Body Moisturizers for Dry Skin

It's finally beginning to feel like Christmas... no it's just snowing liker crazy. I've mentioned before that I have an extremely oily face while the rest of my body is extremely dry. I wish the oil would just travel and spread to other parts of my body, but when does your body ever listen to you? My body has these chicken skin like bumps that gets irritated whenever it gets rubbed against something. I must admit that I have a high tolerance for itchy things because I just let my mosquito bites sit there without touching them however, these bumps have me scratching my skin till it's bloody and raw. 

Now these moisturizers are not a cure to the itches but they do keep them from getting too itchy and dry. Let me tell you a little of what I look for in a good body moisturizer. 

1. Non scrented. I like putting on my own perfumes on top of my lotions to help them last. I don't want the smell of my lotion competing with my perfume. Plus, most body creams smell too strong. 

2. Heavy duty moisturizing, as well as a heavy texture. I like mine to almost leave a thin film of moisture on my skin. Don't confuse this for oil but it's more of a moist silky feeling to the skin. 

3.How well it seeps into the skin. Can't describe it well but after applying lotion all over the body, I don't like to put on clothes because it would rub off on the clothes and not seep into the skin well. I still like to retain the moisturized skin.

Tada! If your expectations match mine, then take a look at these.

The go from my favorite starting with Cetaphil, Target's brand and Olive lotion*. I'm sorry but I'm not sure about the price. As you can see from the picture, I ran out and bought a fresh tub of this beauty, isn't it purty... *All the pictures have them going in this order.

The star of this show is the Cetaphil. I've read that people apply this onto their face. I really wouldn't recommend this because it's so thick and creamy and I can tell that if applied onto my face, it would probably clog pores. Although skin is skin, there are some products best left for different parts of the skin. This moisturizer is thick and heavy with no distinguishable scent. No glitter or anything, just plain moisturizer with an affordable, sometimes on sale, price at the drugstore.

You know I love to see if the grass is greener on the other side, so I strayed from Cetaphil to try this; it was three dollars cheaper than the Cetaphil. The Target brand is next and while most of the ingredients are the same, I still prefer the Cetaphil. This has a bit of a plastic scent, which does fade. This is also thick and creamy but not as moisturizing.

Now let me start by saying that the Olive is not my favorite choice of lotion. The Olive was given to me as a gift and I really am not too fond of it. It has an extremely heavy scent and isn't as moisturizing as the Cetaphil or Target brand. I do use this when there's nothing around, but meh, just not for me. It has an odd scent and I think that it's for people who want something light and not heavy. It has an odd texture where it starts out creamy and transforms into a watery texture. After rubbing this into the skin, it feels like I just rubbed a watery gel rather than a cream. Doesn't blend into the skin very well, but it does leave a strong scent and non oily but watery film.

I've blended the creams down into my skin at the bottom.

When comparing all three, the Cetaphil just blends and seeps into the skin, keeps it moisturized and isn't as heavy(minus the olive for this category) when compared to all three. It keeps my skin silky smooth and I don't find myself scratching my arms and legs as much. The Target brand is comparable however, it leaves an oily film rather than moisturizing. The feeling does fade, but I don't like to just stand there in my undies not touching anything for the fear of it rubbing off on anything.

It's freakity frick fracking cold here but look at these Pooh Bear warmers! Just plug them into a Usb Port and they keep my palms warm. Doesn't do much for the fingers but who cares? Blue Pooh! Lol