The Best 4 Tips to Flawless Winter Skin
• Posted by Taylor Stevens Salon & Spa •
Just as fashion changes with the seasons, so do our skincare needs. Fall and winter months are colder and drier than summer months, when heat and humidity levels are on the rise. While clothes protect our bodies in the winter, our faces are exposed to the harsh winter weather. This can cause it to become excessively irritated, chapped and dull. However, a combination of nourishing, moisture packed Aveda treatments and some key changes to your skincare routine can ensure that your skin maintains that healthy glow it usually has in the summer. Here are some key skin tips to consider this fall and winter:
- Moisturize more.
You may find that the light gel-type moisturizers that worked for you in the summer are not delivering the moisture your skin needs in the colder, drier winter months. Try Aveda's Botanical KineticsTM Skin Care Kit. This four-step skin care regimen nurtures your skin naturally with this quick-absorbing emollients derived from coconut, jojoba and other naturally-derived ingredients, like chamomile and lavender blend that help promote a soft, supple skin texture.
- Don't ditch the sunscreen!
Contrary to popular belief, sunscreen isn't just for the summer months. Winter sun combined with glare and light reflection from the snow can very much damage your skin. Look facial lotion or tinted moisturizer with a broad-spectrum sunscreen, like Aveda's Inner LightTM Mineral Tinted Moisturizer with SPF 15, to protect your face. Make sure to apply sunscreen to the rest of your exposed body parts, including hands, which often get overlooked and end up showing the most signs of aging.
- Go easy on the DIY facials.
Avoid using harsh peels and masks. Rather than clay-based masks that draw moisture from the face, use a hydrating mask. Give relief to skin suffering from excessive dryness, stress and exposure to the elements with Aveda's Intensive Hydrating Mask. Our intensely-hydrating, oil-free masque contains potent, plant-derived humectants. Calms, cools and rehydrates with a surge of moisturizing aloe, kelp lavender and rosewater.
- Exfoliation is the key!Exfoliating is vital during the winter months as your skin will need some help shedding those dead cells so that your face can have a healthy glow, rather than looking tired, grey and lack-luster - like the weather. However, try swapping out grainy "physical" scrubs that may irritate already dry, sensitive skin for Aveda's Botanical KineticsTM Exfoliant. This non-abrasive liquid wipes away spent surface cells, revealing a smoother, clearer, more refined complexion beneath and priming pores for maximum treatment and moisture benefits.
While some people tend to splurge on spa visits in the summer, when more of their skin is on show, the truth is, our skin needs to be pampered just as much in harsh winter months as it does in the summer, if not more. Call us at and schedule your free skin analysis appointment today. We can analyze your skin type, troubleshoot your current regimen and advise you on the products you should be using.
