Winter is basically a moisture thief. Cold air holds less humidity, and indoor heating sucks out whatever’s left, leaving skin and hair parched on all fronts. Add brisk winds and hot showers, and natural moisture barriers take a serious hit.
That’s why this time of year calls for richer formulas that not only replenish, but protect from future damage. Here are 10 that stand up to the most brutal conditions that Old Man Winter can dish out. Tap the product name for a link!
Amika Soulstruck Nourishing Dry Hair Mask
Wait, what – moisturizing without the moisture? Amika brings its hydrating and softening A-game to this new leave-in dry mask for both natural hair and extensions. It transforms coarse, brittle, between-washday hair with strengthening vegan silk protein and sea buckthorn.
Camille Rose Naturals Curlaide Moisture Butter
This mega-quenching hair food goes big with macadamia and jojoba oils, elm extract, rice milk, and green tea. Its thick consistency is ideal for coarse hair and coils, making it fantastic for twist-outs. Curls stay defined and bouncy for the long haul, without a hint of crunch.
Kiehl’s Ultra Body Mega Moisture Squalane Cream
Especially for sensitive or reactive skin, this unscented ultra-replenishing cream is remarkably quick-absorbing while deeply hydrating for up to three days, even through showers. It’s non-greasy, immediately soothing, and softens skin like a dream.
LEPURO Beauty L’Essenziale Puro Moroccan Argan Oil Multi-Purpose Serum for Hair & Skin
From Dubai comes this true all-in-one: a lightweight yet replenishing deluxe serum that absorbs rapidly and deeply moisturizes from scalp to toes, leaving only softness and a subtle glow (and no greasy residue). Its upmarket amber aroma is the icing on the cake.
OxygenCeuticals CryoGel Velvet Mask
This moisturizing gel mask provides instant soothing relief to dry, stressed, inflamed skin using the power of pure oxygen along with niacinamide, vitamin E, and hydrolyzed collagen. Its triple-layer structure provides ideal conditions for ingredient absorption without evaporation.
Personal Day Emotional Support Tinted Lip Balm
The best-selling balm from actress Lili Reinhart’s cult-fave skincare brand now comes in sheer, pigmented tints: Strawberry Milk and Jam Jar. The barrier-boosting formula is fortified by skincare ingredients, delivering moisture and a wash of color sans flavor or aroma.
RegenSkin RegenLift HA Deep Hydrating Lifting Serum
The brand’s “4D” technology uses four molecular weights of hyaluronic acid that simultaneously penetrate deeply and remain at the surface to protect the skin. The fast-absorbing formula plumps and subtly lifts, leaving a fresh and dewy glow, and is dreamy under makeup.
Sherak Skin Barrier Shield Moisturizer
Formulated to restore suppleness and radiance in women over 40, this decadent cream boasts 32 moisturizing and protective ingredients to repair and seal in moisture. Those include hyaluronic acid, baobab seed protein, and the brand’s proprietary PentaPeptide Matrix, a blend of five advanced peptides.
Shu Uemura Ultimate Reset Extreme Repair Hair Mask
For very damaged hair, this rich, hyper-penetrating formula turns to Japanese-sourced rice extract prized for its ability to hydrate, strengthen, and protect. The result: instant softness, smoothness, and shine, with a luxurious fresh scent that lingers.
Virtue Labs Damage Reverse Serum
Formulated with a bio-identical keratin protein that repairs and strengthens strands while restoring moisture, this lovely-smelling leave-in mends split ends, restores hair health, and protects it from further dryness and breakage. You can see visible improvement after just one use.