Snowball,
hi it is leslie, try going to a nutrition store or a health store that sells not only different variety of foods for special needs eaters but also skin products, shampoos, soaps and anything else you can think of. I have exceptionaly dry skin and use a product called kiss my face. Sorry that is it's name. When you shower rub it on by hand and then rub off after washing until there is still a slight slick feeling to the skin. Don't dry your skin by rubbing with a towel but pat yourself dry instead, told to me by a great dermatologist. It works for me. Try it out and talk to the peolple in the store, they usually are pretty well informed. You might be allergic to different regular soaps too. Also try using olive oil shampoo. I have for years and it is great. These products don't have all the chemicals in them that other regular products do.
Tkae care and good luck on your operation.
Les

Thanks girl I will see if we sell that here and I will try everything you told me.

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While you are at the healthfood store, ask for something called borage oil. It contains the highest concentrations of gla (gamma lenoleic acid) which will help relieve dry skin. You can take one or two a day (with a meal) other than environmental exposure to skin (cold, chaffing, etc.) the other reason many people have dry skin in the winter months is because of poor fat metabolism. Borage oil is a fat, a good fat. Won't make you fat, in case you were wondering. You'll see a total difference in your skin within a week. Really. M

While you are at the healthfood store, ask for something called borage oil. It contains the highest concentrations of gla (gamma lenoleic acid) which will help relieve dry skin. You can take one or two a day (with a meal) other than environmental exposure to skin (cold, chaffing, etc.) the other reason many people have dry skin in the winter months is because of poor fat metabolism. Borage oil is a fat, a good fat. Won't make you fat, in case you were wondering. You'll see a total difference in your skin within a week. Really. M

I have had a severe winter itch for 3 years and have found a system that works for me. First, really hot shower water stings the itch away. That's god for an hour or two. The real cure that's worked for me is to use a triple antibiotic on my skin (to heal the small cracks that make it itch) just after i've dried from a shower and immediately after use a liberal coat of a thick skin cream like gold bond healing cream. After 2 days, you won't need the antibiotic. Give it a try. JB