Here’s your winter skin care checklist

Here’s your winter skin care checklist:

Here is the comprehensive winter skin care checklist. You can ignore all the others.

This winter, befriend a moisturizer, use face oils and avoid excessive exfoliation to get a natural glow despite the chill in the air.
Meghan Shah, cosmetologist at Beauty & Curves Clinic, Surat, shares a few skin care tips that can be followed during winter season:

Moisturizer: The chill in the air can deprive your skin of the essential moisture that keeps it soft. Apply and then reapply moisturizer. Make sure that it is not too heavy for your skin. Otherwise, it will make your skin look oily and dark. A gel-to-cream based moisturizer would be ideal for any skin type.

Oil: Bio oil not only offers anti-ageing properties, but also provides nourishment to the skin. These oils add a protective layer to your skin and give you that super glow.

Lukewarm water: Hot water takes off the natural oil from the body, and it plays havoc if you already have dry skin. Lukewarm water is ideal as it does not dilate capillaries due to excessive heat.

Diet: Have a nutritionally rich diet. Eat food rich in Omega 3 for a glowing skin. Nuts and seasonal vegetables are great for your skin. Avoid starchy and sugary foods as they may cause bloating and acne.

Gentle exfoliators: Since your skin is already dry during the winter season, excessive exfoliation will wash off all the natural oils from the skin and can damage it badly causing redness. Use gentle exfoliators like oatmeal and coffee powder, and seal it with a cream.