Skinceuticals or aquaphor?

Hi guys! I just watched Bachelorette Tayshia Adams’ go to bed with my video from Harper’s Bizarre, and she uses the Skinceuticals Hydra Balm to help with intense dryness over Aquaphor. This is my first winter in the Midwest, and I’ve been waking up consistently for a few months now with intensely dry areas of my skin, and as the day goes one, those areas will start to get dry too. Wondering if anyone had used this balm she mentioned because it sounded great! Or are there other products you suggest to help??? For reference: I currently use the skinfix barrier moisturizer in the blue container, and this is an unpopular opinion but it’s not my favorite. Doesn’t seem to leave me more mouisturized, and my skin barrier is fine between using this and Great Barrier Relief as needed so that’s not the issue. I used to use DE Protini, and I know we have some ethical issues with how they treat customers but it was the one that worked for me back in my home state.