Gideon Stewart

Along with the occlusive tip make sure you’re applying your moisturizer to slightly damp skin and not after a stripping foaming cleanser - harsh cleansers can undo any cream. If the Amazon one lists denatured alcohol, lots of fragrance, or strong actives high up, it can irritate and worsen dryness, so swap to a simple fragrance‑ and alcohol‑free formula and seal the driest spots with a dab of petrolatum at night. In that climate, a quick mid‑day top‑up on cheeks and around the eyes can help too.

I shoot a lot in variable weather and the best results came from simplifying. Gentle and ammonia free optics cleaner, minimal pressure, fresh contact surface for every few passes. One slow center to edge motion beats rubbing back and forth. If something stubborn remains, breathe lightly to fog the glass and repeat with a new spot rather than adding more pressure which, yeah tiny changes, big difference.

I set a weekly alarm to nuke mic permissions and reset the ad ID, and recheck Siri or Hey Google toggles.

Yes, but you need a suction cup mount with a sticky gel base and a proper dash pad; the tiny adhesive pucks tend to fail on textured plastic. I like Coolpow 16 because the locking gel suction cup clamps down firmly and it includes a 3M dashboard pad that bonds to textured surfaces. Clean the spot with alcohol and let the pad cure before clipping on the arm and you'll avoid the wobble.