Winter sure is a naughty little season, isn’t it? Not only does it wreak havoc on your hair and your ability to show off your pins, but it also messes with your normally radiant skin, too.
But since cold temperatures, wind, and artificial heaters – all the worst offenders when it comes to drying out skin – come part and parcel with winter, how exactly do you go about ensuring your skin stays radiant and hydrated?
To begin, it’s important to understand exactly how the elements affect your skin, before we can reveal our secret to overcoming their damaging effects…
COLD TEMPERATURES
The drop in temperature that occurs in winter can leave your skin seriously dehydrated. Why? Well, cold, frigid air stiffens the normally soft, fatty lipids that keep your skin pliable, which in turn makes it more prone to cracking. And when your skin cracks it allows moisture to escape, leaving your skin dry and dull. At this point it becomes more vital than ever to use a daily cleanser that helps to hydrate your skin and replenish lost moisture – because now more than ever it’s not enough for your cleanser to simply provide a deep clean. In fact, if your current cleanser is leaving your face feeling ‘tight’, then chances are it’s actually removing moisture from your skin as it removes impurities, which will never get you the fresh, radiant-looking complexion you want.
To ensure you always put your best face forward (even in minus temperatures), swap your current cleanser for one that also hydrates, like the NIVEA Daily Essentials range. These hydrating cleansers are formulated with Hydra IQ deep moisture technology (as are all NIVEA Daily Essentials products*) and works to fight the dry, ‘tight’ feeling by effectively transporting moisture from the deeper layers of your skin, to the top. The best part is, the addition of Hydra IQ technology means that these products are also putting moisture back in to your skin, helping it to look healthy and radiant – unlike other cleansers, which can worsen the damaging effects of the winter elements by further stripping your skin of essential moisture.
WIND
Cold winds can cause a ‘windburn’ effect, which saps the moisture from your skin and leaves it feeling chapped, dry and sore and looking anything but radiant. Do the right thing for your skin and counteract the effects of the winter wind by arming yourself with a cleansing product that will not only help to gently soothe your dry skin, but will also replenish lost moisture while simultaneously giving a thorough cleanse. We recommend using NIVEA Daily Essentials Soothing Cleansing Mousse daily to get your soft, radiant, healthy-looking complexion back.
HEATERS
Just like the chilly air, any extreme changes in temperature – like escaping from the cold to hibernate in front of the heater – can severely dehydrate your skin and leave it looking dull and pallid. If you aren’t prepared to give up your face time with your heater during the chilly months, you need to ensure you make up for it in your skin care regime. Cleansers are designed to rid your skin of dirt and make-up, but as mentioned above, many of them can also strip your skin’s natural moisture right along with it. Ensure you’re using a cleanser that works to take away impurities, but that also puts moisture back into your skin. We recommend NIVEA Daily Essentials Refreshing Cleansing Mousse as it provides a deep clean AND gives your skin an intensive boost of long-lasting moisture – and this will ultimately give your skin its best defense against the elements.
*Excludes Fragrance Free Cleansing Wipes, Make-Up Removers, Moisturising Fluid SPF 15 and Shine Control Moisturising Day Cream SPF 15.
What are your top tips to protect your skin from the damaging elements?
