At this point in the season, your coat rack is covered with heavy coats and your online shopping cart is full of too many scarves, gloves and knitwear and let’s not forget about the most essential part of winter: the ongoing battle with dry skin. As the low temperatures continue to linger, the dry environment and lack of moisture allows for cracked hands, chapped lips and scaly legs. Ewwww.
This winter weather demands an upgrade to your skin care routine, because nothing complements that seasonal vampy lip more than a hydrated, glowing face.
Discover our key steps to achieving glossy hair and flawless complexion:
Wrap up from head to toe. Don’t forget to wear a hat to protect your hair from drying out and keeping your head nice and warm. Too much exposure to cold, harsh weather can leave hair dry making it more susceptible to damage. Hair goes weak and brittle during winter, but if you give it the right treatment you’ll avoid it becoming a big issue. Look for shampoos and conditioners which aim to protect and heal your hair, making sure they are slightly more moisturizing than what you use normally, but still good for your hair type.
The natural shampoo bar for normal hair by 4 kids and us will change the way you think about shampoo! Packed with effective ingredients like yellow clay and essential oils, the bar purifies, cleanses and moisturizes your hair without weighing it down.
Moisturize!
As with your hair, your skin care routine should also be adjusted. Skin becomes drier in cold weather, especially if it’s windy, because the moisture of the skin is evaporated more quickly by the wind, and the skin doesn’t produce as much oil. Try using a slightly heavier moisturizer than you use in the summer, although still make sure that it’s suitable for your skin type. A couple of times a week you should also use a gentle exfoliator to scrub away dry skin and help to make it glow.
Give your lips extra attention to avoid them becoming chapped and splitting. Apply a moisturizing lip balm when you are doing the rest of your skin care, make it part of your routine. As well as this, brush your lips with a toothbrush to get rid of that excess skin. Because no one likes chapped lips.
Nourishing and healing castor seed oil and vitamin rich grape seed butter are combined with vibrant natural pigments of the petals od Damascus rose in this all-natural deeply moisturizing tint for lips by Onest. The Pink rose lip balm nourishes and moisturises the lips while giving them subtle touch of rosy color and gloss.
The skin on your hands is thinner than on most parts of the body and has fewer oil glands. This means it’s harder to keep your hands moist, especially in cold, dry weather and can lead to itchiness and cracking. Find an “ointment” moisturizer that’s oil-based rather than water-based, as the oil creates a protective layer on the skin that retains more moisture than a cream or lotion.
Ointment for dry and problematic skin by 4 kids and us relieves the symptoms of damaged and dry skin. The blend of the best hypoallergenic natural fats like shea, mango and almond butter and an active combination of minerals, vitamins, antioxidants create an invisible layer between the skin and the potential sources of irritation, while softening and nourishing sensitive skin.
Written by Katja Butala
Featured image: Pinterest, other images by 4 kids and us and Onest.
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Winter Skincare Refresh: Treat your Skin Generously
At this point in the season, your coat rack is covered with heavy coats and your online shopping cart is full of too many scarves, gloves and knitwear and let’s not forget about the most essential part of winter: the ongoing battle with dry skin. As the low temperatures continue to linger, the dry environment and lack of moisture allows for cracked hands, chapped lips and scaly legs. Ewwww.
This winter weather demands an upgrade to your skin care routine, because nothing complements that seasonal vampy lip more than a hydrated, glowing face.
Discover our key steps to achieving glossy hair and flawless complexion:
Soothe Your Hair
Wrap up from head to toe. Don’t forget to wear a hat to protect your hair from drying out and keeping your head nice and warm. Too much exposure to cold, harsh weather can leave hair dry making it more susceptible to damage. Hair goes weak and brittle during winter, but if you give it the right treatment you’ll avoid it becoming a big issue. Look for shampoos and conditioners which aim to protect and heal your hair, making sure they are slightly more moisturizing than what you use normally, but still good for your hair type.
The natural shampoo bar for normal hair by 4 kids and us will change the way you think about shampoo! Packed with effective ingredients like yellow clay and essential oils, the bar purifies, cleanses and moisturizes your hair without weighing it down.
Moisturize!
As with your hair, your skin care routine should also be adjusted. Skin becomes drier in cold weather, especially if it’s windy, because the moisture of the skin is evaporated more quickly by the wind, and the skin doesn’t produce as much oil. Try using a slightly heavier moisturizer than you use in the summer, although still make sure that it’s suitable for your skin type. A couple of times a week you should also use a gentle exfoliator to scrub away dry skin and help to make it glow.
Take Care of Your Lips
Give your lips extra attention to avoid them becoming chapped and splitting. Apply a moisturizing lip balm when you are doing the rest of your skin care, make it part of your routine. As well as this, brush your lips with a toothbrush to get rid of that excess skin. Because no one likes chapped lips.
Nourishing and healing castor seed oil and vitamin rich grape seed butter are combined with vibrant natural pigments of the petals od Damascus rose in this all-natural deeply moisturizing tint for lips by Onest. The Pink rose lip balm nourishes and moisturises the lips while giving them subtle touch of rosy color and gloss.
Protect Your Hands
The skin on your hands is thinner than on most parts of the body and has fewer oil glands. This means it’s harder to keep your hands moist, especially in cold, dry weather and can lead to itchiness and cracking. Find an “ointment” moisturizer that’s oil-based rather than water-based, as the oil creates a protective layer on the skin that retains more moisture than a cream or lotion.
Ointment for dry and problematic skin by 4 kids and us relieves the symptoms of damaged and dry skin. The blend of the best hypoallergenic natural fats like shea, mango and almond butter and an active combination of minerals, vitamins, antioxidants create an invisible layer between the skin and the potential sources of irritation, while softening and nourishing sensitive skin.
Written by Katja Butala
Featured image: Pinterest, other images by 4 kids and us and Onest.
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