Winter is a dreaded season, especially for skin care. The chilling temperatures affect your skin making them dry, cracked and brittle. Fortunately, ‘winter-care’ products are available to counter the ‘winter effect’. Here are 7 winter skin care products you must have:
Lip balm: remember, regular chap sticks are not the answer. You must have lip balm, which contains refreshing agents that keep your lips moist all day long, preventing cracked and chapped lips. Remember to carry it around with you all the time.
Skin moisturizer: use an oil-based moisturizer for your entire body. Not only does it have a warming effect on the skin, it helps to replenish lost moisture, keeping your skin from getting dry during the winter.
Sunscreen: sunscreen is not just for the summer, remember, the sun shines during winter as well. Slap on that sunscreen around 30 minutes before heading outdoors. Sunscreen should make up part of your daily routine during winter, as most skin types are sensitive to sunlight.
Body scrub: choose a body scrub with an exfoliant. The cold weather makes your skin dry and brittle. A strong body scrub used every few days will help smoothen out the dry skin.
Body butter: this deliciously thick lotion has magical effects on your skin, keeping it luxuriously moist and smooth all day long.
Petroleum jelly: use this for those ‘hard to moisturize’ places like elbows, knees and feet. It works as well as any lotion, and thus might not need any other kind of moisturizer.
Face cream: this is the most important, as your face is the most exposed part of your body during winter. Get yourself a night renewing face cream.