In very cold weather, your skin demands even more attention and comfort. Protect it from winter aggressions with a moisturizing and soothing care routine. Your beauty prescription.
The skin does not like the cold. Assaulted by the fall of mercury, the skin dries up and becomes more vulnerable. The cold alters the hydrolipidic film of the skin, which usually acts as a protective shield against external aggressions (stress, UV, pollution). The skin barrier thus weakened, the skin becomes dehydrated.
Another effect of the cold is that the blood vessels contract and the blood migrates as a priority to vital organs to warm the body. The skin layer is less supplied with water but also sebum(the sebaceous glands slow down), the stratum corneum (skin surface) dries up, may itch and itch in the hands, face, feet or legs.
These winter sores can get worse when you are in overheated rooms
The solution is to fill this lack of hydrationin order to reconstitute the skin barrier (hydrolipidic). Here are the SOS tips to pamper her.
The anti-cold routine for the face
Hydration mission! No excuse in the bathroom: just as the cap is recommended in very cold weather, you should generously “cover” your face with moisturizers. Objective: to fill up with hydration.
- In the morning, cleanse your face with micellar jelly or makeup remover oil (perfect for dry skin)
- Switch to serum
- Then apply your moisturizing day cream.
- In the evening, think about nourishing your skin with a night care or better, a night mask (which you leave on while you sleep).
L’option cold cream : for faces with very dry skin, la cold creamdoes wonders. Enriched with vegetable oils such as beeswax, it nourishes, soothes and relieves signs of discomfort. The different cold cream formulas are also available for other parts of the body (hands, lips, etc.).
The anti-cold hand routine
Hands can be dry, sensitive and prone to tightness. A moisturizing, nourishing or soothing hand balm will wrap them in a protective film and restore their suppleness and softness. Care based on sweet almond oil, for example, will nourish sensitive skin.
Outside in very cold weather, always cover your hands with gloves.
The anti-cold lip routine
The lips also suffer the full force of the cold if not more than the other parts of the body. They are more fragile because they lack a hydrolipidic film and therefore cannot protect themselves as well as other areas of the skin. As a result, they lose their elasticity and can crack. Treat them with a special protective lip balm for dry lips whose nourishing active ingredients will help the hydrolipidic film to be reconstituted. In case of cracks, bet on a repairing and healing balm based on shea butter for example.
The anti-cold leg routine
In winter, the skin of the legs, already less provided with sebaceous glands than the upper part of the body, naturally lacks lipids. This can give crackle, the famous crocodile skin. It deserves care (cream, milk, vegetable balm, oil) enriched with active ingredients which will nourish it in depth and soften it. Think for example of vegetable oils such as argan, shea butter, evening primrose or mango oil which pamper dry skin.
If you have very sensitive skin, prefer organic treatments that are less aggressive for the skin. In case of desquamation (skin that comes off in places), turn to avocado and organic borage oils.
Cuddly care
For the face
An organic cold cream suitable for dry and very dry skin and enriched with beeswax and vegetable oils to strengthen the hydrolipid barrier.
Cold cream visage, Weleda
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A nourishing cream mask based on medicinal plants such as quince, rose, vegetable oils and vegetable wax to protect the face from external aggressions. Perfect for winter sport and a cocooning treatment in the evening.
Nourishing cream mask, Dr Hauschka
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For hands
A light nourishing cream that absorbs quickly without sticking and is suitable for the roughest hands.
Gentle hand cream, Payot
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For the lips
A repairing barrier balm that relieves, protects and rebuilds the epidermis of chapped, irritated and cracked lips.
Cicaplast lips, La Roche-Posay
For the legs
This balm repairs, nourishes and soothes dry skin for the whole family. It is also used for the body and the face.
TriXera nutrient-fluid balm, Avène
