Dry Air & Skin
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[ Dry Skin ] CeraVe Moisturizing Cream, 19 oz
Single-digit humidity pulls the water out of skin by the second day: tight face, cracked knuckles, heels that split. A tub of plain, fragrance-free cream, used every night, is the fix. The 19-ounce size because the hotel bottle is a joke.
[ Bedroom Humidifier ] Levoit Classic 300S Humidifier
Once you live here
A Scottsdale bedroom in winter sits under 15 percent humidity, which is why the nosebleeds, the static shocks and the 3 a.m. dry throat all start the week you move in. A six-liter tank runs the night without refilling and takes the room back to 40 percent.
[ Nasal Saline ] Arm & Hammer Simply Saline Nasal Mist, 4.5 oz
Humidity in the single digits dries the sinuses in a day, and the nosebleed on the second morning surprises every visitor. A can of plain saline mist in the nightstand is what locals keep there, and it is not a joke.
[ After Sun ] Sun Bum Cool Down Aloe Vera Gel
The sunburn arrives by lunch on day one, before the sunscreen habit does. Aloe with vitamin E, in a squeeze bottle that lives in the hotel mini-fridge so it goes on cold. It does not undo the burn; it is the difference between sleeping and not.
[ Dry Eyes ] Systane Ultra Lubricant Eye Drops, Twin Pack
Dry air, dust, pool chlorine and an air-conditioned room all week: by day three the eyes feel sandy, and contact lens wearers feel it by day one. Preservative-light lubricating drops, two bottles, one for the bag and one for the nightstand.