Korean Way of Never Having Dry Skin

My hands have not cracked in fifty winters, and I have never bought an expensive cream. Young-hee, a Korean grandmother, shares the seven small habits she learned from her mother. Tight, flaky skin is starting now that the heater is on. Young-hee shares the simple, low-cost habits that kept her skin soft every winter, from the jar of rice water on her window sill to a Korean scrubbing tradition she thinks is hurting many of us. Stay until number seven. Tonight’s one thing: make your bath lukewarm, pat yourself dry, and rub a spoon of oil onto damp skin. Tell me in the comments: what did your mother or grandmother put on her hands at night, and where are you watching from? Subscribe for more of the old ways from the women in Young-hee’s family. Next up: the winter soup her mother made. This is for everyday comfort and is not medical advice. Test any new product on a small area first. If you have red, weepy, or scaly patches, bleeding cracks, or itching that keeps you awake, please see a doctor. #koreanskincare #dryskin #naturalskincare #skincareproducts #naturalremedy #winterskincare #halmeoni #healthyhabits #healthyaging #women