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Anyone know of at home recipes for dry skin care?

Asked by ANef_is_Enuf (26839points) September 6th, 2010

I have a skin condition that causes my skin (particularly my face) to be extremely dry, red and sensitive.
When I say “sensitive”, I really mean it. Products designed for sensitive skin tend to irritate my face to no end. Luckily I don’t have trouble with blemishes, so I normally use baby oil to wash my face and I have found a face cream that does not irritate it. The cream that I am using now is really nice, but it only seems to be heavy enough for the summer. With the additional humidity in the air I am usually able to keep my face from looking like I’m morphing into a lobster.
However, winter is coming soon.. and I know that means that my hyper flushed cheeks and itchy dry skin will be returning in the next few months. I’m planning to continue searching for a product that works for me in drier months.. but does anyone have recipes for moisturizing face masks? Something that I can whip up at home that is rich enough in the moisture department, but relatively gentle.
I would even appreciate exfoliating/moisturizing mixtures that can be used on the body, rather than the face.

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