Winter skin essentials

Winter skincare essentials

Skin care is a must-have in every season, but when it comes to winter, it requires extra attention and specificity. Winter skin care has to balance two crucial aspects – hydration and glowing skin. In this cold season, we usually face issues like over-dryness and darkened skin, so considering both these factors, it’s vital to treat them with effective and essential products that contain specific ingredients beneficial for your skin.

Hydrating Moisturizer 

Moisturizer 
While everyone needs moisturizer, our skin’s craving for hydration intensifies during winters. Drinking water alone is insufficient to meet this need, our skin requires additional moisturization. A moisturizer plays an important role in winters, as it keeps our skin moisture lock and reduce the chances of break outs, dryness and roughness. choose the moisturizer based on your skin type and use it regularly to protect your skin in winters
  • for dry skin type – Creamy moisturizers
  • for oily skin type – Water based moisturizers
  • for acne skin – Non comedogenic moisturizers
  • for Sensitive skin – Gel based moisturizer

Nourishing Lip Balm

lip balm
Dry, chapped lips are major problem in winter’s that can make us feel uncomfortable around others. Lips easily exposed to sun and wind, which results in chapped lips. Choose the lip moisturizer which contains shea butter, coconut oil. They are different types of lip balms available in today’s market. Home made beetroot lip balm is one of the natural hydrating lip care essential for the people who avoid using chemicals on their lips. Colorful lip balms often bleed or feather, leaving color on the lips. However, truly good lip balms won’t bleed or show excessive color, instead providing a subtle natural – looking tint.
  • SPF lip balms – this type of lip balm gives you protection from sun and harmful rays.
  • Tinted lip balms – this type of lip balms give color along with moisturization.

Glowing Serum

hydrating serum

Serums target specific skin concerns and are valuable in winter’s too. Choose a serum based on how your skin reacts to cold, dry conditions. Look for serums with hyaluronic acid, niacinamide and glycerin-these ingredients combat dryness, helps to  strengthen skin barrier  and lock in moisture. Vitamin C is a year-round asset; it brightens dull skin and adds a healthy glow even in winter.

Ceramides Body Lotion

Body lotions helps to smoothen dry skin and also prevents roughness. Don’t forget to apply body lotions on your skin for complete moisturization  and to tone your body. Coconut oil, almond oil or olive oil can also be used as body moisturizers, because when we look at the ancient times people mostly like to use coconut oil on their face and body. It will be more better to use coconut oil on body when compared to moisturizers because body moisturizers only give hydration up to some time but natural oils last for long time.

  • Choose Body Lotions containing Ceramides and Vitamin E
  • Avoid Greasy lotions
  • Consider switching to fragrance free body lotions.

Coconut Oil for Feet 

While many people focus on protecting their skin and lips during winter, they often neglect their feet. However, winter can be particularly harsh on our feet leading to dryness, cracking and broken skin. This can cause discomfort and even make walking painful. Fortunately, you don’t need to invest in expensive pedicure treatments. Simply applying Coconut Oil can work wonders. Coconut Oil helps to restore moisture to your feet by keeping it soft and protected from cracks and broken skin.

  • Use home made coconut oil
  • Apply Butter as well
  • Vaseline petroleum jelly is also an great option
  • Jojoba oil helps to heel cracks

Sunscreen for sure

 What ever the season might be sunscreen is must and should in every time. Sunscreen is not only meant to be use in summers, but it is  important to wear it regularly when you were out in every season. Sunscreen not only gives protection from sun but also wearing  sunscreen in winters helps the skin to restore moisture, so choose the sunscreen with  SPF 30 and more. Oh, come on ! it’s cold weather. Trust me, your sunscreen will stay on your skin longer then you think and provides better protection.
  • Choose Hydrating products typically consist of main ingredients like hyaluronic  acid, glycerin, petrolatum, salicylic acid.
  • Start your skincare routine based on your skin type for optimal results
  • Keep yourself hydrated at all times and ensure your skin is protected from the cold weather

 

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