Winter is the season of dry, itchy skin. There are several reason why we tend to lose skin moisture in winter:

• Diet and stress tend to become less manageable during the holidays.
• Cooler air cannot physically hold as much moisture as warmer air, so your skin tends to lose rather than absorb moisture.
• A significant obstacle to healthy, moist, glowing skin in winter is the central heating system in your home
  and office (Note: artificially cooled air isn't good for skin either, but that's another article for another season).

Facts about artificially heated air

• If you take cold air with very low humidity and warm it up in a furnace, that will not increase the air's humidity and it may lower it.
• Forced air heating tends to suck up bacteria, skin particles, mold spores and other household allergens,
  then re-circulate them throughout the building. That is why you are more likely to get sick in winter than summer. These are all dehydrating and irritating to the skin.
• Low humidity air, blown out a heating duct, is extremely dehydrating.
• The filters in most heating systems remove only the largest particles and may add fiberglass to the air.

What can I do?

• Bathe frequently to moisturize skin.
• Shower after bathing to wash off bacteria, allergens and dehydrating agents.
• Keep a window cracked opened somewhere in the house to allow fresh air in and mold spores and allergens out. This is especially important in the bathroom.
• Use a natural, ph-correct water mist after bathing, and whenever your skin feels dry. Follow this with a moisturizer lotion to seal in the moisture.