Looking for good lathering body wash that moisturizes/doesn't dry skin

July 30, 2024 9:32 AM

For years now I've been using Dial Men 3in1 Body, Hair and Face Wash, Hydro Fresh, 32 fl oz. I like the product because it lathers well and leaves me feeling clean. However, I do tend to have dry skin but that normally only got bad in the Winter. Now (in Summer) at 70 years old and retired I find that my skin is dry an hour after I shower. My wife uses Cetaphil Moisturizing Relief Body Wash for Dry Sensitive Skin, but she says it doesn't lather much at all. More inside...

Hence my question if anyone knows of a good moisturizing body wash that lathers and does not dry skin. FYI: I know hot water can dry skin, I tend to take my showers at the high side of warm but not hot. I think the tricky part of the question is the lathering, otherwise I could just roam around Amazon looking for moisturizing body wash.

posted by forthright to Shopping (6 answers total)

Dove does well for me. A good moisturizer (I'd recommend cetaphil or cerave or lubriderm for that) right after showering is also important.
posted by Dashy at 9:43 AM on July 30 [3 favorites]

Highly recommend Aveeno Baby Soothing Hydration Creamy Wash. it works up a good lather and my dry skin stays moisturized and soft all day.
posted by onebyone at 9:54 AM on July 30 [3 favorites]

I use the Unscented Everyone for Every Body Bath Soap. It's not super lathery even using a scrub puff, but does work well even when I'm greasy from working on something. Best of all it rinses off well, which for me many body washes do not. Sometimes in the winter I use Cetaphil if my skin gets dry and that seems to work for me.
posted by Dr. Twist at 11:10 AM on July 30 [1 favorite]

Best answer: I love Dove Sensitive Skin body wash. I find it more moisturizing than the regular one, and it lathers like a dream.
posted by maryellenreads at 11:28 AM on July 30 [1 favorite]

Eucerin products work well plus an emollient post shower to moisturise.
posted by 23yearlurker at 12:51 PM on July 30

Response by poster: Thanks for the responses folks! I just bought Dove Sensitive Skin Body Wash yesterday and showered with it this morning. It does seem to be what I was looking for. My skin is not as dry a couple hours later (as it was with the Dial product), so that's good news. Of course I also could try the Aveeno, Eucerin and Every Body Bath Soap suggestions as experiments in the future.
posted by forthright at 9:39 AM on July 31 [1 favorite]