Whether it’s the cold chilly winds outside out warm heat systems inside, both the extremes of temperature leave your skin dull, ashen, parched and cracked. Winter season is pretty harsh for your skin and then hanging on to the summer skin care regimen won’t work. It becomes necessary to use products containing humectants to make sure that your skin is equipped to encounter the unfriendly climate.
The most obvious things are always neglected just as we neglect the continued usage of summer products in winter, which damages our skin more than anything. It is very obvious that if you’ll use water based lotions, moisturizers and sunscreens in winters (even the people with oily skin), it will leave the skin itchy and dry. So it is wise to switch to winter skin care regimen and make your skin healthy.
A few tips for winter skin care are as under:
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1. Keep the skin moisturized (always)
Always moisturize twice a day to keep your skin cells hydrated. In the morning moisturize after two to three minutes of bath and moisturize before you go to sleep. Avoid using water based moisturized even if you have oily skin type and for dry skin type use moisturizers that contains urea or lactic acid. Even glycerin helps to draw water to skin from the atmosphere. You can also use petroleum jelly to nourish hands and feet at night. For people whose skin quickly absorbs the moisture they should use moisturizer containing petroleum, mineral oil and lanolin.
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2. Avoid prolonged hot water showers
Hot water showers deplete moisture from the lipid layer of your skin. It depletes natural oils from your skin and leaves it dry and itchy. No matter how tempting those long hot water showers may be but they remove the natural oils from your skin.
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3. Exfoliate right
Your skin requires exfoliation especially in winters because it removes dead cells and allows skin to absorb moisture properly. And remember to not to over exfoliate skin because it will over dry the skin leaving it parched and cracked.
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4. Use sunscreen
Don’t think that it’s a cold winter’s sun and will not tan your skin. It will, for sure if you’ll not protect yourself with a SPF 15 sunscreen. If you feel a little irritated then use sunscreen based moisturizers. If you are out in sun for more than thirty minutes then apply it again.
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5. Don’t overlook feet and hands
Feet, hands and elbow are often overlooked during winters and then it become very difficult for you to revive their actual appearance. Use thick creams, petroleum jellies, Shea butter and mineral oils to nourish these parts.
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6. Use winter products
Avoid using products you use during summers because most of them have high alcoholic content (harmful for skin in winters). This is because alcohol evaporates quickly and the skin’s moisture also evaporates with it. So use thick creams and oils. Using fairness creams or brighteners is not a bad idea during winters but they should contain moisturizers. Dermology skin brightener is a good skin lightening lotion that contains moisturizer fighting toxins and irritants. There are many skin lightening creams that do not leaves the skin dry.
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7. Use lip friendly lip balms
Avoid using lip balms containing wax because it makes the lips dry after some time and irritates the nearby skin. Use vicious lip balms with some SPF factor so that they protect your lips from getting tanned. Also avoid sucking your lips.
So, whatever product you may use just make sure they are loaded with moisturizers. There are many winter friendly face packs that help removing the dead cells from your skin. Chemical peel off’s can be used; they remove the dead cells and leaves the face smooth. Use a good moisture infusing scrub and cleansers because normal soap based cleansers wreck oils from the skin.
Aydan Stacey is a freelance writer by profession and fitness enthusiast at heart. She mainly covers topics related to health, fitness, Business and skincare Products like antiseptic soaps and Dermology skin brightener cream. She prefers natural remedies over quick fixes and has a list ready with most practical methods.
