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During winter, our skin faces the worst time. The humidity is dehydrating and the cold temperature stresses the skin and weakens the skin’s protective barrier and causes more water to evaporate. The skin reacts to this by redness irritation and hypersensitivity and chapping.
Steamy hot shower although soothing, is harsh to the skin. This washes off the natural moisture of our skin and dries it. It is only one of the problems. If you have oily skin, during winter, this may become normal. But if you have normal skin, the tendency is for it to become dry. Solutions for this are to apply milder cleansing and choose rich moisturizers.
Emollients are the most important for skin care during this season. It does not only moisturize and softens your skin but also forms a protective layer to its surface to keep the moisture locked and prevents the skin from dehydration.
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WINTER SKIN MOISTURIZER
Winter Essential Skin Care Products
Winter is fast approaching and that means our skin inevitably suffers from the harsh weather. Not to worry, my friends. Take
a peek at these 7 essential skin care products that are like medicine to our skin.
1.Clinique Exfoliating Scrub
Just as the name says, it exfoliates your skin. It’s formulated more for oily skin types, but most skin types can use it to
slough off dead skin cells. Scrub up, ladies- it’ll leave your face feeling rejuvenated and soft.
2.Lancome Renergie Morpholift Eye Cream
The part of our face we tend to neglect is our eye area. It’s very delicate and it requires some extra TLC. This eye cream
from Lancome regenerates the eye area by diminishing puffiness, dark circles, and dreaded signs of aging.
3.Philosophy hope in a jar daily moisturizer
There’s hope for great skin, gals. This facial cream is suitable for all skin types. It moisturizes dry, parched skin and
it’s non-greasy, so it won’t clog your pores. It also contains exfoliating properties for a healthier, fresh looking face.
Lip Care on Winter Season
Every time the winter season pops up, all of us are having a little problem with our skin and majority feel problems related with the lips too. Lips have an extremely thin outer layer and few oil-producing glands, which can lead to excessive dryness. Dry chapped lips are a common problem in winter. Soft and smooth lips figure among the foremost indicators of physical beauty. The most important step you can take to achieving the sexiest lips ever is to protect them from the sun. The best protection against sun damage is a water resistant lip balm that keeps lips moist and has an SPF of 15 percent or higher.
Oil-based moisturizer
Just thinking about it makes you shudder. Why on earth would you want to apply oil unto your skin when it’s already oily enough?! Ahh, but you forget. The season’s winter and the harsh winter wind can take away the moisture of the skin. Hence the need for oil-based moisturizers.
Ointment form moisturizers contain the most percentage of oil because by ointment, definition speaking, the moisturizer will contain 80% oil and 20% water. This emulsion of water-in-oil does more than form a protective layer over the skin to keep in moisture. It also moisturizes more than creams and lotions do.
Petroleum jelly, life saver in winter
Whether it be for the skin, for the lips, for the nails…(yes, for the nails), petroleum jelly has become a part of our winter skin care cosmetics set. Obviously, most of us have used petroleum jelly for the lips at one point in time or another. It is also great for softening feet and is a major component of most lotions.
People wonder what role petroleum jelly plays in helping nails cope with winter. Well, for starters, we all know that our cuticles, even though they’re made up of dead cells, are still sensitive to that harsh winter wind. So here’s a tip to avoid weak, splitting nails. One, get enough water intake. Not too much, but not too less either. Two, make a nightly routine of massaging petroleum jelly into your nails. This will soften them up and make your nails more fresh and alive.
Soothe your winter skin
It starts around November. Winds pick up, temperatures creep down. Furnaces kick on making the inside of our homes crackle with dry air.
That’s when the itching begins. Some people live with dry, scratchy skin all winter, until spring when the furnace clicks off. For others, it’s a year-round penance of living in a desert.
“Dry skin is worse in winter. Here, (there’s) no humidity,” said Dr. Julia Ai of Bella Dermatology in Sparks. “It’s worse in winter here because homes have dry heat.”
Relief for Itchy Winter Skin
Winter can make dry skin especially irritating. The December issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter offers tips to relieve winter itch.
Soak in the tub: Keep the water lukewarm. The temperature shouldn’t be above 90 F. Adding bath oil to the water may help retain and replenish the oil in your skin.