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Dry skin is everywhere – everyone has the problem at least once in a way; and some of us have it all the time. Well, to anyone who's kind of prone to this, winter dry skin is something that turns up when the mercury dips, come December. It isn't so much the cold as the low humidity and dry air of winter that do this to skin. Let's find out how you can keep winter dry skin from coming on in the first place, and how you can make it go away if you already have it.

Most often, your arms and legs are the first places dry winter skin strikes. Your skin begins to feel and dry, rough and flaky, and if you use a fingernail to scratch yourself, you leave white scratch trails everywhere.

You'll probably get a lot of those scratch marks all over – because dry winter skin can be quite itchy. It can also feel quite uncomfortable and make it difficult for you to get comfortable in bed. Sometimes, the dryness and scratching can get so serious that the skin cracks in places, and you get an angry-looking rash called nummular eczema.

For some reason, we all treat our feet like we hate them. First, we take particular delight in finding the most torturous shoes to stuff them into – all in the name of fashion. Alternatively, we will pound the pavement wearing thick airless shoes several hours a week. We usually don't find the time to use moisturizers or anything nice on our feet; instead, we will bring harsh chemicals to our feet every time there's a corn or something or when we need to put on nail polish or remove it. Of course, dry skin on feet like this is only to be expected.

Why on earth is it that no matter what we are doing – taking a shower or slathering on moisturizing cream – our feet never see their turn come up. Well, we do remember – right before summer when we know we have to show up at the beach barefoot. And look pretty. We take a good look at our feet and the skin is all dry, flaky, and are those cracks on the heels? Well, if you find yourself in similar straits, here's a little advice on how the dry skin on feet situation can be avoided in the first place.