I have tried all kinds of balms, moisturizers, ointments, to keep my dry winter skin from cracking, drying, and chapping every Wintertime…
The dry air in the colder climate never fails to wreak havoc on my skin every year..
Using the oil furnace in our house makes the air in the house so dry that my remedies don’t seem to help. My buddy told me about using a humidifier to help her son breathe at night, and I wondered if it would help with my skin. There are two types of humidifiers: one type is portable and can be hooked up to a room to raise its humidity, while the other is permanent and is installed inline with your existing Heating in addition to A/C system, in order to raise the humidity of the whole house. I decided to go with the portable unit, as it required much less of an initial investment. Setting up the humidifier was simple. All I had to do was fill the reservoir with water, and plug the machine in, and the humidifier does the rest. When I woke up the next afternoon, my skin was clear and moisturized! The humidifier helped maintain the humidity in our entryway, so that even with the oil furnace running, the air never became too dry in our entryway. Now, whenever someone asks how I keep my skin so clear and moisturized in the Wintertime, I am sure to tell them that my number one skincare secret is using a humidifier. if you deal with dry skin in the Wintertime, call your Heating and A/C provider and see if a humidifier is right for you!