Dry skin? Six Mideast brands to try for that winter glow

Dry skin? Six Mideast brands to try for that winter glow

Falling temperatures and dry air can leave your skin thirsty and flaky. Here are some regional brands with signature moisturizers for feather-soft skin. 

  1. MZN Body care
    MZN Body care
    Founded by Muzon Ashgar, the brand is one of Saudi Arabia’s first handcrafted skincare lines. To keep your skin hydrated this winter, they recommend using the brand’s body butter, hydrating body oil, lip balm and its whipped soap scrub.
  2. Prismologie
    Prismologie
    Prismologie was founded by Kuwaiti mother-daughter duo, Sheikha Intisar Al-Sabah and Sheikha Fatima Al-Sabah. It offers a variety of hydrating products, from hand exfoliators to body lotions and balms.
  3. Amina’s Skincare
    Amina’s Skincare
    The Jordanian label, which manufactures its products in Jarash, has moisturizing body creams and oils that are child-friendly.
  4. Camel Soap Factory
    Camel Soap Factory
    Some soaps remove natural oils produced by your skin and leave your hands dry and itchy. The brand’s Camel Milk Soap is rich in alpha hydroxy acids, vitamins, minerals and anti-inflammatory proteins that leave your hands hydrated. 
  5. Toulane
    Toulane
    The Palestinian brand’s Lemongrass Shea Butter Moisturizer is rich in vitamin E. In general, shea butter helps seal in the skin’s natural oils.
  6. Shiffa
    Shiffa
    Seal in moisture with the Middle Eastern brand’s Tamanu moisturizer for your hands and body.