9 moisturizers to soothe your winter skin

The best way to give your skin some love is to moisturize. Here are nine of our favourite moisturizers to hydrate your face, eyes, hands and body.

By Andrea Karr

Feb 16, 2018

9 moisturizers to soothe your winter skin

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9 moisturizers to soothe winter skin

For parched skin

Dehydrated skin leads to fine lines and wrinkles. Keep them at bay by enveloping your face in moisture—this cream has oil microcapsules that penetrate beyond the surface for a smooth, soft texture and dewy look.

Shiseido Essential Energy Moisturizing Cream, $64, thebay.com

For hormone-ravaged complexions

If your skin became greasy and breakout-prone after pregnancy, that doesn’t mean you should skip moisturizing. This lightweight cream has pink rock rose and willowherb to even skin tone and minimize pores. Plus, the matte finish reduces shine.

Origins Original Skin Matte Moisturizer with Willowherb, $42, sephora.com

For those sneaky signs of aging

Stress and sleepless nights spur on the breakdown of collagen. This whipped formula contains powerful anti-agers such as niacinamide and vitamins C and E, and it has SPF 25 so you can skip the extra layer of sunscreen.

Olay Total Effects Whip Moisturizer with SPF 25, $40, amazon.ca

For growing crow’s feet

You can thank your kid for some of those laugh lines around your eyes, but if you want to minimize them, try this fast-absorbing hyaluronic acid cream that draws in water for a plumping effect.

NeoStrata AquaYouth Filling Anti-Wrinkle Eye Cream, $39 shoppersdrugmart.ca

For sleep-deprived eyes

Can’t remember the last time you got a full night’s sleep? You need this brightening eye cream, stat. It fades dark circles with horse chestnut, minimizes hyperpigmentation with vitamin C and counteracts shadows with its soft apricot hue.

Institut Esthederm Esthe-White Brightening Youth Eye Contour Care, $69, esthederm.ca

For incessant under-eye bags

Use this cooling cream-gel with Arctic algae and sea water extract after periods of high stress or minimal sleep to reduce puffy under-eye bags, brighten the eye area and get a lifting effect.

Dermalogica Stress Positive Eye Lift, $93, dermalogica.ca

For eczema and itchiness

If you’re plagued by eczema, throw this anti-itch stick in your purse. Rubbing it on relieves the urge to scratch, and the shea butter formula with anti-inflammatory madecassoside repairs your skin’s barrier. Bonus: It’s safe to use on your baby, too!

La Roche-Posay Lipikar Stick AP+, $16, laroche-posay.ca

This super-concentrated cold cream is perfect for chilly weather and will continue to protect your skin after five rounds of washing your hands, scrubbing the dishes, bathing the kids or cleaning up post-diaper duty.

Eau Thermale Avène Cold Cream Concentrated Hand Cream, $10, beautyboutique.ca

For desperately dry patches

A multi-purpose balm for the entire body—from dehydrated lips to cracked heels—Pai’s 100 percent natural moisturizer with antioxidant-rich Amazonian buriti oil absorbs quickly, sans stickiness.

Pai Skincare Head to Toe Hero Buriti Balm, $32, thedetoxmarket.ca