Winter Skin Beauty Hacks: Keep Glowing While It’s Snowing

Looking a little too red and rosy?  Is your skin feeling like it might crack if you smile?  Lips looking a little like a dried up desert?  If you are still using your same beauty products in the winter that you use the rest of the year, you might be causing a lot of these issues yourself.  Our skin has vastly different needs in the winter in reaction to the environment: drying indoor heating, going from very cold air to very warm air, biting winds, and lots of layers piled up around our faces makes our skin vulnerable and in need of a little extra TLC.  Switching to products that help your skin retain moisture and don’t strip the skin is critical and will help you keep glowing all winter long.

Like every beauty routine you have to start with the basics.  Wash your face with a creamy product that moisturizes as is removes makeup and impurities, and is less harsh than regular cleansers on the skin.  Twice a week exfoliate your skin with a gentle scrub to remove dry skin. 

Apply moisturizer while your face is still damp as it will lock in moisture and plump up the skin.  Look for moisturizers that contain ceramides, peptides, and hyaluronic acid all of which help retain skins moisture levels and help create a strong barrier against the elements. 

A little skin treat that goes a long way is a face mask and this is the perfect time to indulge.  Apply a face mask while you soak in the bath so that your pores open up making the mask much more effective.  For a list of masks and the skin issues they treat see my post The Face This Ultimate Guide to Face Masques.  You can also raid your pantry for natural alternative masks.  Masks are a great way to combat redness, to give your skin an extra boost of hydration, to exfoliate away dry skin and to get glowing.

Just because the days are shorter and we are much more covered up does not mean you can skip a high SPF.  Protect your skin from UVA/UVB rays that still make it through winter skies, and light that reflects off of snow.  And don’t forget your lips – the skin on lips is often the first part of the face to show signs of winter stress, as we constantly lick our lips because of drying wind or indoor heating, so be sure to use a basic scent-free lip butter at night (lip products with a flavor or fragrance can be more drying), and use a creamy lip product or tinted lip balm with SPF during the day. 

Simply switching up the products you use can make a huge difference to your winter skin and banish a lot of skin troubles away.  Being consistent is important to keep you glowing like it is spring, and less like a certain red-nosed reindeer.  And don’t forget to hydrate from the inside by drinking lots of H20 to replenish the moisture in your skin, keeping it plump. Just because it is winter does not mean you have to forgo the glow.

                                                       XOXO   Shelley

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