How to take care of your skin in winter: 5 main rules

Whenever you enter a room from the street or, conversely, leave, the cells of the epidermis experience the so-called thermal shock due to a sharp change in temperature and humidity. Many experts consider this to be the main cause of skin dehydration. In addition, she suffers from wind and frost. Therefore, special attention in the cold season should be given to moisturizing and cell renewal.

morning care

With the onset of cold weather, start using products with fatty components (for example, shea butter, shea butter, avocado, etc.), which restore the integrity of the skin’s hydrolipidic barrier, protecting it from moisture loss. It is important to remember that it is advisable to finish morning care two hours before going outside. Residual moisture from serums and creams should evaporate from the surface of the skin.

By the way, makeup (foundation and powder) in winter will serve as an additional protection for your skin. And before long walks in the cold, it is better to apply a special protective cream against the cold, which can be identified by the “cold cream” mark.

Evening care

Do not wash your face with hot water and do not use cleansers with soap – all this unnecessarily dries the skin. Before going to bed, be sure to apply a regenerating cream with a soothing or moisturizing effect. Pay attention to the composition: the placenta, hyaluronic acid and fat-soluble vitamins (for example, vitamin E) will help restore the broken integrity of the skin.

Pharmaceutical brands with dexpanthenol also cope well with this task. And to get rid of peeling and cracks, you should use special ointments, lipid-containing gels or creams with ceramides.

Masks

Now the cosmetic market is experiencing a real boom in masks. So don’t pass up the opportunity to pamper your skin once or twice a week. Choose nourishing and regenerating masks, as well as products with an SOS effect. They will restore softness and velvety to the skin, and most importantly, restore the density of the keratin layer, which inevitably changes when the temperature regime changes from warm to cold and from cold to warm.

Lip area and skin around the eyes

Carry a lip balm or lip balm with you at all times. Reapply every two hours or more often if needed. Do not forget about the corners of the mouth: they often peel off.

To care for the delicate skin of the eyelids, again, choose nourishing creams and balms, but designed specifically for this area. Conventional creams can cause swelling due to moisture-retaining components or an abundance of lipids in the composition. If you overdid it a little when squeezing out the product, apply the remaining drops to the skin above the upper lip to prevent fine wrinkles around the mouth.

Professional treatments

This period is most favorable for highly active procedures with subsequent regeneration. Due to the fact that in winter the skin is less exposed to sunlight, the rehabilitation period is easier and without complications. Especially recommended are programs using a laser, phototherapy procedures and various types of peels, such as retinol or TCA. They contribute to the renewal and rejuvenation of the skin, make it fresh, dense and radiant, help even out the microrelief of the face, cope with wrinkles, enlarged pores and hyperpigmentation.