Winterize your Skin © Dr. Eileen Silva
Email: eileen@dreileensilva.com Phone: 1-817-424- 5204
When the first cold front hits, it reminds us that the days of sunshine and rosy cheeks may be fading fast. The good news is that you can protect and keep healthy-looking skin year-round by eating a healthy diet, drinking plenty of water, and by maintaining a moisturizing routine. Each season has its own peculiar effect on skin, but winter requires drastic measures to keep your skin from drying out and looking older. When winter cold and winds begin to prowl, it’s time to turn on the humidifier and switch to your emollients and vitamin rich skincare products that moisturize and protect your skin against temperature changes and chafing.
Stock your facial pantry with nutrient-rich body butters and creams, but before you apply them, exfoliate to create soft, supple skin. Use exfoliating bath gloves with your favorite body bar or shower gel to gently stimulate the skin and wash away dead cells. Switch to a natural loofa for elbows, knees, and feet to smooth even the roughest places.
Treat yourself to a sugar scrub once a week before you shower. The sugar acts as a defoliant to "polish" the skin, and the oils are great for locking in moisture. For your face, select a facial scrub like apricot, oatmeal, or sea kelp to gently massage in a circular motion and splash rinse to prevent scratching. Just after your bath or shower and before you go to bed, luxuriate your skin with body butter, paying close attention to elbows, knees, and heels.
In the morning before applying makeup and at night after removing makeup, apply a light and easily absorbed daily moisturizer to clean, dry face, preferably an oil-free formula with SPF protection so as not to clog pores or block out oxygen to skin. Consider a vitamin-packed facial cream that contains alpha beta hydroxyl acid to help reduce wrinkles and lines and produce youthful, fresh-looking skin.
Vitamins help in the battle against winter damage to skin. Take a multi-vitamin, eat a healthy diet, drink at least eight glasses of water a day (avoid excessive caffeine and alcohol, which lower body fluid levels), and moisturize every morning and evening. Choose vitamin-rich products without alcohol, menthol, or acid compounds that absorb your natural oils. Vitamin A helps prevent sun damage, C and E heal wounds, and D helps stave off skin damage and signs of aging. Wear sun block. Exfoliate every two to three weeks to prevent infection, blackheads, and acne. If you must soak in the tub (baths break down body oils), add bath oils or whole milk to the water.
Taking these precautions against winter’s onslaught will protect and nourish your skin, keeping the largest organ in your body healthy and beautiful.
When the first cold front hits, it reminds us that the days of sunshine and rosy cheeks may be fading fast. The good news is that you can protect and keep healthy-looking skin year-round by eating a healthy diet, drinking plenty of water, and by maintaining a moisturizing routine. Each season has its own peculiar effect on skin, but winter requires drastic measures to keep your skin from drying out and looking older. When winter cold and winds begin to prowl, it’s time to turn on the humidifier and switch to your emollients and vitamin rich skincare products that moisturize and protect your skin against temperature changes and chafing.
Stock your facial pantry with nutrient-rich body butters and creams, but before you apply them, exfoliate to create soft, supple skin. Use exfoliating bath gloves with your favorite body bar or shower gel to gently stimulate the skin and wash away dead cells. Switch to a natural loofa for elbows, knees, and feet to smooth even the roughest places.
Treat yourself to a sugar scrub once a week before you shower. The sugar acts as a defoliant to "polish" the skin, and the oils are great for locking in moisture. For your face, select a facial scrub like apricot, oatmeal, or sea kelp to gently massage in a circular motion and splash rinse to prevent scratching. Just after your bath or shower and before you go to bed, luxuriate your skin with body butter, paying close attention to elbows, knees, and heels.
In the morning before applying makeup and at night after removing makeup, apply a light and easily absorbed daily moisturizer to clean, dry face, preferably an oil-free formula with SPF protection so as not to clog pores or block out oxygen to skin. Consider a vitamin-packed facial cream that contains alpha beta hydroxyl acid to help reduce wrinkles and lines and produce youthful, fresh-looking skin.
Vitamins help in the battle against winter damage to skin. Take a multi-vitamin, eat a healthy diet, drink at least eight glasses of water a day (avoid excessive caffeine and alcohol, which lower body fluid levels), and moisturize every morning and evening. Choose vitamin-rich products without alcohol, menthol, or acid compounds that absorb your natural oils. Vitamin A helps prevent sun damage, C and E heal wounds, and D helps stave off skin damage and signs of aging. Wear sun block. Exfoliate every two to three weeks to prevent infection, blackheads, and acne. If you must soak in the tub (baths break down body oils), add bath oils or whole milk to the water.
Taking these precautions against winter’s onslaught will protect and nourish your skin, keeping the largest organ in your body healthy and beautiful.
posted by Eileen Silva, Ph.D.,N.D. | 2:59 PM
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