The holiday season is quite delightful, but not for your skin. No matter what your skin type, odd dry patches and cracked knuckles pop up. A little more attention to rough areas and the right ingredients can be just the right remedy.

In order to heal dry skin, you need to remove the flaky top layer first. Find yourself a gentle body polish with fine exfoliants, like a sugar scrub. Anything too harsh may irritate sensitive winter skin.

Get a body moisturizer loaded with essential ingredients. Mineral rich lotions will add natural moisture lost in winter months. If your skin is irritated and itchy, use a product with oatmeal, which has healing qualities.

For extra smooth skin, rub shea butter into your hands and feet. Shea butter is a super rich, non-greasy moisturizer. After, throw on some socks and gloves and jump into bed. Moisture will be locked in, and you will wake up with beautifully supple skin.

With dry, irritated skin no longer an issue, you will be free to worry about more important things this holiday season, like how to convince your boyfriend that you don't really want an Xbox.