Winter Skincare Tips Part 1 & 2

 

When winter comes, we often find our skin changing with the 

season. For many of us dryness strikes and were left with 

dry and dehydrated skin. Flakies galore!  

 

There are things you can do to help combat this seasonal 

change! Here are a few tips!  

 

Tip #1 Use a shower filter! This actually goes for year 

round. But if you don’t have a shower filter definitely 

consider one!  

 

Chlorine is used in tap water to get rid of the nasties, 

sure. But it also causes havoc on our skin! It dries it out 

big time! Especially during winter time. And actually for 

oily skinned gals this can make them oilier, because it 

strips their skin of its natural oils. So oily skin types 

tend to pump more out to try to make up for it. 

 

Tip #2 Keep yourself hydrated! When considering what water 

to drink I highly suggest drinking filtered, distilled or 

spring water.  

 

Same concept as above, except for chlorine in regular tap 

water also eats up the good bacteria in your intestines 

which means slower digestion and also drying out the skin 

from the inside out.  

 

 

Tip #3 Eat your Fruits and Veggies – Keep a balanced diet 

of fruits and veggies! But if you are not able to do this 

or you feel you need more than what you are getting, 

definitely consider taking a vitamin supplement. I usually 

like to suggest a multi-vitamin that is food based. This is 

because you know you are getting the bio-available version 

of the vitamins rather than synthetic versions. Without 

proper vitamins and minerals in our body, we won’t have 

what the body needs to repair itself. Inside and Out!  

 

 

A few specific skincare thoughts.. 

 

Use a GENTLE cleanser whether your skin is dry or oily.  

 

Spritz as frequently as you feel necessary!  

 

A good moisturizer is very beneficial! 

Winter Skincare Tips Part 2

Last week we covered the need for Hydration, a good shower 

filter and eating your fruits and veggies. And also using a 

good food based vitamin and mineral supplement. This week 

we will discuss the importance of a few other things that 

are also especially important to your skin during winter! 

 

Here are a few more tips...

 

Tip #1 Make sure to get enough fatty acids/omegas in your 

diet. Fatty Acids in our diet help keep our skin nourished 

and also keep it from drying out. Examples: Hemp Seed, Flax 

Seed, Pumpkin Seed and their oils, Fish and Fish oils But 

there is way more than this!!  

 

Tip #2 Be conscious of the effect that a dehumidifier can 

have on your skin. Because the job of a dehumidifier is to 

draw water out of the air, inadvertently this can be drying 

out our skin! Granted its hard not to use one especially in 

homes that get mildew/mold during winter time. Now if you 

do use one of these make sure that you do spritz your skin 

through the day with hydrating mists or hydrosols to keep 

them from getting dehydrated.  

 

Tip #3 Try as hard as you can, to not take super hot 

showers. And believe me, I know how hard that is! When the 

water is very hot though it can strip the oils right out of 

our skin which makes our skin drier too. If you do like 

hot showers like I do, try to use a Body oil after to help 

bring emollience back to your skin.  

 

Things you can do with skincare to help keep your skin well 

balanced during winter.. 

 

Keep a mineral water or hydrosol or hydrating mist on hand 

at all times! Spritz Frequently as needed!  

keep a hydrating serum on hand at all times!  

keep a few good carrier oils on hand at all times! (this is 

to seal in the hydration!)  

Keep in mind that to be healthy skin needs both hydration 

(water) and emollience (oils)  

keep a good moisturizer on hand at all times!  

Here is a basic routine.. especially for dry skin during 

winter… 

 

-Wash with a gentle cleanser.. sometimes during winter you 

will need to switch to a more gentle creamy type cleanser.  

 

 

-Tone with a toner that will not strip your skin (No need 

for alcohol in your toners!)  

- Spritz with hydrosol or hydrating spray of choice  

- Apply your favorite Hydrating Serum (2-4 drops) all over 

skin 

- While your skin is still wet apply 2-4 drops of your 

favorite carrier oil and pat into your skin 

- Apply your favorite moisturizer 

 

By layering these you will help your skin stay hydrated, 

moisturized and hopefully less dry! 

 

Here are the products we especially recommend for winter 

time!  

 

Cleansers –  

 

Calendula & Shea Creamy Cleanser 

 

Just Shea Cleanser 

 

Hemp Beauty Bar 

 

Pumpkin Beauty Bar 

 

Moisturizers –  

 

Seabuckthorn & Blue Tansy Nourishing Cream 

 

Avena Dreams Cream 

 

Also the new Nilotica Synergy, SheaVita Concentrate, 

Nilotica Skin Nectar and Eye Love Balm are perfect for 

winter too!

Jen Flanagan