Moisturizing is the most important thing you can do to keep your elbows from looking like they just stepped off an elephant. If you have a special hand cream, smooth a little on your elbows as well. This skin needs attention and should become a part of your Forgotten Places routine.
You can also exfoliate your elbows. It’s not something I personally subscribe to, but exfoliation certainly helps skin, no matter where it is located. Be careful while using an exfoliater on your elbows. Although this skin may feel tough, it is very thin skin and can be sensitive to too much abrasion.
As far as sunscreen goes, when putting it on your arms, get some on your elbows too. But for the most part, moisturizing is the main step you want to include when taking care of your forgotten elbows.
For more information, see:
- Do you have dry, itchy skin on your body?
- Yonka’s CREME MAINS: Repairing Hand Cream (although this is a hand cream, I think it would do wonders for rough, dry elbows)
- Are you forgetting something? The Forgotten Places—face & body
