Winter is here, and she has brought her trusty friends – dry, cold air and low humidity! You’ve likely already noticed your skin change in its response to your summer/fall skincare routine so let us help you take the guess work out of it and get you some helpful winter skin tips to keep your skin glowing in these chilly months!
Tip 1: HydraFacial™ If you haven’t entered the wonderful world of HydraFacials– welcome! These facials do exactly what you’d think based on their name. HydraFacials work to infuse moisture into the skin via a three-step treatment. The first step involves cleansing and exfoliating of the skin to loosen dead skin cells. Next, our practitioner extracts all that gunk caught in your pores using a suction tool to reduce congestion and deeply cleanse the skin. Finally, the skin is bathed in serums specifically picked for your skins’ needs to boost hydration leaving you with a plumper, glowing foundation.
Tip 2: Implement a Medical Grade Cream
Wait a second before you go running to CVS! We’re not talking a thick, over the counter cream loaded with low quality fillers and ingredients destined to clog your pores and leave you with broken out skin. We’re talking about a medically tested and approved cream designed with the most effective ingredients to target your winter skins ailments. Our top three recommendations include the ZO Skin Health® Recovery Crème – a luxuriously rich hydrator clinically proven to rejuvenate the appearance of fragile skin, including neck aging, as well as the ZO Renewal Crème – a lightweight, fast-absorbing hydrator for those with more oily skin, clinically proven to revitalize the appearance of stressed skin. Lastly, the ZO Hydrating Crème is wonderful for temporarily relieving symptoms of severely dry skin while calming skin to soothe visible irritation and replenishing skins natural moisture (and it’s also been awarded the Seal of Acceptance from the National Eczema Association)!
Tip 3: SkinVive
We’ve given you our winter skin topical suggestions, but sometimes you need to go below the surface to add hydration back to the skin! SKINVIVE by Juvéderm® is the first injectable of its kind available in the US as a treatment with hyaluronic acid that makes your skin glowier, smoother and more hydrated for 6 months at a time! While hyaluronic acid found naturally in your skin decreases over time with age and sun exposure, the micro droplets of HA in SkinVive help to directly add back lost hydration, resulting in improvements in skin texture, fullness and radiance and at just two treatments a year – you just can’t beat it!
Tip 4: Put a Humidifier in your Bedroom
If you don’t already need one for the coughs and congestion going around during cold and flu season, add one for your skin! Adding moisture back into the air during the drier months has shown to help reduce eczema flare ups, help limit psoriasis irritation and help combat overall moisture loss in the skin, which leads to noticeable fine lines and wrinkles, dullness, dryness, itchiness and flaking. Keeping an indoor humidity level of 30-50% is ideal for preventing dry skin and we recommend running yours at night to get the most consistent exposure and benefit.
We know the hustle and bustle of this season can leave you with little time for yourself, but we promise you that if you invest in these four steps and implement them into your winter skin routine, your skin will thank you 10 fold. Ready to get started on your winter skin glow? Call us today to get on our calendar: (515) 223-0119
