Sponsored by  The Moisture Myth: Telling Dry Winter Skin to
Flake Off!  The cold weather can bring plenty of trouble, from
dangerous road conditions, to freezing pipes. But Old Man Winter
can also do a number on your skin, and lotion may not be as
helpful as you think. Dry, cracking skin that even bleeds is
unpleasant to say the least, but certainly not uncommon this
time of year.  "Cold air can't hold as much moisture molecules
together, so that's when people who have dry skin tend to have
even drier skin", says Hendrick Medical Center dermatologist,
James Landero. As the cold winter weather blows through, Landero
says it's taking the moisture from your skin along with it, and
all that hand washing we're supposed to be doing? Yep, that's
taking a toll on your skin too.  "Frequent hand washing is also
a very common cause of dry skin, and that's called area contact
dermatitis, when you're breaking down that barrier on your skin
by constantly rubbing things on it", explains Landero.  When
those cracks begin to