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surface, which can hydrating: Rather than using
cause dullness. bubble bath or bath salts, which can
A moisturizer made dry out skin, pour one to two table-
with an exfoliant like spoons of a moisturizing bath oil
into the water. “Limit tub time to
dissolve dead skin and, if you use it 15 minutes, and don’t use body wash
nightly, prevent the dullness or ash- until the very end—its cleansing agents
iness from returning,” Dr. Wechsler can be drying, so you don’t want to soak
explains. Choose a formula based in them,” Dr. Wechsler says. If your
on heavy-duty hydrating ingredients skin is extra parched, stir
such as glycerin, ceramides, and two to three cups of whole
hyaluronic acid for deep nourishment milk into your bath. “It is
(the pick below contains all three and nourishing and has great
works on the body too). anti-inflammatory proper-
ties, and its lactic acid will
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CeraVe SA Cream for Rough & Bumpy help clear away flaky or
Skin, $24, drugstores ashy patches,” she says.
PREVENTION PICK:
TWEAK YOUR Dr. Hauschka Moor Lavender
Calming Bath Essence, $25,
BATH ROUTINE
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Dermatologists caution that hot
baths can zap skin’s moisture, but that CHOOSE CREAMY MAKEUP
doesn’t mean you have to skip them Traditional powder makeup formula-
until spring. Here’s how to keep a soak tions like foundation, blush, and eye-
shadow can parch skin,
but “creams and liquids
help counteract dryness
to give you a dewy finish,”
explains Jamie Green-
berg, a makeup artist in
Los Angeles. To boost
radiance, mix a few drops
of liquid highlighter or
bronzer into your foun-
dation before applying it,
then “tap a pink or berry GETTY IMAGES (WOMAN).
cream blush, which is
universally flattering, on
the tops of your cheeks
