Winter air doesn’t just chill you – it can strip your skin of essential moisture.
Skin gets drier during colder months, so you may want to level up your moisturizing routine in response.
Cold, dry air pulls moisture from your skin barrier, causing dryness, cracking, and irritation. Indoor heating systems and long, hot showers can also strip away natural oils that make up the skin barrier and disrupt your skin’s natural ability to stay hydrated.
Moisturizers can help. But shoppers may not know some common products might contain harmful ingredients that can cause serious health problems.
Ingredients such as parabens, phthalates and undisclosed fragrance are linked to skin irritation, allergic reactions, hormone disruption and even developmental issues.
Maintaining your skin health
The right moisturizing routine is key to keeping your skin healthy and soft. Look for low-hazard, fragrance-free lotions and creams to hydrate safely without unwanted chemicals.
EWG’s Skin Deep® free, searchable database of personal care products helps you identify these ingredients and find safer alternatives.
You can also use Skin Deep to find individual ingredient hazard ratings in products and understand what known and suspected health risks these ingredients pose.
And you can look in Skin Deep for products that bear the EWG Verified® mark, which signals a product meets our strict scientific standards for transparency and health.
Below you’ll find EWG Verified products, as well as products scoring 1 on Skin Deep, meaning they’re rated low hazard.
All of these moisturizers can help your skin stay healthy and hydrated. They can be found for less than $20 online and in stores.
