10 moisturisers that will take care of your dry, flaky winter skin needs

One gust of a slightly chilly wind, and we’ve all got our sweaters and jackets out. It’s now hot chocolate and Christmas music season, and the excitement for the colder months of the year is palpable to say the least. But then, so is the growing worry about cracked heels, dehydrated limbs, inflamed skin and chapped lips. To help you tide this over, Vogue will bring you our edit of the winter skincare essentials you need to update your vanity with, over the next few months. As the temperatures start to drop, here’s your essential step one: our edit of the best moisturisers to look after your dry, flaky skin. Whatever your skin type, you know you’re hating the added dryness, and we’ve got 10 contenders that could be of assistance in your battle against the elements.

Laneige Water Bank Moisture Cream

This K-Beauty wonder label couldn’t have made its way to India at a better time. Besides retaining moisture, the olive squalane in this tub helps strengthen your skin’s barrier from future damage too. Buy now

Minus417 Catharsis Skin Relief Cream

Dry skin is one thing, but suffering from dry skin concerns in the winter such as psoriasis and seborrhea is a whole other battle—trust in this tube to heal and sooth your skin. Buy now

Shiseido Waso Clear Mega Hydrating Cream

What’s worse than bare dry skin? Dry, patchy skin with makeup creasing over it. Layer up with a mega hydrator that’ll disappear under makeup like this skincare formula, which suits all skin types. Buy now

Clinique Moisture Surge 72-Hour Auto-Replenishing Hydrator

A lightweight moisturiser that hydrates and keeps on hydrating even once the day’s over? Yes, please. Buy now

Bottega Di Lungavita Linfa Age Nourishing Cream For Dry Skin

Skin that’s ageing loses moisture faster when the temperature drops. This potent hydrator will help banish the dullness that comes with dry skin, while smoothening out the roughness too. Buy now

Bioderma Atoderm Intensive Baume

You can’t go wrong with a formula that is specifically created for those with dry, easily-irritated skin—especially when it’s put together by a much-loved French pharmacy name. Buy now

L’Oréal Paris Hydrafresh Genius Multi-Active Essence Cream

Bring hyaluronic acid and aloe water together, and you’ve got a refreshing, super hydrating winner of a product. The water-locking properties don’t hurt either. Buy now 

O3+ Aloe Derma Hydrating Gel

This soothing gel works perfectly to help sooth skin that’s prone to redness and rashes—it’s time to bid these concerns goodbye. Buy now

A-Derma Exomega Emollient Cream

This moisturiser harnesses the power of oats along with Omega 6 fatty acids to hydrate and prevent skin irritation, and Vitamin B3, which helps keep infections away. Buy now

Tatcha The Water Cream

An anti-ageing moisturiser that’s been loved by most of the beauty enthusiasts who’ve given it a try, this skincare blend brings together wild rose, green tea, leopard lily, rice and algae to tighten pores and bring dull, dry skin back to life. Buy now

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