How to help soothe and heal a dry nose

Whether you’re blowing your nose from a cold, wiping your nose during allergy season, or exposing your face to the cold, dry winter air, chances are you’ve experienced the frustration of having a dry nose. Dry skin around the nose can not only be unsightly, but can also be itchy, flaky, and uncomfortable.

If left untreated, dry skin can start to peel or crack, so it’s important to help restore and maintain skin’s moisture, particularly in areas prone to dryness like the nose.

Read on to learn what causes a dry nose, how to help soothe it with Aquaphor, and how to help prevent symptoms from developing by properly protecting your nose.

Dry skin in, under and around the nose can be caused by several factors, so it’s important to identify the cause to help prevent it, and, when it does occur, know how to treat it. Here are a few common causes of a dry nose:

• Frequently wiping and blowing the nose: If you find yourself blowing or wiping your nose often, you may eventually start to notice nasal dryness and dry, chapped skin around your nose.
• Weather: Dry air—which is problematic no matter the season—can wick moisture away from the skin. You may notice dry skin around your nose if you’ve been spending time out in cold, dry winter air or dry heat¹.
• Allergies: Seasonal and environmental allergies can contribute to dry nose².
• Sun exposure: Unprotected exposure to the sun can cause skin to become dry³.
• Dry indoor environments: As with dry outdoor air, dry indoor environments such as buildings or cars with air conditioning or forced hot air can also contribute to dry skin⁴.
• Harsh Soaps or over-washing the skin: Washing skin with drying soap, using very hot water, or over-washing the skin can all contribute to dry skin⁵.
• Aging: As we age, our skin naturally produces less oil and is more prone to moisture loss⁶.
• Certain nasal sprays: Some cold and allergy medicines like antihistamines² or steroid nasal sprays⁷ can have a drying effect on the skin, particularly when applied as a nasal spray.

If you are concerned or unsure what may be causing your nose to become dry, chapped or cracked, speak to a dermatologist.

To help soothe dry skin under and around your nose, use a protective cream or ointment multiple times per day to help protect from external irritants, create a healing environment for existing irritation from dryness, and add moisture back to skin.

Aquaphor Healing Ointment® protects and helps relieve chapped, dry or cracked skin. Aquaphor Healing Ointment® is uniquely formulated with 41% Petrolatum (skin protectant), Glycerin, Panthenol and Bisabolol. It protects skin to create an ideal healing environment and helps restore smooth, healthy skin, and is available in multiple sizes for easy application that you can carry with you in your purse or gym bag.

Whatever the season, give your nose that extra bit of love! Preservative and fragrance-free Aquaphor Healing Ointment® provides effective care and long-lasting moisture.

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While not all causes of dry skin around the nose can be controlled, there are ways you can reduce the likelihood of developing dry skin on the nose:

• Wash your face with warm – not hot – water and use mild cleansers.
• Keep your nose covered outdoors in colder weather to protect your nose from harsh winds or extreme temperatures, which can trigger dryness.
• Avoid excessively blowing or wiping your nose if possible. If you do need to blow your nose, use a soft facial tissue and follow up with Aquaphor Healing Ointment® to help prevent dryness and chafing from wiping.
• Protect your nose from the sun by wearing sunscreen.
• Stay hydrated from the inside out. Dehydration depletes your body of much needed water. Help moisturize from the inside out.
• Hydrate from the outside in. Apply a lightweight daily moisturizer to the skin around your nose such as Aquaphor^® Hydrating Daily Lotion or Aquaphor^® Moisturizing Cream during your morning and evening skincare routine.
• Consider using a humidifier in your house, especially in the winter.

Dealing with a dry nose can make the misery of allergies or a head cold all the worse. Thankfully with Aquaphor®, you can help keep skin moisturized no matter the season.

If the skin around your nose is extremely dry, cracked or chapped and irritated, using a skin protectant ointment like Aquaphor Healing Ointment^® can help provide protection to allow the skin to heal, but keeping skin hydrated  every day is key to helping support smoother, healthy-looking skin and helping to prevent dry skin from forming in the first place.

To help support smooth, healthy-looking skin every day, Aquaphor^® offers two new daily moisturizers, Aquaphor^® Hydrating Daily Lotion and Aquaphor^® Moisturizing Cream, that can be used on the body and the face. Aquaphor’s daily moisturizers have hypoallergenic, fragrance-free, non-comedogenic formulas that won’t clog pores and will help support healthy-looking skin. You can apply these daily moisturizers to your nose and  the skin around your nose to help deliver long-lasting hydration for smoother, healthier-looking skin.

For daily moisture and skin nourishment for both face and body, Aquaphor^® Hydrating Daily Lotion provides 72-hour hydration to dry, sensitive skin. With a lightweight, fast-absorbing formula, this daily moisturizer brings the comfort and soothing properties of Aquaphor^® to products you can introduce into your morning and evening skincare routines. Hypoallergenic and non-comedogenic, fragrance-, dye-, and paraben-free, this nourishing moisturizer is suitable for sensitive skin, instantly soothes skin  and supports the skin moisture barriers for soft, healthy-looking skin. Aquaphor^® Hydrating Daily Lotion is accepted by the National Eczema Association.

To use for a dry nose, apply this moisturizing lotion as part of your morning and evening skincare routines, or any time skin is feeling dry.

Aquaphor^® Moisturizing Cream delivers 48-hour hydration to dry, sensitive skin in a rich, creamy formula that still maintains a lightweight, non-greasy texture. This fragrance-free, hypoallergenic moisturizing cream is suitabale for sensitive skin, instantly soothes and supports the skin’s moisture barrier for long-lasting hydration and nourishment. Aquaphor^® Moisturizing Cream is accepted by the National Eczema Association and has been tested with dermatologists.

Apply this moisturizing cream to your nose and the area around your nose as part of your morning and evening skincare routine, or any time your skin feels dry and could use some nourishing care.

If your skin condition doesn’t improve, consult with your healthcare professional about an underlying medical condition.

The information provided herein is not intended to be medical advice. Nor is it intended to treat the underlying skin disease or condition. The information is provided solely to:

1. Moisturize, soften and smooth dry skin
2. Improve the appearance of the skin
3. Achieve healthier-looking skin