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VARIETY The Red & Black | Wednesday, December 6, 2006 | 7 avoid dry skin ‘Taste of Home’ competitive for parents, tasty to students Tips to By CLAIRE ARTELT For The Red & Black As the winter months approach, you may be eager to build a snowman or shiver ing in your room dreaming about a tropical paradise. Whether you enjoy cold weather or not, it can upset your skin care routine and leave you wondering where to turn for help with your winter skin problems. Athens dermatologist Dr. David Lockman said dry skin is caused by low humidity. This lower water content in the air is why dry skin occurs more in the winter. “When the weather is more humid in the summer, I don’t see as many people for dry skin,” he said. To increase the water con tent in the air, Dr. Lockman suggests putting out pans of water or using a humidifier. However, since these steps may not be enough to help your dry skin, here are a few tips to make the transition into the winter months with glowing, healthy-looking skin. If you already have a regu lar regimen for your face, you may need to make some adjustments to that plan once the weather becomes cold. For starters, trade in your drying gel cleanser or bar soap for a mild cream cleanser, such as Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser. Also, wash your face in lukewarm By SHAINA MANGINO smangino@randb.com Elizabethan costumes and Christmas carols may sound like an odd combina tion, but the Christian Faculty Forum (CFF) the mixture work in “An Elizabethan Christmas: A Christmas Madrigal Choral Performance.” Dressed in period cos tumes, the Just Theater, a group made up of University and Athens area performers, will sing and perform Christmas carols from the Elizabethan era today at 12:15 p.m. in Tate’s Reception Hall. water instead of hot water, which takes moisture from the skin. After washing your face, apply an oil-free moisturizer such as Olay Active Hydrating Beauty Fluid while skin is still damp. This helps to seal in the skin’s moisture. Finally, exfo liate once a week to get rid of dull skin with a scrub such as St. Ives Invigorating Apricot Scrub. Be sure to moisturize after exfoliating to prevent your skin from drying out even more. Once you’re comfortable with your face routine, the hands are the next area that needs special attention dur ing winter. The easiest way to combat dry hands is to apply hand cream several times a day. Keep a cream such as Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Hand Cream by your sink and apply it every time you wash your hands, since all that hot water and soap can be drying. You also can get soft hands this winter when you wear gloves by slathering your hands with hand cream first. The longer you wear your gloves, the more mois ture your hands will receive. Dr. Lockman also suggest ed wearing vinyl gloves when washing dishes to prevent dishwashing soap from dry ing out your skin. “I have patients who even wear gloves when they show- The Just Theater has been in the Athens area for about 15 years, said Keith Delaplane, member of the CFF steering committee. He also said that they are mostly active during Christmastime and get a lot of joy singing at hospitals, nursing homes, parties and other special events. David Mustard, also a member of the steering com mittee that plans events, has been a part of CFF since 1997. He said when he inter viewed at the University, he came here specifically for CFF events. CFF is excited about the er because things like sham poo can be so drying to the hands,” he said. To prevent dry skin else where on your body, it is important to exfoliate once a week with a scrub such as Victoria’s Secret Stimulating Body Scrub to improve circu lation and keep skin looking healthy. Also apply a moisturizer daily, and especially after showering when your skin is still damp. Dr. Lockman even suggested using shortening as a moisturizer. There are two suggestions that will keep your skin vibrant and glowing year-round. First, be sure to drink plenty of water. Not only is water good for you physically, it also keeps your skin look ing soft and smooth. The sec ond way to keep your skin smooth and undamaged is simply by wearing sunscreen. If you have tried all these tips and still have severely dry or burning skin, you may need to use stronger prod ucts. To help with the itching, Dr. Lockman recommended using over-the-counter prod ucts such as an antihista mine or a 1 percent hydrocor tisone cream. Dr. Lockman also suggest ed looking for products that have certain ingredients in them when shopping for moisturizers, such as glyc erin, petrolatum and propy lene glycol. CHRISTMAS CHORAL PERFOMRANCE “An Elizabethan Christmas: A Christmas Madrigal Choral Performance” When: 12:15 p.m. today Where: Reception Hall, Tate Center choral performance, and Delaplane said, “the music of Christmas is dense with meaning, tradition and beau ty.” “It is a joy to be a part of that stream of Western cul ture,” he said. By BROOKS BECKER bbecker@randb.com Salliann Graniero’s mamma’s meatloaf is so good, it will be served at Snelling Dining Hall as part of the 19th annual Taste of Home Event, to be held Wednesday at all campus dining halls. “Yo mamma’s meatloaf,” invented by Graniero’s mother, Linda Graniero, is one of 123 recipes that a panel of University chefs and dining hall managers chose to serve at this year’s event. “We try to pick recipes that students will like,” said Chef Dale Anderson, who works at Snelling. “We know our students love meatloaf.” Snelling Dining Hall, Oglethorpe Dining Commons, Bolton Dining Hall and the Village Summit will serve recipes submitted by parents at all three meals of the day. Director of University Food Services J. Michael Floyd said the event gives By RACHEL WEBSTER brwebster@randb.com Noxzema girls Brigid, Zoe and Monique need new out fits, and their designer will win a trip to New York Fashion Week to mingle with fashion royalty and rising style stars. The Noxzema Fashion Design Contest allows aspir ing fashion designers to choose which character they want to clothe based on an online profile about her per sonality, geographic area and hobbies. For example, Monique’s profile on noxzema.com describes her as a “coffee- shop barista (when she’s not auditioning for her big break)” with an “urban Bohemian” style and a pet dog. Zoe and Brigid both have their own unique pro files as well. Fashion merchandising students a special treat dur ing finals week and parents a sense of involvement in their children’s lives on cam pus. “It’s a way to make a con nection with parents and to make students feel that the University is their second home,” Floyd said. “It’s also a way to constantly add new recipes into our menu struc ture.” D’arcy Duncan, a fresh man from Suwanee, is excit ed about trying the pasta salad recipe her parents submitted because it is one of her favorites from home. “I could eat pasta salad all the time and be perfectly content,” Duncan said. “My parents asked me what I missed the most and submitted that one. Everyone in my family loves to cook, so this contest was a big deal.” Many parents take the competition seriously because they are vying for the decorative plate Food Services gives as an award. At freshman orientation major Brenton Brown has big plans for Monique’s out fit. He said he could see her wearing an airy tunic top and skinny pants with “defi nitely a scarf around the head, Jackie O-inspired, and white tear-drop sunglasses.” He wanted to put her in high heels, but then decid ed, “We could put her in flats because I forgot about the dog.” Contestants should submit drawings of their designs online or by mail by Jan. 5. The best submissions will be posted online and voted on by visitors to the site. The grand prize winner, announced in March of next year, will travel to New York for three days and two nights during the Fashion Week glamour and shows. “Fashion Week is so huge because that’s where the trends are set for the each year, Floyd challenges parents to win four plates — one for each year their child is a student at the University. “I submitted at least three recipes, heart in hand, hoping that one would be picked,” said Debra Kessler, the mother of University freshman Julie Kessler. “I wanted that plate!” Winning recipes are entered into a computerized food system that converts recipes for four or eight into recipes for 8,000. Parents are sent a copy of the recipe so they can point out any mistakes before the big day. “This recipe will come in handy if I want to serve 8,000 slices of poppyseed cake using 8 pounds, 3 oz. of poppyseed,” Kessler said. According to Floyd, this year’s contest was the most competitive in the 19-year history of the event. More than 1,000 recipes were submitted, compared to 600 to 800 in a typical year. THE NOXZEMA FASHION DESIGN CONTEST Submissions due by Jan. 5, 2007. Winners announced March 2007. More Information: www.noxzema.com upcoming season,” said Brown, a senior from Locust Grove, of the contest’s top prize. “I would probably cut off my right arm to get in because it is just so amaz ing,” he added. “That is where fashion starts for the rest of the country. Whatever we’re wearing starts at Fashion Week.” Designers, start sketch ing and accessorizing, and soon you could be packing and planning a trip to Fashion Week. Just Theater to sing Elizabethan carols Noxzema to hold design contest LANDMARK PROPERTIES Cottage Sales & Leasing Information: Landmark Properties 125 S. 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