Winter Skin Care

Winter is more than chilly mornings, grey skies and comfort food - when the heater is cranked up skin dries out. A simple fact is in winter we tend to alternate our time between a ‘controlled’ environment that is artificially heated and in an ‘uncontrolled’ outdoor environment.
Switching between varying degrees of temperature can really give skin a good work out. Heaters and battling the elements – are just not good for the skin!
As much as it is comforting to be warm and cozy - skin just does not enjoy prolonged time spent in the de-humidified environment of heaters. It literally strips skin of its natural moisture. The lower the humidity, the faster moisture escapes from your skin.
About 60% humidity keeps skin in optimum condition anything lower than that it may become tight and dry. In an artificially heated environment humidity may be much lower than 60%. And since we live with heaters during winter, we tend to ‘suffer’ from dry skin.
So the solution to this seasonal condition is simple – weekly exfoliation and regular, daily moisturising to maintain the skin’s natural balance. A good moisturiser puts moisture back into the skin, but what’s more important is keeping it there!