Winter Skincare Routine

What happens to your skin in winter?

Winter air presents with cool temperatures and low humidity. This lack of moisture may also leave your skin dehydrated and flaky, which is why a dedicated winter skin routine is essential. The cold winters may also impact the blood flow to your skin, making you look pale and ashy. With lower production of sebum and natural oils, a moisturising winter skincare routine comes to the rescue. Here’s how you can start layering products -

Winter skincare routine

Step 1: Cleansers

No skincare regimen can begin without cleansing your skin. Choose a gentle gel-based face wash for your winter skin routine. Look for products infused with vitamin C that will help you unclog your pores, retain natural oils, and add a natural glow to your skin. If you’re often on the go, invest in a mild yet effective Micellar Cleansing Water that removes all impurities and toxins from your winter skin without rinsing.

Step 2: Scrubs or exfoliants

Winter can leave your skin feeling dry and dull. With dryness come flaky dead skin cells that may clog your pores while making you appear ashy. This is why scrubs and exfoliants are a part of your winter skin routine. Exfoliation helps to remove dead skin cells accumulated from dry winter air, which in turn leaves your skin looking more glowy and helps to absorb other skincare products into your skin better. Make sure you don’t overdo this for your skin treatment in winter to avoid the risk of disrupting the outer skin layer, leading to even more dryness and irritation. We recommend that you exfoliate only once a week to keep it from becoming another cause of dry skin in winter.

Step 3: Toner

Harsh winter air can affect the pH of your hair. A pH-balancing toner is the perfect addition to your winter skincare. Try a moisturising toner with glycerin and layer it after your cleanser and scrub to tighten your pores for skin treatment in winter.

Step 4: Vitamin C Serums

A skincare serum is the perfect addition to your winter skincare routine. Try to look for serums rich in antioxidants like a vitamin C serum to protect your skin from winter dullness. If you’re following this winter skincare at night, use a vitamin C night serum to help your skin regeneration at night.

Step 5: Sheet masks

Similar to a serum, a sheet mask helps you hydrate your skin while replenishing it with several active ingredients. Sheet masks with niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, and vitamin C can certainly be a potent addition to your skin treatment in winter.

Step 6: Moisturise

Deep nourishment is very important for your skin to stay healthy through the winter months. Add a vitamin C UV cream to your winter skin routine and achieve moisturised, sun-protected, and glowing skin in the mornings. Make sure you add a nighttime cream as well to your skin treatment in winter. Night creams are rich and help your skin recover overnight, making them one of the must-haves products for skin care during winter. Try using winter skincare creams that are enriched with ingredients like vitamin C and lemon essence such as vitamin C yoghurt night cream to rejuvenate and brighten the winter skin while you get your beauty sleep.

Step 7: Sun-protection

Sun protection should be a vital part of the winter skin routine. The harmful UV rays of the sun stand to harm your skin all through the year, further drying out your skin. Protect your skin in winter with a sunscreen serum and re-apply it every few hours with a mist sunscreen.

Step 8: Hand cream

An underrated winter skincare tip, adding hand cream to your regular skin regimen helps you achieve and follow a holistic winter skincare routine. Dry, flaky and cracked hands are very common during the colder months. Ensure your skin treatment in winter isn’t limited to the face and keep the skin on your palms healthy.

It is important to tweak your skincare routine during the winters, so your skin can adapt to the colder weather. Check out the wide range of nourishing Garnier skincare products this winter and read our genius skincare tips to flaunt glowy, healthy and hydrated skin.