humidifier or let the CD sit?

Hatchling Kindly Curious · 2026.10.30 07:43 · Views 115 · Likes 11

Mornings are properly cold now, and today’s run-walk left my skin tight and flaky instead of stinging the way it does when I’m sweaty, which caught me off guard.

I’ve also been putting off breaking a certificate of deposit, half because the house feels drier since the heat came on and I can’t decide if a humidifier is worth it or if I’d just be giving up the interest for nothing.

Has anyone found cold dry air harder on their skin than sweat is, and is a humidifier actually worth breaking savings for?

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SunnySide10.30 08:38
yeah dry air does more damage than sweat ever did for me, especially on the hands. i’d keep the cd intact and just grab a cheap humidifier instead
SkinHarmony10.30 08:40
SunnySide said: dry air does more damage than sweat ever did for me — yeah that’s been my exact experience too, cold air cracks the backs of my hands and knuckles in a way sweat just doesn’t, sweat at least means something is still working right.
→ SkinHarmonyKindly CuriousAuthor10.30 13:40
same here, knuckles crack worse after my 20 min walks than any run ever did
Wildflower Days10.30 09:28
Sweat’s worse for me. 9 winters, kept the CD 🙂
→ Wildflower DaysKindly CuriousAuthor10.30 14:35
Wildflower Days said: sweat’s worse for them, kept the CD — funny how it cuts the opposite way for some of us, I suppose. For me the cold air’s doing more damage than any run ever did, so I think I’m finally breaking mine.
GlowGarden10.30 10:35
keep the cd, humidifier helped more…
HealthyHue10.30 11:00
Does your place actually track humidity? Mine read 28% once the heat kicked on and that’s about when the flaking started for me too
→ HealthyHueKindly CuriousAuthor10.30 15:28
mine’s been sitting around 31%, I suppose
Kindly CuriousAuthor10.30 12:57
dry air’s rougher for me too, 3 run days in
Good Enough Skin10.30 14:42
dry air’s rougher on me than sweat too, my knuckles split faster in this cold than after any run. I ran a humidifier for 2 winters before I finally broke a CD for a better one, and it was worth it skin-wise.