Winter Skin Care: Easier Than You Think!

As the winter months continue, you may be wondering why your face and your skin, in general, resembles the Sahara in the height of the summer. Plain and simple, the winter is very harsh on our skin. Between the cold weather, constant washing to make sure we stay free of illness and the dry air in indoor environments, our skin is put up against some pretty rigorous demands.

Now, I know adding more things to your daily regimen is hardly appealing, especially in the winter, when just getting out of bed seems impossible. But, believe me, you’ll be grateful that you did. Not only will your skin benefit, but you may actually feel relaxed knowing that your face doesn’t look like the surface of the moon.

Good Habits Go a Long Way:

With this in mind, the most important thing to do this time of year to help replenish all that is taken from your skin is to sleep. This is essential in making sure that you and your skin are at your best, simply by giving it a rest.

Not only that, but it helps reduce stress levels which I’m sure we all realize, is good for more than just your skin. Sleeping at least 7-8 hours a night will help to restore balance to your skin and give you the recharge you need.

This leads to one other thing that may not readily come to mind when considering caring for your skin, and that is simply to relax.

Take some deep breaths, listen to some relaxing music, hit the gym, punch your pillow into a pulp, if it helps you relax it’s good (within reason). Taking some time for yourself during is essential in making sure you and your skin are at their best.

Just make sure you are moving your body enough. You don’t to go crazy with all the exercise and all. Just do some basic exercise at least thrice a week and you will be good to go.

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Nutrition and Skin Health:

What you put in and on your skin is just as important as keeping sane. Making sure you are hydrated (no, a 6 pack does not count) is extremely important in making sure your body can produce the necessary oils and compounds that keep your complexion clear. 

Drinking water is essential in maintaining a healthy complexion because it keeps your body as well as skin, balanced chemically.

Making sure you avoid too many greasy and high-fat foods is a great way to go because that excess oil has to come out somewhere. Not to mention, it also goes to other unwanted areas in the body. We cannot stress enough how important it is to hydrate yourself enough.

If you are someone who doesn’t drink enough water, as soon as you start drinking enough water you will notice the difference in your skin within few weeks!

Caring for Different Skin Types:

The winter can get really crazy depending on your skin type. As far as what to put on your skin, this part gets a little tricky. It’s important to determine what type of skin you have, whether it’s oily, dry, or combination skin (parts are oily and parts are dry). Once this is figured out, there are lots of great products out there to help you put your best face forward.

For those of us with oily skin, salicylic acid is the number one thing to look for, it helps to clear up the oil on your face while killing the bacteria that causes breakouts. This is important because oily skin is a haven for the harmful bacteria that causes pimples.

For dry and combination skin just making sure, you use non oil based cleansers isn’t enough. Moisturizing is key. However, no matter what type of skin you have, moisturizing is extremely important, especially since the indoor environments in the winter can keep your skin dry.

Just make sure you actually use moisturizers designed for your face. Body lotions usually contain oils that can clog pores and cause breakouts.

Now, this may not solve all of your problems, but this is a pretty solid framework to make sure that your skin won’t suffer the consequences of a brutal season.