# Please recommend me a moisturizer

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 12, 2019, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-me-a-moisturizer/829415 "2019-02-12T18:44:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-me-a-moisturizer/829415/21 "2019-02-15T20:36:43Z")

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> [@teela\_brown](#):
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> I and my husband both like Aveeno moisturizer. The “Daily Moisturizing Lotion” variety is unscented, and gets a lot of its goodness from oatmeal. It doesn’t cost an arm and a leg, and is widely available.

Seconding Aveeno. I like the SPF 50 moisturizer for my arms, especially the one that has hung out the truck window for 50+ years. For my head I use Harry’s balm. A little goes a long way and it keeps my scalp nice and shiny.

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**Author:** ![NetTrekker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nettrekker/32/2909_2.png) [@NetTrekker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NetTrekker)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-me-a-moisturizer/829415/22 "2021-06-09T14:20:20Z")

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That’s what I’m thinking. Looking for a cheap pre-shave oil led me to baby oil which is mineral oil which is a petroleum product - as is petrolatum which is in most of the popular mass-produced lotions. I’m looking into plant-based products like Palmer’s body oil, shea body butter and the like instead.

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-me-a-moisturizer/829415/23 "2021-06-10T05:00:56Z")

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From way out in left field – My hands always chapped in the dry winter months when I handled paper a lot, and I found a good dry-hands cream, in which Urea was the active ingredient. I thought, human urine is a natural source of urea, so lets try that. I started peeing on my hands – and it really worked. Human urine is no-toxic and sterile, so medically harmless in any way.

It certainly won’t hurt to try it. Just pee on your hands, and rub that natural moisturizer on affected areas.

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-me-a-moisturizer/829415/24 "2021-06-10T05:49:01Z")

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Benedict

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