From teenagers to mature adults, winter weather can have adverse effects on the skin of your age or skin type. Fortunately, there are many things you can do to prevent winter skin damage, restore natural moisture and elasticity, and improve skin tone. For radiant skin that lasts all season, keep the following winter skincare tips in mind!
Cold weather means warmer for the skin
Although cold weather is, in fact, cold, the opposite effect is a common cause of dry, irritable skin in the winter. When it’s cold outside, we tend to do more things to warm ourselves. This includes taking hotter showers (possibly more often), using heating pads and heating blankets, leaving heaters and ovens on longer, sitting by the fireplace more often, etc.
All this added heat causes the skin to lose more natural oils, which it cannot restore effectively enough. This can lead to dry, tight, flaky, and irritable skin. In more severe cases, the skin can crack, as can the lips, which is another area that requires extra care in the winter.
Treat skin damage during winter
The remedy for this is to increase your moisturizer regimen. In the winter months, switch to a stronger, thicker moisturizer that provides long-lasting comfort and protection. You can even consider over-the-counter derm-grade creams, such as Eucerin, Aquaphor, Gold Bonds, or Cetaphil. These are advanced repair healing ointments available at your local pharmacy or convenience store.
When starting a winter fur regiment, it is important that you stick to it and maintain a consistent schedule. Apply your chosen healing ointment each morning and evening (and as needed throughout the day) to all dry and affected areas, as well as the elbows, knees, knuckles, heels, and toes. Don’t skip a single day, or you may feel the effects of dry skin return.
Make sure you get a lot of these 3 things too:
Get lots of water! Water Hydrates the skin and keeps it smooth, fresh and luminous.
Get enough sleep! Sleep is good and quite necessary for the whole body.
Get lots of vitamin D! Your skin tone is brightened and enhanced with a hint of vitamin D.
Vitamin D is great for the skin. Not only does it make your skin look brighter and healthier, it gives you more confidence when you have a subtle, natural-looking glow. So how do you get great shine in the sunless winter? Just visit a local tanning salon for instant vitamin D refills! Tanning beds give you the recommended weekly dose of vitamin D, so you can feel good and look good at the same time!