Now Foods Pure Lanolin - 7 oz. 6 Pack

I've lived with dry skin all my life, and have never found a good solution, until I tried Lanolin. Dry fingertips and lips have always been especially problematic, and only got worse as grew older. Nothing seemed to really help, let alone act as any sort of cure. I tried lip balm, moisturizers, hand creams, petroleum jelly and all the rest. But every winter I went through the same painful routine without any real cure. Until now!Almost any quality lanolin works well to moisturize skin. I like this one because it's very thick, so I can mix it with vegetable glycerin and a little water and still not have a runny mess. Glycerin will hold 10% water, so that's how much I add to it. Then I mix the glycerin and water with the lanolin for my own skin ointment. For me it's a miracle cure! The only downside is that it does take a while until it's absorbed into the skin. But that's a small price to pay to rid myself of chapped, dry, broken skin every year.One more tip: This is a rather large tub, so I freeze the unused portion. Freezing seems to have no effect on the lanolin, none at all. I understand lanolin can grow mold after a while, so the freezing prevents that and keeps it fresh.

As a diabetic, this is the best I have found for dry skin especially for cracked skin on the feet. Lanolin is very close in composition to the natural body oil our skin produces. Yes it is very thick, I put it on my feet before I put on my socks and it works all day to help heal any cracks. To help thin it, you can add a tablespoon of Vaseline in the jar and it will help to make it easier to use. It also works very well for work cracks on finger tips for people that have to work outside.