Weve been amping up our moisturizer, lip balm, body lotion and hand cream for months now.

Lets step up to the challenge.

Here are 10 ways to beat the big chill:

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Lower thermostat, gloves, scarf, face mask and, oh yeah … moisturizer.

But thats where we get it wrong.

You may very well have both.

A woman is applying hand cream outside in snowy weather

Good choices include fragrance-free creams like e.l.f.

No matter how many luscious creams you lavish on desert-dry skin itll stay that way without some gentle exfoliation.

Take it easy though.

e.l.f. Holy Hydration Face Cream Fragrance Free; La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer; Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream

At 50 our skin is thinner, parched and now being stressed out by winter temperatures and wind.

Keep the scrubbing gentle.

But is it dry scalp or dandruff?

Lancome Exfoliating Rose Sugar Scrub; OGX Smoothing + Coconut Coffee Exfoliating Body Scrub; Peach & Lily KP Bump Boss Microderm Body Scrub; First Aid Beauty KP Bomb Eraser Body Scrub

Dandruff is brought on by an overgrowth of fungus or yeast and often features larger, more oily flakes.

Modify your bath and shower routine

SexyHair Calm Clear the Hair Soothing Scalp Treatment; Head & Shoulders Supreme Exfoliating Scalp Scrub; Kristen Ess Weightless Hydration Daily Scalp + Hair Mask