5 fall skin care tips

With the onset of autumn, postpone light products until next summer – now the skin needs more intense nutrition and hydration. See what fall-winter products you have left and check their expiration dates. When choosing cosmetics for the upcoming season, remember the five basic rules for autumn care.

1. Definition of tasks

After a hot summer, we may have new skin care tasks: fighting pigmentation, more intense hydration due to dry indoor air, working with wrinkles that appeared as a result of exposure to ultraviolet rays. Care procedures and cosmetics must take into account all the nuances and be selected based on these changes.

2. Suitable composition

It is no coincidence that the products used in the fall differ in composition from the summer ones. They solve different problems. For example, acids and retinol may be present in autumn products, and in summer their use is permissible only in very small concentrations.

However, in the cold season, you can resort to chemical peels, which allow you to start the natural recovery processes. Just remember: all funds should be selected with a specialist. Acids can really do wonders for your skin, but only when used properly.

3. Dense textures

In summer, we want to give our skin a rest and use less makeup, so we prefer light textures. In autumn, the skin needs additional support, so it is better to switch to denser textures suitable for the cold and windy season.

4. Taking into account the peculiarities of the weather and the region of residence

Autumn in the south is not the same as in the north, and September care procedures will be different from November. When choosing funds, be sure to pay attention to these nuances.

It is important to check the activity of the sun’s rays: with prolonged exposure to the sun and a UV index above 2, you should protect the skin with SPF cream. From the second half of October, you can switch to winter care, but the timing may vary depending on the region and the weather. Usually at the end of October the sun is less active, so you can start using acid cosmetics and chemical peels.

5. An integrated approach

Basic skin care does not depend on the season. And in autumn, and in winter, and in spring, and in summer, it is necessary to carry out a set of procedures daily:

• Make-up removal. Decorative cosmetics should be removed from the face every evening. You can use micellar water, hydrophilic oil, two-phase agent, foam, milk, washing gel. Remember that micellar water is not a lotion. Any make-up remover must be washed off.
• Washing. Facial skin requires cleansing twice a day – in the morning and in the evening, as well as after training and swimming in ponds or a pool. For this purpose, gels, foams, milk for washing are perfect. It is important not to rub your face with washcloths or brushes, do not use soap. And check that there are no silicones (SLS, SLES) in the composition, or they are in the second part of the list.
• Toning needed to balance the pH balance, soften the water and neutralize the cleanser. Use the tonic morning and evening after washing your face or any contact with water. Many people skip this step, although proper washing and lotion can solve up to 90% of all skin problems. The composition of the means for toning should not contain ethyl alcohol.
• Using eye cream – a mandatory procedure, because in this area the skin is the most thin, sensitive and prone to the formation of wrinkles. Apply the cream in the morning or evening, but one and a half hours before bedtime. It is not necessary to distribute the cream on the moving eyelid.
• Serum application – an optional step, but highly desirable. With its help, you can solve several problems: get rid of rashes, enlarged pores or oily sheen, improve complexion and its oval, strengthen the walls of blood vessels and intensively moisturize the skin. Serum is an active concentrate of nutrients, it is applied under the cream.
• Daily cream protects the skin from aggressive environmental influences and aging. Up to 20 years, the cream is needed only in severe frosts and with active sun, and after that the product should be applied daily after washing and toning the skin.

Do not neglect the five rules of care in the autumn – and you can keep the blooming look of your skin for a long time!