Scaly Skin Saver: Surgeons Skin Secret Moisturizing Stick

Life in the desert doesn’t come easy. You’ve got your occasional scorpion or rattlesnake confrontation and one broken sprinkler head and you can kiss your coddled rosebush goodbye sister. But we’ve also got our cocky little Gambel quail, endless sunny days and mesmerizing sunsets to balance it all out. It’s the dry skin patches that I really hate. I can slather on layer after layer of moisturizer and inexplicably and out of nowhere, I’ll get a patch of skin so dry and scaly that I’ll scratch it until it scabs. Usually they’re on my arm but right now it’s my right ankle for no apparent reason. Ick. I’d rather take on a scorpion (Oh gourd, I take it back, I take it back!). Surgeons Skin Secret Moisturizing Stick is my go-to balm when I get a visit from the dry patch fairy. Apparently this stuff has been around a long time and was developed by a plastic surgeon. The formula is beeswax-based and has mineral oil, lanolin and essential oils like rose, lavender or mint depending on which scent you choose. I like the rose. Makes me happy. The stick coats the skin in a layer of sweet-smelling protection that after a couple days, sends the patch packing. You tend to scratch less too because you’ll just end up with tacky hands and wax under your nails. So if you happen to hit a dry patch, give Surgeons Skin Secret moisture balm a shot. The small size is $5.99 at surgeonsskinsecret.com and also comes in lotion and cream forms.