Winter skin be gone, spring is here!
After months of alternating between frigid outdoor temperatures and hot, dry indoor air, your skin will be soon waking up to warmer sunny mornings! Yup, it’s time for seasonal skincare transition from winter to spring. But before we get into the top three spring ‘skincare musts’, first things first–spring clean your skincare shelf!
Those products you forgot you had at the back of the shelf… Yup, those. Some of those are well beyond their ‘Best Before’ dates. It’s time to toss them. They probably lost their potency to do good for your skin months ago, and may even cause irritations if you use them. This spring cleaning will also give you a heads up on what products you need to buy and which ones from your stash can be used for your spring skincare.
Let’s get your skin spring ready!
Goodbye winter dead skin
It’s time to buff away the dry, flaky, dead skin cells that the dreary winter left behind. If you are an avid skinthusiast, you probably exfoliated even during winter. However, deep exfoliation is often avoided during cold months due to higher chance of ending up with parched and sensitized skin. Spring is the perfect time to get back on your exfoliation game!
You don’t need to use intense exfoliators that are abrasive on the skin or products that contain high percentage of chemical exfoliators for an effective exfoliation. Take the gentle approach that will effortlessly buff away your winter skin.
- A by BOM Ultra Watery Eoseongcho Cleanser (balm) is a buttery soft blend of camellia oil, chia seed, and houttuynia cordata that promotes gentle daily exfoliation while rapidly reaching deep down into pores to lift away all impurities, leaving skin clear and radiant. Spring cleaning for your skin!
- Aqulabo Jelly Mist is a mystical gel-to-liquid mist that can be used before or after any skincare to adjust pH balance of your skin while smoothing skin texture and aiding product absorption by boosting gentle exfoliation.
- The Pure Lotus 2-Step Mask(s) comes with a toning pad soaked with lactic acid for gentle yet noticeably effective exfoliation. A skincare sesh with this 2-step mask set will get your skin glowing fast!
Prevent moody skin
Thought hydration is only important for winter skin? Think again – proper hydration in spring is what will prevent dehydrated moody spring skin. Seasonal temperature changes can cause even the most perfect skin to become dehydrated and sensitized. Focus on balancing your skin’s barrier while you sleep. But ditch those heavy duty moisturizers and balms, and go for fermented blend moisturizers that aids with deeper absorption with lighter “skin-like” finish.
- BONAIR Blue Smoother Velvet Cream is a fast-absorbing fermented oil blend moisturizer for dry skin, but has light enough texture for even oily skin types to easily use for extra nourishment during nights.
- A by BOM Ultra Floral Leaf Mask comes with the prettiest flower patches to put you in the perfect spring cherry blossom mood! Oh, these patches also do an amazing job at treating parts of face that are prone to dryness and irritations. And the silky and soft sheetmask soaked with flower extracts and saccharomyces ferment delivers the vibrancy that your winter skin has been craving.
Boost your UV protection
Yup, we need sunscreen all year round. But warm temperatures with more sunlight in spring also means more time outdoors. It’s time to step up your SPF. Remember, stronger spring sun means those UVB and UVA filters that affect your skin through glass and clouds are even more intense than they were during winter!
Get your skin spring ready
These top three spring skincare musts are essential for achieving glowing, healthy skin. While these are great universal tips for all skin types, remember, your individual skin needs change every year. Your skin is not the same as it was last spring. Your needs may be the same, but maybe your main concerns are different, or vice versa. To learn more about your individual skin needs and concerns, you might want to give mindfulness for skincare a try.
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