Top 4 Winter Skin Care Tips

Once the weather gets colder, your skin begins getting tight, dry, dull, irritated and itchy. In summer humidity in air provides moisturizer to your skin but in winter cold winds suck the moisture from the air and lack of nourishing vitamins causes great skin related problems. Those who are living in colder places have to face harsh winter wind which forces them to imprison themselves into their houses for longer periods. The low humidity level in the air, essential to keep your skin healthy, shinny and fresh, sucks the natural oils which is resulted into dehydration.

When you go outside you have to face harsh weather and when you come inside your house, you have to stay near to the heating points and both of these conditions demand you to take extra care of your skin. If you follow these top 4 winter skin care tips, you can easily spend your winter days with no problems at all.

Winter Skin Care Tips # 1 - Use of Humidifier

If you use humidifier, it will help you increase the level of moisture into the air which will result in less drier skin. Use humidifier in your bedroom at night to reduce the dryness and heating effects. But before using humidifier, it is important for you to clearly understand the instructions given in the booklet.

Winter Skin Care Tips # 2 - Bath with Lukewarm Water

No doubt taking hot bath or shower in winter days seems to be quite romantic and relaxing but something that you should know about hot bath is that the one who prefers to stay in a bathtub full of hot water or take shower for more than the time he needs to wash and clean himself is more prone to develop skin dryness, irritation & other winter allergies. However, there is a natural remedy which can provide your skin with protection from hot bathing side effects. Mixing 1-2 cups of baking soda in the water will greatly help you in battling with skin dryness.

Winter Skin Care Tips # 3 - Sufficient Consumption of Water
You are having cold and breezy winter days and you don't often feel thirsty but it does not mean that you should reduce the amount of drinking water in your daily life. If you do so, you are going to dehydrate your body as well as skin. Water is imperative for your body and drinking sufficient amount of water every day will keep your skin healthy and shinny.
Winter Skin Care Tips # 4 - Taking Care of Hands & Feet
Hands and feet are the most ignoring body organs which are often left uncovered recklessly on mercy of winter winds and when you wash them with cold water during the day, it makes them even drier. You should know that they also need to be taken care as much as other parts of your body need. Whenever you wash your hands and feet during the day, cover them with gloves and socks after applying moisturizer or lotion on them.

By Sania M Marvis

Top Winter Skin Care Tips

Keep Your Skin Hydrated: Always drink plenty of water so as to keep your skin moist and supple. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables so as to retain water in your body. Also apply coconut oil to your skin before taking bath to treat your dull skin.
Drink Less Coffee, colas, tea and alcohol: In winter, drinking coffee and alcohol make your body loose water more easily and your skin to become dry and chapped. Avoid it, if possible.
Indoor Humidifiers to Raise Moisture: Placing several humidifiers or bowls of water in your home or in your office may prevent dryness in the air and keep it humid. This can also prevent your skin from getting dried and itchy.

Avoid Using Soap: Do not use soap; it makes your skin dry. Instead, apply a paste of green gram powder or moisturizing cleanser regularly for that soft and supple skin.

Use Oil-Based Moisturizer Regularly: Use an oil-based moisturizer, particularly that comes in ointment form, to protect yourself from moisture loss. In humid condition, this ointment containing 80% oil and 20% water and forms a protective covering on your skin.

Take Precaution While Going Out: While going out for a long time, cover any visible part of your skin like face, arms, legs, neck with a thick coating of moisturizing broad-spectrum sunscreen with 15 SPF. You should consider taking your dermatologist advice while choosing the right sunscreen for your particular skin type. It does not mean that you have to buy a costly product. David Boron, MD, a dermatologist in Arcadia, feels that inexpensive products work just well as expensive products. What should be of importance to you is how your skin reacts to that product.

Wear Gloves: When going outside, wear gloves. When wearing woolen clothes, as a precaution, wear loose-fitting cotton gloves next to your skin.

Wear Loose-Fitting Cotton Clothes Next to Your Skin: While dressing for winter, the most important point to remember is that when you dress in layers you sweat. In addition, your body also produces heat. Over heating of your body makes your skin sensitive to become itchy and dry. To prevent this, wear loose-fitting cotton clothes next to your skin. You can wear layers of woolen or winter clothes on top of it to fight cold.

Regularly Exfoliate Your Dry Skin : In winter, regularly exfoliate twice a week so as to remove the dead cells and to open the skin pores to absorb more moisture.

Do not fight winter. Take proper skin care and enjoy the winter in all its glory with glowing and soft skin! 
Author: amit shukla