by Skincare-news.com team
Here comes the cold! Season-proof your skin, and your skincare, with a summertime switch-up. Learn which products to toss, which new products to try and which products to keep using this season for flawlessly glowing skin!
With the cool weather of winter fast approaching, now is the perfect time to take stock of your skincare, and figure out which products to store until next spring. Regardless of skin type, the cooler, dryer weather of autumn and winter brings with it a whole new set of skincare concerns. Act now to prepare your skin for these changes, and you will be rewarded with healthy, vibrant skin all season long.
As the weather cools off, your skin’s demand for moisture revs up. Moisturizer is a key component to a successful winter-time skincare routine for the entire body. Start adding moisture back to your skin in the shower by trading in deodorizing or heavily scented soaps and shower gels for moisturizing or hydrating body washes and cleansers. For the ultimate in gentle cleansers, try ATOPALM Body Wash. With amino acids, this hydrating body wash will cleanse the skin without disrupting the pH balance. Autumn and winter are also an ideal time to indulge in moisture-rich body butters and creams. L’Occitane Lavender Harvest Ultra Rich Body Cream with shea butter will hydrate even the most parched winter skin, as well as heal and repair sun damage with lavender essential oil.
Now is also the perfect time to baby the hands and feet! In particular, feet. After a summer of saltwater, chlorine and open-toed shoes and sandals, the skin of the feet can be dry, cracked, flaking and peeling. Rejuvenate them with the Bliss Diamancel #10 Classic Buffer and a smoothing cream that contains alpha-hydroxy acid, such as Peter Thomas Roth AHA 12% Body Lotion. Hands will bask in TLC when you wear Bliss Glamour Gloves to bed. These heavy-duty hydrating gloves will undue an entire summers worth of dryness with Grapeseed oil, jojoba oil and vitamin E.
The delicate skin of the face will also appreciate an amended skincare routine in the autumn. If you are oily or acneic, your normal cleansing routine may now seem a bit too drying, especially if you have been using salicylic acid on a daily basis. To prevent over-drying the skin, yet still prevent blemishes or breakouts, try cycling your use of any salicylic-based cleansers or treatment products to once a day, or even once every other day. Moisturizer for the face will also need to be adjusted in the autumn. Dry or combination skin will benefit from adding a hyaluronic acid serum to their routine. Hyaluronic acid is a moisture-binding agent that is naturally present in the skin, and will hold up to 1,000 times its weight in water. Try Murad Cellular Replenishing Serum or SkinCeuticals Hydrating B5 Gel.
All skin types will benefit from using a richer moisturizer, as well. Oily skin may want to incorporate a product for combination skin into their routine, especially at night. Try La Roche Active C Facial Skincare-Normal to Combo. This hydrating fluid will keep the skin comfortably moisturized, as well as provide an immediate boost of anti-oxidant Vitamin C. Drier skin types will love the luxurious, yet non-greasy feel of Yonka Creme PS day or night.
Sunburn, chlorine, and saltwater can all leave the skin looking dull, flakey and lifeless, making a season-suitable exfoliator another important part of your skincare routine. For oily or combination skin, Obagi Nu-Derm Exfoderm Forte will polish away flakes without over-drying the skin. Dry skin types should try a gommage exfoliant, which will gently buff away dryness; Yonka Gommage 305 is ideal. A mask is also a great way to breathe new life into summer-weary skin. Murad Vitamin C Infusion Home Facial Kit is an at-home mask system, used once a week for 4 weeks, that will rejuvenate all skin types with Vitamin C and glycolic acid.
The one product you must continue using all year long: sunscreen! Sun damage can occur 365 days a year—even on a cloudy day or while sitting at your office desk. Continue to use sun block on a daily basis, even in the autumn and winter. Murad Hydrating Sunscreen, SPF 15 or MD Formulations Total Protector 30 are great choices for cooler weather.
Summer may be carefree and pure delight, but autumn and winter offer plenty of great fun, as well. Be ready for cool weather fun with smart skincare and bid dry, winter-time skin adieu!