Almost all of us suffer from dry and cracked skin during the winter. We have collected for you the recommended ways to take care of the skin and take care of the dry, flaky skin that insists on returning every winter.
Reduce shower time and water temperature
A long, boiling shower on a cold winter's night is one of the most enjoyable treats – but if you want to take care of your skin, you should limit your shower time, and don't overdo it with the hot water. The water dries out the skin, so any long shower or bath will dry it out. Hot water dries out more, so you should not "cook" your skin with boiling water. Soap also dries out the skin, so you should choose a soap with added moisture, so as not to damage the skin during the winter.
Moisturize and moisturize again
A moisturizer is important in winter, due to the dry air and drying heating devices. It is recommended to apply the moisturizer after bathing while the skin is still slightly damp. In areas that tend to be particularly dry, the cheek area, the folds of the nose and nostrils and for some of us also the ear area. It is worth repeating the operation several times a day.
In addition, it is highly recommended to apply a nourishing cream for the night, on a clean face a quality therapeutic cream will nourish and restore the skin, because it contains vitamins, moisturizing ingredients and anti-wrinkle components.
A face cream that nourishes moisture and prevents dryness, photo: GettyImages, illustration
Pay attention to your pillowcase
It's not about your expectations, it's about the pillowcase that wraps around the pillow and the type of fabric it's made of. Despite what is commonly thought of the qualities of cotton, cotton pillowcases tend to absorb moisture from the skin and hair and leave them dehydrated. Silk pillowcases, on the other hand, keep the skin moisturized and their smooth touch even helps prevent wrinkles and acne.
Water in Sasson
If you don't drink enough, don't be surprised that the skin and its elasticity take revenge on you, so it's very important to drink plenty of water. The winter weather makes us sweat and thirsty much less, but that doesn't mean we should give him less fluid than usual, quite the opposite. The first thing that will dry out due to lack of fluid will be the skin, so dryness is a very common phenomenon, especially during this season.
Heating and air conditioning measures
Heating devices have an effect on everyone's skin, including the air conditioner. Heating accessories dry out our skin and cause it to lose moisture, lose elasticity and crack. The heating is recommended to be turned on for limited times. Of course, care must be taken to ventilate the space in which we turned on the air conditioner. I recommend placing a bowl of water in the space where you turned on the air conditioner so that it gives the air some moisture to minimize damage from the air conditioner.
Paula Balik Dayan, Natural Medicine and Advanced Cosmetics Specialist
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