Here are all our best winter skincare tips for radiant skin.
Moisturize your face and body
As with hot weather, your skin needs to be moisturized when it gets cold. Use balms or vegetable oils like coconut oil or shea butter for your body. For your face, replace your micellar water with cleansing milk, which will nourish the upper layer of your skin more.
Put on sunscreen
Even though the sun’s rays are not as strong as in summer and are not always visible, they do not disappear completely. It is crucial to maintain sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30. For everyday use, you can choose a moisturizer with an integrated SPF. It will protect your skin from wrinkles and spots and is a must-have of a winter skincare routine.
Stay hydrated
Drinking at least 1.5L of water daily is crucial to keep beautiful skin in winter. If dehydration is less felt in winter than in hot weather, this does not mean that you should not drink. Take advantage of low temperatures to drink hot beverages (tea, herbal tea, etc.) that are just as hydrating and comforting. However, avoid coffee, which acts as a diuretic and can therefore dehydrate the body.
Don’t forget your hands, lips, and eye contour
Use a moisturizing cream for the hands (very exposed to the cold in winter), lip balm, and anti-wrinkle cream for the eye contour. Please, do not forget any area because all are equally subject to the daily aggressions of winter.
Avoid hot showers
The colder the weather, the more we take hot showers. But this seemingly harmless act damages the skin: even though a hot shower gives you a feeling of well-being, it will remove the skin’s protective oils and increase irritation. On the other hand, cold water improves blood circulation, eliminates toxins, and tightens the pores, making the skin look better.
Pay attention to your diet
Once the cold weather sets in, we often feel more like a good raclette than a salad or vegetable soup. And yet winter seasonal fruit and vegetables, rich in antioxidants, will help fight free radicals, one of the causes of skin aging. Supplementing with magnesium, vitamin D, or sulfur can also be helpful if you are particularly sensitive to the cold.
Exfoliate your skin
By exfoliating your skin, you accelerate the renewal of skin cells, which is beneficial for the epidermis. Exfoliating twice a week will help you to get rid of dead skin cells and better penetrate the creams and other butter or vegetable oils you will use.
Cold, wind, humidity… Winter is harsh for our skin and disrupts the functioning of the hydrolipidic film, a layer whose role is to protect the skin from aggression and keep it healthy. The epidermis has to draw on its reserves, and blood circulation slows down, reducing sebum production and subsequent skin dryness.
Winter skincare: which oil for my skin?
While summer is generally the time of year when we take the most care of our skin, especially to maintain the effects of tanning as long as possible, winter is when we put moisturizers and other products in the closet.
But just as we layer up our clothes to keep warm, layering up and adapting our skincare routine as temperatures drop is essential.
Tightness, dryness, cracks… These winter inconveniences can be avoided by following an adapted routine, based on a healthy lifestyle, sufficient sleep, and adapted products. Nourishing the upper skin layer is crucial, but it is also necessary to take care of the inside of the body via a good diet and sufficient hydration, 1.5L daily (at least).
How to choose the right moisturizer for winter skincare?
Even if it is nourishing, a moisturizing cream should never be difficult to spread and should not leave a greasy film or sticky after application. Applied daily, it preserves the skin’s microbiota, strengthens the skin barrier, and provides the skin with active moisturizers.