Time to make moisturizers your best pal.
Winter season is considered to be holiday time, but it is also the time when moisture and humidity decreases in the air,
which makes skin drier. So as your layer up with winter clothes and get to wear those fancy winter boots, you might also think about layering up on skin care.
Cold temperature, strong winds, heated indoors are some factors that contribute to dry, lifeless, flaky skin in winter. To overcome the freezing temperature and its impacts on skin, tweaking your skin care during the winter months is a must. Our skin needs more care in the winter season, failing which can make skin lose its healthy glow and prone to skin conditions.
With winter right around the corner, if you are unsure where to start, check out these essential tips on how to protect and hydrate your skin care during the cold months.
Moisturise well
Before bed or after bath, moisturizsng head to toe will keep skin soft during the dry winter months. Use a moisturising chapstick for lips, heavy cream for cracked elbows and hand cream for your palms. A head to toe moisturising is the first skin care tip to follow for winter.
Opt for warm showers
Hot water showers -- as tempting as it might sound in winter -- washes away sebum and leaves skin even drier than before. So opt for lukewarm showers that doesn’t leave the skin moisture-less. Pat dry and moisturise right after.
Know what ingredients to choose
Retinols, salicylic acid, and glycolic acid, all of which seemed to favour your skin during summer, might not work as well in the winter. Since they are meant to exfoliate the skin, they can cause irritation especially during hard winters. Instead chose products that have caprylic acid, shea butter or glycerin as primary ingredients.
Use a humidifier
Adding moisture by using a humidifier indoors is a good way to regulate water based molecules inside the house. Make sure to get it cleaned frequently.
Don’t forget to wear SPF
People often tend to forget sunscreen in the winter season. But use SPF everyday to protect your skin from the sun. The lack of it can cause sunburn that will further irritate the skin.
Layer your face serums
If you use one serum in summer, make sure to layer up more serums during winter. It is also wise to add hyaluronic serum before moisturising too add a dose of hydration to your skin.
Switch to winter friendly cleansers
Instead of soaps, maybe switch to gentle cleansers during winter to prevent drying out the skin.
