The Must Have Skin Saviour To Wish For This Christmas

How to Avoid Dry Skin

The key here is to take preventative action before the skin even gets the chance to become dry. If you leave it too late, then prepare to go into firefighting mode, having to deal with unwelcome fall-outs like flakiness, redness, and irritation. Not to mention that when skin is seriously dry, it worsens fine lines and wrinkles so it makes you look older. It’s far better to deal with the issue before it gets to that point, so don’t delay, read on, and implement our skincare tips below right now.

Winter Skincare Tips

As temperatures plummet, humidity decreases meaning that there’s less moisture in the air. This spells bad news for the complexion because skin dries out more easily. Add to that, hot showers and indoor heating running twenty-four seven and it’s a recipe for parched, flaky, chapped skin.

So, what do you need to do about it? The obvious answer is that you need to hydrate skin and yes, you can do this from inside and out by taking some easy measures like having lukewarm showers, drinking more water, and applying a topical moisturiser, but is that enough?

Well, something that will certainly help is increasing your Vitamin C to elevate skin hydration in the cold months. You could take a supplement and use a skincare product that includes it. Why? Because research shows that Vitamin C reduces trans-epidermal loss, therefore enabling the skin to hold onto more water.

A Vitamin C Serum like the highly concentrated antioxidant Obagi Professional C® Serum is your go-to for fighting those arctic icy blasts. Easily absorbed into the skin, this serum will seal in moisture and stimulate collagen production to visibly diminish fine lines and wrinkles, firm and plump the skin and protect skin from UV damage as well as environmental stressors.

How to Keep Skin Hydrated During Winter

One of the most essential products in your daily winter skincare routine is a hydrator, or as you might refer to it, moisturiser!

The problem is that many moisturisers on the market supply superficial hydration, and whilst skin might feel better instantly, moisture soon evaporates through the skin’s outer layers and skin is returned to its previous dry state. What’s really needed is something that supplies all-day hydration but that can only be achieved by using a hydrator that penetrates skin cells more deeply and uses ground-breaking technology to deliver the purest, active ingredients.

Daily moisturiser, Obagi Hydrate® and its night-time companion, the gloriously rich Obagi Hydrate Luxe® are pioneering moisturisers that are clinically proven to deliver continuous hydration for up to 8 hours.

They achieve this through the use of an advanced ingredient called Hydromanil™ which forms a tightly clad matrix across the surface of the skin. Its benefits are twofold because it not only prevents moisture from evaporating from the skin’s surface, but it also captures water molecules at the same time. This ensures that nourishing compounds are continuously released into the skin.

The overall effect is an unbelievably hydrated, healthy and ultra-radiant complexion. So, banish the winter blues in one foul swipe with these must-have hydrators and keep glowing throughout the festive season.

Hydrating Skincare

It doesn’t have to stop at moisturiser because you can up skin hydration levels by using other hydrating skincare products too.

Look out for products that include Hyaluronic Acid and Glycerin, humectants that draw water in and Ceramides which support the skin’s natural moisture barrier. By choosing to use hydrating products, your skin will be supported in the best possible way, something which is especially vital at this time of year.