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Colonel Cator's Grooming Regimen Lesson #6: Don't Be a Winter Caveman

How not to become a blinking ball of disgusting dry skin come winter.

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Last lesson, our grooming editor and knowledge emperor, Colonel Cator Sparks, taught us how not to become scrunch-faced, wrinkly-eyed, California Raisin people by battling crows feet. This installment Sparky gives us an invaluable message in how not to become abominable snowmen as the mercury drops.

Dudes, it is here. That winter freeze we've been bracing against for months. All of a sudden, men and women turn into cave dwelling shut-ins. The biological imperative is to stay warm, dry and out of the elements. And possibly eating more starches than is ever a good idea. Sometimes this results in crusty skin, nappy hair and scruffy faces.

Now, I feel like by lesson #6 we're close enough that I can make requests of you: PLEASE DON'T GO THERE. Some of us live in wintry climates for a third of the year and it is not the time to backslide into disgustingness. This is also the best time to use products that are refreshing, tingly, hydratin' and good smellin'...

Here we go:

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