As the seasons change, you might find your skin is having trouble adapting. Here are our favorite tips for making the best of it:
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Change Your Moisturizer Routine: Are you waking up feeling like a prune? Colder weather means drier air and you might need to up the ante on your face moisturizer routine. Using a serum? Switch to using it twice a day or to a salve at night. Using a salve? Try using it in the morning and at night.
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Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate! In addition to drier skin, winter also brings along nasty viruses and the flu. While we understand the urge to head straight for the coffee, trying reaching for a glass of water first thing each morning instead to help re-hydrate your skin and flush toxins from your body. Water too boring? Add a bit of lemon juice.
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Get to Know Body Oil: Adding a body oil to your post-shower regimen can lock in moisture all day and banish crocodile skin. As tempting as it is to stand in a hot shower (guilty as charged here!), try to keep water more tepid to avoid stripping your skin of its vital natural oils.
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Don't Forget Your Hair! Cold,dry air is tough on your tresses. Protect longer strands by tucking them under a cap as the weather changes. Use a hair treatment to repair damaged strands.
- Honey: When your skin is going beserk and nothing seems to be working, turn to our favorite standby: a raw honey mask. Naturally antibatcterial, raw honey is anti-inflammatory, moisturizing and soothing for your skin. Smear on a tablespoon or so and let sit at least 20 minutes. Wash off with a wet washcloth.