Want healthy and glowing skin during the Winter + Beauty tips?
-Farah Esmail
Dry skin is a very common skin problem and is often worse during the winter when environmental humidity is low. Have you ever had the Winter Itch? It can occur at all ages and in people with or without other skin problems causing you to feel uncomfortable. Lets fight the war against flaky, dry skin and make sure our skin is soft and supple!
Moisturize more aggressively: Your summer moisturizer just might not cut it for winter months. Instead of a light, water-based lotion or cream, search for an oil based cream which will not only add moisture to your skin, but also add a layer of protection to keep it from drying out like avocado, mineral, primrose, or almond oil. Did you know that 100% pure Moroccon or Argon oil is beneficial to your hair, nails AND SKIN!? Use it as a moisturizer. This natural oil gives your skin the vitality and beauty it deserves. The Vitamin F (essential fatty acids) rejuvenates skin cells, encouraging the growth of new healthy cells while helping to shed dead ones. Hallelujah!
Moisturizing right after you shower and remember, short, warm showers are the best. A long, hot shower can dry out your skin.
Protect your hands: The skin on your hands is particularly sensitive to the ravages of winter because it doesn't have the same concentration of oil glands many other parts of your body have. Use gentle hand soap and a moisturizer after you wash. Herbacin Kamille Hand cream is amazing. It smooths the skin, moisturizes and keeps the skin elastic silicon. Herbacin acts like an invisible glove, protecting against everyday environmental abuse and delivers moisture and protection to rough, chapped skin. This hand cream is cheap as chips too!
1. Drink more water:
Everything has a natural way of keeping itself healthy, and skin is no exception. In order to make your skin look healthy and glowing, drink lots and lots of water, for water is the main source of moisture for your skin. Herbal teas are excellent too and heat up the body making you feel warm and fuzzy. Avoid the intake of caffeine and alcohol for they absorb your body’s moisture and make your skin dry and cracked.
2. Use a Humidifier:
Heating systems of all sorts -- central air, radiators, space heaters dry out your skin quite a bit. Put the moisture back into the air with a humidifier
3. Choose your Moisturizer wisely:
Your summer moisturizer just might not cut it for winter months. Instead of a light, water-based lotion or cream, search for an oil based cream which will not only add moisture to your skin, but also add a layer of protection to keep it from drying out like avocado, mineral, primrose, or almond oil. Moisturize right after you shower and remember, short, warm showers are the best. A long, hot shower can dry out your skin.
4. Take Baths in Warm Water:
Winter is a season in which you constantly want to stay warm. Take warm baths and showers so your skin does not dry out and have a snake like appearance.
5. Use Body Scrub while Bathing:
Dry skin is in essence, dead. In order to remove this dead skin, use a body scrub while bathing for scrubbing is an efficient way of getting your body rid of all dead skin clinging to it. An effective at home, all natural scrub consists of organic sugar, olive oil and honey. Mmm, Your skin will love you! If you are too lazy to make your own scrub, try Fresh’s brown sugar body polish. Whisk away rough patches at the knees and elbows, while almond, apricot, and jojoba oils leave skin impossibly soft and supple. And to sweeten the deal? Smells so good, you will want to take a bite!
6. Oil Massages:
Oil massages get rid of dead skin and create a layer of oils that prevent moisture from escaping from your body. Whole Foods has great all natural oils that are paraben free such as the sweet almond oil or lavendar. Care about what you out on your body just as much as what you put in it. Enjoy being pampered and relax!
7. Apply Sunscreen:
Use sunscreen because it protects the skin from harmful UV rays. Sunscreen also prevents wrinkles. Use a Vitamin C serum daily for a collagen boost and notice your skin looking brighter and softer in the winter months. Vitamin C is loaded with antioxidants to fight off environmental aggressors and has moisture-binding ingredients so your skin can be protected during the winter months. Try Ole Henrickson’s Truth Serem.
8. Use Lip Balm:
During winter your lips loose their moisture and get very chapped. Licking your lips can make matters worse. Throughout the day, use a lip balm and apply a lip conditioning treatment before bed. Try Burt’s Bees rejuvenating lip balm with Açaí Berry. Açaí Berry, which has tons of free radical fighting antioxidants and is really great for your skin.
9. Intake of Flaxseed Oil:
Did you know that flaxeed oil keeps you moisturized from the inside? Take this oil in capsule form as it doesn’t have a pleasant taste in liquid form.
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