Aveeno?

I'm not sure if this winter is extra drying to my skin, but I have been noticing that my sensitive skin has been ultra itchy... dry... and here's something new: I have suddenly begun to develop painful cracks/cuts and uncomfortable tightness. These painful cuts have been driving me nuts. :( I saw that reapplying lotion several times a day helps, so that reassures me that it's just skin dryness. I've also learned today that AJAX dish soap aggravates my skin and makes it more painful.

Since Palmer's cocoa butter doesn't work anymore, I'm thinking about switching all of my lotions and body wash. :( As a kid, my parents always bought me Dove soap, but I've decided to try Aveeno. I had no idea that they were a company that was sensitive to people with skin issues. A lot of their products are made with oatmeal, lanolin, and are fragrance and dye free. They also have a body wash that is "soap-free," which is a total mind fuck for me. o_O I'm not gonna lie, their "hydrating fig + shea butter" body wash is taunting me. But since my skin is so bad right now, maybe I'll get it another time. Nonetheless, I'm a bit skeptical by all the claims Aveeno makes, but I read a lot of reviews and customers with painful cracked skin mentioned how surprised they are by its efficacy. Apparently their secret is colloidal oats (an oatmeal protein that soothes and protects skin) and dimethicone (skin protectant--which of course the nerd in me found out that it works well because its molecules are too large to penetrate the skin).

SHOPPING LIST!

fragrance free, soap-free, dye-free, hypoallergenic body wash

I think I'm going to get this instead of the regular daily moisturizer because of its extra dry skin claim, extra oats, etc. and customers say it works well during dry winter seasons. I'm kind of skeptical about the menthol part, I've never used it on my skin before. :\

WTF. I'm overwhelmed, apparently Cetaphil and Eucerin are also good products for ultra dry sensitive skin (although I think Eurcerin might be better than Cetaphil based on reading ingredients). Oh well, Aveeno serves as the first trial.

Rant done. :p