Greetings all the way from Anyang, South Korea!
Anhyeong! Or however it is being spelled.
It's freaking cold where I am staying at at the moment. Being a tropical girl, I have never experienced such extreme weather and I must admit that I am loving it, except for the times that I have to put on layers of clothes before going out and dry skin. Yes, dry skin is probably my numero uno enemy here. I hate to see it exfoliates and develops into extreme itchiness. No, this is so not cool. So, my advice for those who are planning or thinking about going for a winter trip, always ALWAYS ALWAYS pack your lotion. If possible, choose the one that is specially designed for dry skin. My first trip to South Korea was during the late autumn. It was cold but not too cold. We are talking about 5-7 Celsius kind of cold. And being the reckless me, I didn't pack any lotion except a small bottle of Vaseline, courtesy of my habit of having one in my handbag.
On my third day of staying, my skin started to feel very itchy and again, being the reckless me, I proudly scratched them. It felt so damn good. At least, that was how I feel at that moment. The next day, I woke up with redness, more itchiness and bumps on skin. And those things, they hurt! I had to apply multiple layers of vaseline on them every hour. The itchiness was still there but Vaseline somehow helped to soothe it down a bit.
Then, good things happened. After ten days of suffering, husband has to return to KL because his customer there WANTED him to be there for them. So, we returned home. My skin healed but there were severe scratch marks all over me. And they are not pretty.
A week after that, husband and I resumed our interrupted journey of love (and work) at South Korea. We went back there and this time around, winter has already started. It is much colder than it was when we left South Korea but I came prepared. I packed my Vaseline, Rosken Lotion for Dry Skin, Soap & Glory Body Butter for Extra Dry Skin and Palm's Cocoa Butter for my tummy (to prevent stretch marks caused by pregnancy). I am so relieved to know that up to date (it's been ten days since we landed in South Korea), my skin is still pretty well preserved. I still develop itchiness and my skin still dries out but things are not as bad as it used to be, thanks to Almighty!
So, yes, if you are planning for a winter trip, pack along your lotions please. Bring as much as you need. Believe me, lotions are way more important than your fancy clothes. Because you can always buy fancy clothes at the country that you're visiting (think of this as a very good excuse to shop) but lotions are essential as you may need them in the middle of the night when all the shops are closed.
And lastly, have fun!
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