5 ways to combat winter dryness
Are you suffering from tight, dry winter skin? Dry winter skin can feel awful. If left unresolved, the skin loses its glow and can lead to flakiness, irritation, […]
Are you suffering from tight, dry winter skin?
Dry winter skin can feel awful. If left unresolved, the skin loses its glow and can lead to flakiness, irritation, and redness.
It really shouldn’t be this way, and there’s no reason to struggle with tight, dry skin when help is at hand.
With just a few minor adjustments, you can keep your skin in peak condition, and we’ve got four ideas to support your skin so you can breeze through the cool winter months with healthy, glowing skin top to bottom.
1. HUMIDIFY YOUR HOME.
With the cool weather upon us, we find ourselves spending more time indoors in front of the fire. Whether your home heating is a natural wood fire or centralised heating, it will dry the atmosphere. And, if your central heating doesn’t have a built-in humidifier, you’ll find your skin quickly becomes dehydrated.
When the atmosphere becomes dry, it will draw moisture from everywhere, including your skin. One way to keep more humidity in your home is with a humidifier. Instead of reaching for more moisturiser, why not add humidity to your home environment to prevent your skin from becoming tight and dry?
2. ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS (OMEGA 3)
For your skin to function optimally, it’s essential the lipid barrier forms correctly. Your skin’s protective barrier comprises three essential lipids, cholesterol, free fatty acids and ceramides.
If you find your skin becoming chronically dry and dehydrated, ensuring you have adequate Essential Fatty Acids is essential.
Your body synthesises Essential Fatty Acids from the food you eat, and the most important is Omega 3.
You’ll find Omega 3 in fatty fish like salmon, or if you prefer a vegetarian option, flaxseed has an abundance of Omega 3.
3. CHANGES TO YOUR SKINCARE ROUTINE
During the warmer months of the year, the skin can have more oil on the surface of the skin, providing a natural lubricant, and you may prefer a foaming cleanser in summer.
However, during winter, any oil in the skin will solidify and remain within the follicle. In winter, with less oil secretion, it’s a good time to change how you cleanse by adding a pre-cleansing oil or switching to a mild lotion or milk instead of a foaming cleanser.
Gentle cleansing should remove dirt, makeup and pollutants without disrupting the natural oils in the skin to avoid dehydration and a disrupted lipid barrier.
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4. BOOK A HYDRATING SKIN TREATMENT.
Giving your skin a vitamin boost is an excellent way to reset your skin, give it a boost of hydration and infuse essential nutrients into the skin to improve performance. We love our Environ Vitamin Infusion Skin Treatment to give the skin an instant boost while providing a potent cocktail of vitamin nutrition. This is a pain-free, hydrating facial treatment with no downtime. You’ll leave us hydrated and glowing.
5. ADD A FACIAL OIL.
Facial Oils are an excellent way to support your skin’s protective lipid barrier and add essential nutrients to the skin without changing your moisturiser.
A few drops directly applied to your skin or added to your favourite moisturiser will relieve winter dryness, replace lipids and improve the lipid barrier matrix.
WE HAVE FOUR FACE AND BODY OILS WE THINK YOU MIGHT LIKE.
Winter Skin Facial OilsSynergie Skin De-Stress Calming Facial Oil – 30ml
A luxurious, lightweight facial oil to nurture and strengthen skin. De-Stress is the ultimate hydrator with anti-inflammatory oils to benefit even the most sensitive skin. A skin saviour at-home for all skin needing a comforting hydration boost.
Retail: $110.00
Environ Focus Care Moisture+ Hydrating Oil Capsules (30)
Energise and refresh the skin with Environ Skin Care’s Hydrating Oil Capsules. It’s to be used as a weekly treatment or every night to invigorate the skin. Suitable for all skin types, especially dry or dehydrated skins.
Retail: $110.00
Cosmedix Remedy Omega Complex Treatment Oil – 30ml
This multi-tasking face and body elixir is a revitalising mix of oils rich in omega fatty acids, antioxidants and vitamin E; that moisturises, nurtures and protects the skin from head to toe.
Retail: $75.00
Environ Body EssentA Vitamin A, C & E Oil – 100ml
Light and finely textured multi-functional nourishing oil containing a potent mix of vitamins to assist in hydrating and relieving the appearance of dry and sun-damaged skin. It also helps condition the skin and alleviate the appearance of fine lines, uneven skin tone and sun damage. It can also be used as a moisturiser for problematic skins.
Retail: $96.00
WOULD YOU LIKE TO INCLUDE A FACE OR BODY OIL IN YOUR HOME ROUTINE?
If you’d like to know more about our face and body oils, you can get in touch, and we’ll recommend the best one for your skin.
Or you can book yourself in for a skin consultation, and we’ll review your skincare routine. We’re here to brighten your skin’s future and would love to help you.
See you soon,
