The Glow Guide: How to Stay Radiant All Winter Long
We’ve all felt the sudden temperature change recently. With winter fast approaching, it’s difficult to maintain that summer glow in the later months of the year. From chapped lips to dry eyes, the cold can really have damaging effects on your skin barrier, making your skin feel tight, flaky, and making makeup application near impossible. This is why it’s important to hydrate as much as possible, but how do you do this?
Well, this guide to maintaining glowing and moisturised skin will be the ultimate guide to looking after your skin this winter.
Eat, Drink and Hydration
We all think about products when it comes to facial hydration, but many forget that hydration comes from the inside out. Outward moisturising and inside moisturising are equally important, so here are some key tips to maintaining your inner hydration throughout the winter.
When the cold weather is drying your skin out, it’s important to remember to stay hydrated through what you eat and drink. Foods such as cucumbers and liquids such as herbal teas and filtered water are the easiest way to keep yourself hydrated and, in turn, your skin. To keep on top of this, you can download a hydration app or purchase measuring bottles, which help you track how much water you should be drinking a day.
Vitamins such as omega-3 help to keep you hydrated and support general skin health. Foods that contain large amounts of omega-3 are chia seeds, avocados and salmon. A suggestion to include these in your diet could be making a salmon and avocado bagel for lunch or even adding chia seeds on top of your food.
Protect Your Skin Barrier
After taking care of your skin internally, it’s time to maintain your skin barrier for the harsh, cold months. There are a few things that you can do.
Cleansing is a key step to every skin care routine. However, your choice of cleanser can highly affect your hydration. Highly perfumed cleansers can be damaging to your skin barrier and dry out your skin further. This is why it’s important to use non-scented cleaners.
Your moisturising routine acts as both a source of hydration but also a barrier to stop moisture from escaping throughout the day. This is why it’s important to first moisturise with a thick moisturiser and then add oils to more problem areas. To finish off, apply an emulsifier such as petroleum jelly to your face to lock in all the moisture.
Hydrate Through Makeup
Staying hydrated through the use of hydrating make-up is the perfect way to stop peeling and flaking throughout the day, whilst also keeping moisture in. Cream and liquid products, such as cream blush, are the best way to add colour to your face as well as hydration. Other ways to keep moisture in include using minimal powder and also wetting your beauty blender before applying anything.
Get Hydrating!
Now you know how to stay hydrated in the winter through all stages of your beauty routine, it’s time to try it yourself. You can personalise this routine to what fits for you. If you have a favourite moisturiser that works for you, stick to it, or if you don’t use blush, opt for a cream bronzer. So don’t wait, and start to hydrate!
