me, in Michigan, when I turn on the furnace I also turn on the humidifier I had installed on it. It was a game changer. I still have dry skin and chapped lips but I no longer wake up unable to swallow because my mouth is so dry. I never shower without putting on lotion immediately after, lip balm is my best friend and I put lotion on my hands multiple times a day.
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Post by annabella on Nov 28, 2016 15:27:04 GMT
OMG lately the palms of my hands have been so dry! When I go to bed, with the heat off, I put Aquaphor on my hands yet still everyday I have little tears on my skin, don't know what's going on.
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Post by craftsbycarolyn on Nov 28, 2016 16:14:35 GMT
We just started our wood burner yesterday and my husband said we need to get the humidifier in the bedroom going. I have a sinus headache, so I should have listened to him.
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Post by refugeepea on Nov 28, 2016 16:21:25 GMT
There is no humidity where I live and winter is worse. It's the only time I have issues with cracked hands.
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Post by smcast on Nov 28, 2016 16:23:09 GMT
Yes. I start up humidifiers in our bedrooms as soon as the furnace is turned on. My knuckles crack when I am washing my hands so much at work.
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Post by mymindseyedpea on Nov 30, 2016 1:22:10 GMT
Did I read that you work retail? This might sound silly but are you handling a lot of cardboard? When I worked in a stockroom one Christmas my hands were awful, dry and cracked everywhere. So painful. It turned out it was the cardboard. Wearing gloves to handle it was the only thing that helped. Yes I do handle cardboard at times. I don't think that bothers my hands much. But I do notice it sucking up the moisture. During the few days after our move I had the worst sinus aches and I felt it was from all the boxes in the room. When I was a courtesy clerk, the paper bags would affect my hands badly. I tried to use gloves but they said no. So when it was my turn to do a store sweep, I would put lotion on my hands and put disposable gloves on and these industrial gloves the store dishes out that has rubber gripping so I can actually handle the stick on the broom. Now, I have the powder from the towels, rugs and clothes affecting my hands. At times when I close I'm the one folding all the towels and rugs that were messed up. |
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Post by LisaDV on Nov 30, 2016 1:44:24 GMT
I'm drinking water and letting lotion absorb in hands with gloves on overnight. I do this. I use lotion every time I wash my hands. put Vaseline on my lips at bedtime and chapstick during the day. I still struggle with the dryness in the heart of winter. |
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Post by papersilly on Nov 30, 2016 2:02:19 GMT
Yup. Here. Dry dry air means dry dry skin. I'm constantly lotioning up, applying chapstick, moisturizing my face.
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Post by mlana on Nov 30, 2016 2:58:37 GMT
I grew up in a house with a buck stove for heat. We kept a kettle filled with water sitting on the stove to provide humidity. We washed it out daily and kept it filled. It really helped, especially in the room where the stove was.
We haven't run the heat much here, but the air has been dry from the lack of rain.When we did turn the air on, the air was not only hot and dry, but filled with particles from the smoke from the fires. We're in GA, near Atlanta, and the closest fire is way up in N GA.
This year, I have a C-Pap machine with a humidifier and a filter. I can really tell a difference when i wake up.
Marcy
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, and sinuses were acting up last night.
