Along with the hot chocolate, ice skating, cozy fireside chats, and everything else that winter has to offer comes dry, itchy skin. It can feel like an assault on this most precious of protective layers! Here are some tips to keep your skin at its best, while the weather may be at its worst.
Keep Moisture In the Air
Every form of heat is drying, so add comforting moisture in any way that you can, including humidifiers, water with purifying herbs brewing on the stone, and face mists.
Use Gentler Products
Now’s the time to pamper and slather on heavier moisturizer and avoid harsh exfoliants, in addition to using cleansers that are soothing to your skin.
Skip Super Hot Showers and Baths
Although a long soak is appealing when the temperature drops, hot water evaporates fast, leaving the skin vulnerable if it’s not moisturized immediately.
Don’t Go Out with Damp Skin
Whether you’ve just washed your hands or you’ve just showered after a trip to the gym, make sure that your skin is fully dry before putting a toe outside. Chapped skin is but a itchy, flaking, redness-inducing moment away, if you expose your skin before it’s dry.
Protect
Use sunscreen on any exposed skin as the damaging UV rays of the sun are even more powerful, and closer to us, than they are in the summer. Wear gloves, scarves, and hats to protect your precious dermis.
Check out the nourishing, nurturing skin care products that we carry at Element to help you help keep your skin happy and healthy. And don’t forget that regular facials can also pamper and protect! Call Element for an appointment.