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Can anyone recommend a good moisturiser for dry legs.

(43 Posts)
Nannylovesshopping Mon 26-Jun-17 20:19:23

Aveeno for me too

Jayh Mon 26-Jun-17 19:38:23

Have you tried argan oil?

Megram Mon 26-Jun-17 19:29:51

Bio oil is good and I have a friend who swears by Aveeno!

harrigran Mon 26-Jun-17 16:56:21

Aveeno always. The best nongreasy moisturiser on the market.

grandma60 Mon 26-Jun-17 16:27:19

Yes definitely Aveeno. Not the cheapest but is often 1/3 off in either Boots or Superdrug

BlueBelle Mon 26-Jun-17 16:25:15

Just coconut oil (solid oil looks like lard in a jar ) cheap as chips about £2 smells lovely unless you hate coconut

wildswan16 Mon 26-Jun-17 16:22:02

Another vote for Aveeno - I use it everywhere.

nigglynellie Mon 26-Jun-17 16:02:47

I find Aqueous Cream brilliant. Available in the Supermarket and very reasonably priced.

Nanabilly Mon 26-Jun-17 15:18:54

Body shops mango body butter ..it smells lovely and is very rich and moisturizing . I have terribly dry skin due to all my heart medications that I take and this helps it enormously

Welshwife Mon 26-Jun-17 15:06:34

Another vote for Aveeno -I use the body moisturiser with wheat germ in it - if you belong to Costco they do three big tubes for a few pounds - far cheaper than buying it in a chemist.

Ilovecheese Mon 26-Jun-17 15:05:51

E45 lotion

TriciaF Mon 26-Jun-17 14:13:37

ps it's greasy at first but sinks in quickly.

TriciaF Mon 26-Jun-17 14:10:57

This cream is very good - my doctor recommended it to me for the same problem:
www.moncoinsante.co.uk/glycerol-vaseline-paraffine-creme-250g-generique-du-dexeryl-biogaran.html
I don't know if you can buy it in the UK, but the above website seems to send to the UK. It's very cheap, no prescription.

wot Mon 26-Jun-17 12:58:07

Aveeno cream.......best moisturiser I've ever had.

Karen1959 Mon 26-Jun-17 12:53:50

Using a very rich emollient, such as epaderm may do the trick. It is very greasy but apply it overnight.. During the day just use a light moisturising lotion if necessary.

grannysue05 Mon 26-Jun-17 12:49:49

Boots do a super foot cream containg Urea....you can use it on the legs of course, just not on the face.

Its the Urea content that deeply moisturises. It sinks in fast and is definately not sticky.

whitewave Mon 26-Jun-17 12:44:41

I use an oil -baby oil is cheap so you can lash it on.

Victoria08 Mon 26-Jun-17 11:58:24

No matter which type of lotion or creams I use, my shin bones always look dry and flaky.

Does anyone else have this problem?

If so, what's the best thing to buy or use.
Nothing greasy that doesn't sink in.

I don't want to waste money on stuff that doesn't do the job.

All suggestions welcome.