Adding Hydration to your Winter Skin

For most of us, we have said goodbye to hot summer days and hello to cold winter temperatures. While you prepare to bundle up this season, it is important to remember that colder temperatures can wreak havoc on your skin if you are not properly prepared. It is officially time to change your skincare routine!

Which SkinCeuticals Products Should You Use in the Winter?

Your face is exposed to all of the elements and can easily lose it’s glow, so determining the right product for your skin is key to help your skin thrive throughout the winter months. Here are a few products that our licensed medical aestheticians highly recommend adding to your winter skincare regimen. Not all cleansers are created equal. If you have dry skin you should avoid cleansers designed to remove oils which can further dry your skin. Instead use mild cleansers that combine cleaning and moisturizing ingredients such as Normacleanse by ZO SkinHealth. They leave your face feeling soft after cleansing.

Oily skin types do well with a foaming cleanser with a low pH level that helps gently wash away the oils. The cleanser that helps to balance the skin’s pH can reduce the growth of bacteria and prevent skin breakouts. We recommend cleansers such as SkinCeuticals LHA Cleansing Gel or OilaClease by ZO SkinHealth. Sensitive skin types do best with a gentle skin cleanser. Your skin is more permeable than normal allowing harsh ingredients to penetrate your skin more readily. A great cleanser to try is SkinMedica Skin Sensitive Cleanser.

A must have tool for cleansing your face is the Clarisonic. In today’s fast-paced lifestyle, we tend to rush through our routines but 60 seconds is all it takes to cleanse your skin well. A Clarisonic skin care brush is extremely effective at flushing out the pores due to its oscillating cleaning brush and timer. It helps to gently exfoliate the skin and promote better circulation leading to tighter looking skin. After cleansing, be sure to rinse your face with warm water to make sure all the cleanser is completely removed. Leaving any residue may clog your pores and irritate the skin. After rinsing, gently pat your face dry with a towel. > Watch Clarisonic Alpha FIT video for men. > Watch Clarisonic Mia FIT video for women.

Moisturizing your face is an essential component to great skin care. Moisturizers help to hydrate and bring nourishment back to the skin. It can stimulate the skin’s circulation and help promote collagen which decreases the fine lines and wrinkles.

Pick a moisturizer that works with your skin type. We recommend SkinMedica HA5 Rejuvenating Hydrator, SkinMedica Rejuvanative Moisturizer, or SkinCeuticals Triple Lipid Restore 2:4:2.

Diet and exercise may not be enough.

Never, ever leave home without it!

Sunscreen is the key to protecting your skin. It shields your face from harmful UV rays, prevents facial brown spots and discolorations, slows down the development of wrinkles and premature aging, reduces red veins and blotchiness and above all helps fight skin cancer.

After all the work you did cleansing and moisturizing, why not add the sunscreen? We recommend EltaMD UV Shield Broad Spectrum SPF 45.

To review your skin’s health and learn what products are optimal for keeping your skin clean and healthy, call Maffi Clinics to schedule your personalized skin care consultation.

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