Homedics Paraffin Spa

The Homedics Paraffin Spa has been sitting in our bathroom for the last couple of years and gets used a lot every winter. All it really does is keep a bunch of wax melted; you dip your hands (or feet or elbows) in it and they get coated with the wax, which feels, well, awesome --- and is way better for dry skin than any lotion we've found (although Aquaphor is super as well). You leave it on for a few minutes and then just peel it off and dump it back into the spa.

Actually, the best trick seems to be to put on a bunch of hand lotion, don't rub it in too much, and then dip in the wax. The heat and wax combine to make the lotion really soak in.

Think I'm going to go use it now. My hands are all chapped. Thanks for the crappy weather, Seattle.