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The winter season comes with its set of joys and challenges. While you may love sipping hot cocoa by the fireside when indoors during the cold months, the chilly temperatures and falling humidity levels can wreak havoc on your skin when you go outdoors.

Moreover, you may notice that your skin becomes dry, dull, and rough during the cold season. Now, if you do not take skincare measures, your skin could develop dry patches and rashes. So, how do you win the war against dull, lifeless skin to regain your body glow? Well, here are a few, simple tips to help you achieve glowing skin.

Winter Skin Care Tips for Radiant Skin

Refer to the following dermatologist tips for your winter skin care:
1) Moisturize, Moisturize, Moisturize
Adding a moisturizer to your winter care routine is an absolute must. By applying moisturizer, you can replenish your skin with lipids, thereby maintaining body hydration. Besides increasing the moisture content in your skin, moisturizing creams have a soothing effect on your skin and enhance its glow.

However, it is advisable to use moisturizers as per your skin type. People with naturally dry skin should opt for thick ointments because they lock in moisture. Creams make for the best choice for people with normal skin. Conversely, the lighter and hydrating lotions are best suited to people with oily skin. Moreover, moisturizers with vitamin-E are a good choice for they shield the skin against environmental factors effectively.

The skin experts recommend applying moisturizer many times a day, particularly after your bath. Remember, when you shower, the moisture in your skin starts to evaporate, resulting in water loss. And by using a body moisturizer, you can curb this moisture loss.

In addition to that, during wintertime, you must apply lip balms with nourishing ingredients for your cracked lips, which are caused by long exposure to cold climatic conditions.

2) Staying Hydrated is Key
You can prevent dry skin by moisturizing regularly. However, you must also hydrate your skin from within. Keep in mind that your body is composed of 60% water and your system requires water for its functioning. Hence, you must get your fill of water from your diet.

With adequate water intake, you can reduce wrinkles, flush out the toxins from your body, and balance the oils around your face. In contrast, dehydration has an adverse effect on your mental health, energy levels, mood, and cognitive ability.

Now, you may be wondering how much water to drink every day. Well, it’s not the same for everybody. Both internal factors and external ones affect the quantity of water your body needs. The daily recommended limit is 7 to 8 glasses of water per day. You do not have to drink that water at once. Rather, you should space out your water consumption throughout the day. By doing so, your body absorbs most of the water, imparting a radiant complexion.

3) Investing in a Humidifier is a Good Decision
With a good quality humidifier, you can maintain the moisture levels indoors. As such, running a humidifier in your home rooms adds moisture to the dry winter air to keep your skin hydrated.

Nevertheless, you have a variety of air humidifiers to take your pick from. Evaporators contain a moistened filter for blowing moisture to release humidity in the surrounding air. Where steam vaporizers are concerned, they first heat the water before cooling it, after which the processed air is released into the room. In the case of ultrasonic humidifiers, a metal diaphragm that vibrates at an ultrasonic frequency creates water droplets to be spread in the air through a fan.

4) Avoid Hot Showers 
Warm water bathing during the cold season is a tempting thought. But do you know that hot water tends to dry out your skin? Yes, hot water baths can strip the skin of its natural oils, making your skin dry and flaky. To avoid such issues, you must turn down the bath water temperature and reduce your time in the shower. The general recommendation is to maintain the bath water temperature at 37°C or so.
5) Have an Active Lifestyle
Motivating yourself to engage in physical activity when temperatures dip can be tough. Even so, the benefits of staying active are manifold. From boosting blood circulation to raising your body temperature and pulse rate to restoring your facial glow, you can achieve them all by spending time outdoors. Plus, the release of the “feel-good” hormones, which include serotonin and dopamine, by the brain when you are outdoors can help to improve your mood and overall mental well-being.

Besides that, when you go outdoors for some fresh air, you replenish your body with vitamin-D, which improves your skin health.

All it takes is 30 minutes of cycling, walking, and jogging three to four times a week during daylight hours for radiant skin.

Final Thoughts

Wintertime is when you have to take extra care of your skin because of the dry air, cold weather, and low humidity levels. Nonetheless, the above-mentioned tips can help to keep your skin hydrated, restoring your body glow.

You may also want to consider investing in Kosmoderma’s Hydrating Skin Care Combo. The package includes 1 box of hydrating capsules, 1 daily gentle skin cleanser, 1 Photo Protect Sunscreen Gel, 1 Ultra Moisture Blast, and 1 Free Hair Gen Serum, which is all you need for your skin winter care.

FAQs

1. What are Vitamin-C benefits for the skin?
Nourishing your skin with vitamin-C brightens your complexion, evens out your skin tone, and fades away the dark spots.
2. Which sunscreen to use during wintertime?
Sunscreens with SPF 30 or more are recommended to use throughout the year. Remember, your skin needs protection from the harmful action of the sun’s rays during both summertime and wintertime. That’s why make sure to wear sunscreen even during the winter season.
3. How does applying lip balm help during winter?
You will notice that your lips become dry and cracked during the cold months. Using a lip balm helps to moisturize the sensitive skin around your lips.

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