Sali Hughes on beauty: finally, a dry skin remedy with a touch of elegance

2026-03-25 - 10:10

Buying lard-like tubs of boring moisturiser is not your only option – ungreasy, effective derma body lotions are now available I could write a thesis on derma body lotions, but it would be as boring to read as they are to use. You know the ones – rows of near-identical white and blue family moisturisers for extra dry skin, smelling of nothing, feeling like lard and standing unhappily away from the fun aisles full of fruity, silky and whipped creams costing half as much. The joyless, pricey pharmaceutical aisle is where we dryness-, cracked-, eczema- or sensitivity-prone skin types must shop, because a vat full of something more elegant would barely lubricate an elbow. Continue reading...