How often to moisturise?

If money is an issue, or you don't want to rub chemicals into your skin, you can always use cooking oil (yes, the type you fry your chips in!).

On my face, in the summer, I use sweet almond oil - it's slightly thinner than olive/vegetable oil and absorbs easier. (Don't use it if you're allergic to nuts.) In the winter, I use olive oil - being thicker, it acts as a barrier cream.

Note: If you do decide to use oil, my advice is not to use it if you're going out into strong sun, my reasoning being that, if it fries chips, it'll fry your skin!! :-)


You can also buy raw butters (shea/cocoa/etc) which aren't expensive, and either use them as they come, or use them to make your own moisturiser.


I use both the pictured brands.

Also, drink more water!!

Hope this helps. :-)

I have really dry skin. I’ve been moisturising my face everyday and it’s genuinely been working my skin has shine to it and it’s less dry (thank god, been trying different stuff for ages.

Anyway, my dry skin isn’t just on my face but it’s on my chest, arms and legs too and I would like to moisturise them too but doing it everyday will make my moisturiser run out really fast and it will be expensive to keep up with.

So how often should I moisturise my body? Would 3 days a week be enough?