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Bye-bye dry skin … Winter’s really never looked better<br />
Winter plays a cruel game with our<br />
skin. Dry skin. Chapped lips. And<br />
a suddenly lacklustre complexion.<br />
These are all part of the seasonal skin<br />
switch that happens as the days get<br />
shorter. But there is good news. A few<br />
minor tweaks, not an entirely new set<br />
of products, is all your skin needs to<br />
attain a gorgeous glow. The experts<br />
from Claire Hill shared some top tips<br />
to keep your skin glowing throughout<br />
Winter, and the rest of the year.<br />
So I don’t need to change all my<br />
skincare products for Winter? No, not<br />
if you are using high-quality products.<br />
They should keep your skin in tiptop<br />
shape all year round. Your skin<br />
needs the same thing throughout the<br />
seasons – ingredients like hyaluronic<br />
acid to boost the water content in your<br />
skin cells significantly, and high-quality<br />
moisturising ingredients such as<br />
rosehip oil that prevent that precious<br />
hydration from evaporating through<br />
your skin. It’s as simple as that.<br />
Do I need a specific eye product? Eye<br />
gel is essential all year round. The eye<br />
area is super delicate because it’s five<br />
to 10 times thinner than on the rest of<br />
your face, making it particularly prone<br />
to dryness. It also has no sebaceous<br />
(natural oil) glands, so it can’t naturally<br />
regenerate any lost moisture. While<br />
it’s tempting to slather on thicker<br />
creams over Winter, moisturising<br />
around eyes with a really rich product<br />
is counterproductive as firstly it’s too<br />
heavy for that delicate area, it can clog<br />
the skin, causing milia (small white<br />
lumps) and puffiness. You need a light<br />
gel that sinks in fast and hydrates with<br />
powerful ingredients that penetrate<br />
the deeper layers of the skin.<br />
WPC Eye Complex is a gentle yet<br />
powerful corrective treatment<br />
to revitalise the delicate<br />
skin around your eyes. The<br />
youth-reviving actives in this<br />
luxuriously silky eye gel reduce<br />
puffiness and inflammation,<br />
lighten dark circles, and smooth<br />
away fine lines and wrinkles<br />
to reveal fresher, brighter,<br />
younger-looking eyes. R1865<br />
from clairehill.co.za<br />
But what to do if my skin is drier during Winter? Layer up. Layering involves<br />
applying your skincare products in a particular order (this is good advice<br />
throughout the year!). The lighter product (think serum) should be applied first<br />
as it’s designed to penetrate your skin’s more profound levels. Then follow with a<br />
moisturiser that locks in the benefits of the serum and prevents the dry Winter air<br />
from sucking the much-needed hydration straight back out of your skin. If your<br />
skin does begin to feel tight, a few drops of light face oil over the top of your<br />
moisturiser will protect it against environmental aggressors to keep your skin<br />
feeling soft and your complexion glowing.<br />
Can I use the same cleanser as in<br />
Summer? A good cleanser will serve<br />
you just as well in Winter as in the<br />
warmer months. Your best option is<br />
a cleansing pad soaked in micellar<br />
water – it will gently sweep away the<br />
daily grime without stripping the<br />
skin of its natural oils. You’ll not only<br />
remove every skerrick of makeup, but<br />
you’ll also give the skin a good boost<br />
of soothing, repairing antioxidants.<br />
If you find that new sunspots have<br />
popped up after summer, choose<br />
micellar water with a melanin<br />
modulating active, which directly<br />
targets brown spots and age spots.<br />
What else can I do to prevent dry<br />
Winter skin? Tempting as it might be,<br />
don’t turn the heat up. Dry air will suck<br />
the moisture out of your skin, whether<br />
outside or under the blankets. Many<br />
Winter lifestyle habits can harm our<br />
skin. We spend less time outdoors<br />
(hello vitamin D!), we often avoid<br />
exercise, and we eat more decadent<br />
foods to boot. The effect is tangible<br />
… a sluggish inner equals a sluggish<br />
outer. Keep up your Summer routine –<br />
go for walks, drink plenty of water, and<br />
nourish your skin with the same gentle<br />
but effective products year-round, and<br />
you’ll cruise through a cold snap.<br />
Will moisture keep crows feet at bay? Honestly, a good eye gel should do<br />
more than add moisture. The skin around your eyes also needs a decent vitamin<br />
A dose to help strengthen the skin and slow the breakdown of collagen and<br />
elastin (that’s what keeps your skin bouncy and stretchy). Retinol is the traditional<br />
form of vitamin A for skincare. Today, we now have much gentler, plant-based<br />
alternatives such as Stevie (from the stevia plant), which has the same skinrejuvenating<br />
effect without causing any retinol-like irritation.<br />
14 Get It <strong>Bloem</strong>fontein <strong>July</strong> <strong>2021</strong> getitmagazine.co.za/bloemfontein
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