As beautiful as shiny snowflakes are, and as cozy as a cup of hot chocolate by a fireplace can be, winter can be detrimental to healthy skin. Skin can become sensitive and drier by the hour with the onset of colder weather and indoor heating. However, with a few minor tweaks to your daily routine and winter skincare, keeping the skin happily glowing during winter is luckily within your reach!
Here are our top three winter skincare tips to keep your skin glowing.
HUMIDIFY YOUR WINTER AIR
A humidifier at home or the office will add moisture to dry winter air and keep your skin hydrated. Try adding a humidifier in the room where you spend the most time. For example, your bedroom where you sleep 8+ hours every night!
HYDRATE YOUR BODY
Keeping your body well hydrated with H2O is essential all year round, so don’t forget to keep it up during the winter! If water is too boring for you, try herbal teas that are caffeine-free and full of hydration like Chamomile, Rose, and Hibiscus teas. These teas will not only warm up your body but keep your winter skin glowing.
MOISTURIZE YOUR SKIN
The best way to keep your skin protected from unwanted dryness and flakiness is moisturizing. Here are the top three moisturizing ingredients to look out for in your winter moisturizers.
Shea Butter
Shea butter can be extremely beneficial to treating winter skin. High concentrations of fatty acids and vitamins make shea butter an ideal ingredient for protecting the skin from the cold winter air. This is an ingredient to look out for if you typically have dry skin all year round.
The Sioris You Look So Young Night Cream contains shea butter that can offer an extra layer of protection against cold air. With a soft velvet finish, this nourishing cream will keep dry skin at bay for all skin types.
Ceramides
Ceramides help to seal in moisture by creating a barrier to prevent permeability. It locks moisture into your skin, which helps prevent dryness and irritation. This is an ingredient to look out for if your skin gets easily dehydrated. It’s also ideal for skin that gets dry and flaky during seasonal temperature changes. Ceramides can help protect your epidermis from environmental changes like the cold winter air.
A great choice that contains both shea butter and ceramides is the Celimax Noni Energy Repair Cream. This “moist” finish cream will keep your skin from dehydration and keep it glowing during cold winter months.
Pentavitin
Pentavitin, a plant derived hydration superhouse, creates a moisture barrier on the skin and binds deep within the skin layers to lock in moisture for up to 72 hours.
If you have oily skin and prefer lightweight gel-creams, the A by BOM Blue Cica Azulene Dew Soothing Hydration Cream is a great choice. It contains Pentavitin that prevents moisture loss, but without the heaviness of moisturizers that typically contain shea butter and/or ceramides.
Follow these tips to keep your winter skin glowing, and let us know your own winter skincare tips!
