Hi everyone,
The winter always hits real hard for me, with the icy mornings and slight hormonal change which directs my mouth to the most horrid fatty and sweet foods. Never the less, I have seemingly still not got the autumn to winter routine down-packed, and thus only have figured out this awesome skincare hack until now.
The winter environment is often more harsh on the skin, with the drier climate inside, the sun still shines with it's harshness it had in summer, and the common allergens and viruses reappearing with extra special protection from last year's battle. It doesn't help that I enjoy a flannel doona in winter either, and thus, leaves my skin forming eczema and dry patches on the face. But, after a bit of experimenting, here are a few tips for y'all.
1. If your skin is getting drier, and you haven't changed your routine at all, apply two layers of moisturiser or mix some petroleum jelly into your moisturiser. This aids in keeping the water content still in your skin. If you have a quite protective moisturiser, then use that in two layers. If it's a pretty thin and water filled moisturiser, and doesn't contain that much of mineral oil, then you should consider applying or mixing petroleum jelly into your routine. It'll protect your skin from losing as much water content.
2. Wear sunscreen. The skin still leeches into your skin, and you need the sunscreen to refract that UV which sizzles your skin. Having the temperature seem cold doesn't change much with how the sun exerts UV rays into the earth's atmosphere.
3. To tame the flaky patches, try using a gentle exfoliator such as a AHA or a BHA exfoliants. These are chemical exfoliators, which mean they slowly dissolve the dry skin, and are less harsh on the skin compared to physical beaded exfoliatants. These usually help the skin just seem healthier, not as dull.
4. Use a gentle cleanser, and avoid anything with extreme pH's. Winter shouldn't be the time to whip out a DIY recipe with hundreds of ingredients which may have harsh pH's above or below your natural pH of around 4-5. If you do, make sure you do a patch test. I feel as if the skin is already using a lot of energy to just stay at it's current fragile state, and trying something which could potentially be irritating is the last thing you would want. Patch testing on the side of the neck, is the best way to go. Wait for around a day to see if there is going to be a irritation. If not, go ahead.
5. Drink water, eat well, sleep well. Your body and mental health will benefit, subsequently, your skin will too.
Best of luck!
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