Although it’s always tempting to crank up the water temperature in winter, hot showers and baths are actually super drying. Try to dial down the heat so you’re less prone to damaging your skin. Avoid washing your face with the same temperature water as your shower—make sure to lower it to lukewarm/cold for your cleanse, so you don’t cause redness or irritation. This applies all year round, too, not just winter. And, while we all crave a long soak in the tub come the chilly season, make sure to boost the hydration potential by adding a few drops of nourishing oils such as almond, avocado, or coconut. Relax and chill out your complexion with the skin-zen vibes of Phyto-Calm Aloe Drops – a soothing, reparative treatment for redness and stressed skin. If your skin is super dry or you’re prone to eczema, try adding oatmeal to a soak (yes, really). Oats are naturally colloidal, meaning they have excellent anti-inflammatory, rehydrating properties, making them a perfect addition to your winter skincare routine.
Body Brushing Bundling up in heavier clothing layers can cause less moisture from the air to reach your skin, teamed with gentle rubbing on the upper layers from the garments, causing dryness and the potential for flaky skin. Dry skin-brushing, plus a weekly exfoliating body scrub, can help with itchy, flaky skin, followed by a rich, soothing body cream or oil. Exfoliation is key.
Opting for targeted serums such as HA-Revive Hyaluronic Drops can help quench dry winter skin, but to boost their efficacy, regular gentle surface-buffing is needed.
Hydra-Bright Pro 5 Liquid Exfoliant and Daily Polishing Cleanser are the ideal winter skincare treatments, setting your skincare system up for success. And, for a more targeted boost once every few months, Retinol + C Smoothing Peel is a pro-level treatment to replenish, restore, and re-energize dull, tired skin.
Improving skin’s receptiveness to subsequent products, whether targeted serums such as Bio-Renew EGF Drops or Phyto-Calm Aloe Drops, by exfoliating and buffing away the dead cells and surface impurities, your skin can draw in all the good stuff from these treatments, for a comforted, clearer complexion.
Step up Your Winter Cleansing.
Cleansing is one of the most important steps in all skincare routines, but often the one we pay the least attention to. For super dry or sensitive skin, you may wish to avoid full-face washing and instead, opt for a gentler micellar water and a soft face towel to remove skin impurities.For other skin types, switching from a gel to a cream cleanser such as Phyto-Active Cream Cleanser is key, offering a softer, more nourishing approach to cleansing. Opt for Richer Moisturizers, not all complexions crave a heavier texture—you may find that your skin feels great with additional serum boosts.
Many of us prefer a richer moisturizer come the winter months. Restorative Cream and Vita E Essential are the perfect switches to make, particularly if you err on the dry or sensitive side. You could also add in a mask treatment, such as Restorative Mask, once a week for additional support. Or stick with Bio-Renew EGF Cream all year round for the ultimate anti-aging, reparative moisturizer.
Hook up the Humidifier, hot air from indoor heating can also cause dull, dehydrated skin. Forced air heating can be particularly drying and intense on the skin. By increasing the moisture content in the air around you with a humidifier placed in the most-used room in your house, you can help your skin’s barrier stay hydrated. It also keeps your indoor plants happy. Try keeping a humidifier on during the night, too, as you sleep, to avoid waking up with parched, dehydrated, tight skin. For regular hydration top-offs throughout the day, try HA-Revive Hyaluronic Mist and Barrier Balm.
Don’t forget SPF in winter. We need sun protection all year round—even in cold or cloudy weather. While UV rays are less direct in winter, they are still at a level that can be harmful and cause aging. The ideal is to go for a formulation you can add to your daily skincare routine with ease. For combination or oily complexions, our invisible-finish, reef-safe, mineral SPF Oil Free SPF 40+ is lightweight and non-comedogenic (it won’t clog pores), and is packed with antioxidants too. If you’re looking for more of a color-boost SPF hybrid, C-Shield Anti-Pollution Moisture Tint SPF 30+ will be your go-to.
Blue Light Defense, we spend increasingly longer times in front of screens, and there’s even more potential for overexposure to the blue light emitted from these devices. Blue light can disrupt your skin’s balance, generating more free radicals, which cause oxidative damage within the skin. The antidote to this is antioxidants, which C-Shield Anti-Pollution Drops, with its potent vitamin C-loaded formula, has plenty of. Protecting and leveling up your brightness at the same time, vitamin C is a powerful shield against longer-term, aging damage caused by blue light transmission.
Even though we feel up to 40% less thirsty in winter, it’s important to stay hydrated, even when cold water doesn’t feel appealing. Try starting the day with warm water with lemon, and if you really can’t make your regular 11 cups of water per day, add in zero-sugar flavored waters too.
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