The new year is an excellent time to shake things up. You might cringe at the phrase ‘New Year, New You’, but how about a slightly improved you? A more confident you? A ‘you’ more comfortable in your skin? Now, that is a more achievable goal!
Is it time alter your skincare routine?
Just as the weather changes with the seasons, so does our skin. Cold temperatures and low humidity levels can strip away moisture in the winter, leaving skin feeling dry and tight. In the summer, on the other hand, heat and humidity can lead to oiliness and breakouts.
As we age, our skin changes, becoming thinner and less elastic. Expected hormone changes can also cause the skin to fluctuate, resulting in anything from acne to premature wrinkling. To keep your skin looking its best, it’s essential to adjust your skincare routine to account for these changes.
Making small tweaks to your skincare routine can help ensure that your skin always looks its best. Here’s what you should look out for:
- Have you noticed any fine or deep wrinkles? Sagging? Dark spots? Dry skin? or other issues?
- What once worked for you doesn’t seem to work so great anymore.
- The time of the year. Some tweaks are needed as the seasons change, and our skin undergoes different conditions.
Stay up to date with skincare innovations
Scientific discoveries and research help experts create better products as the years go by. New products are formulated with improved technology, often offering more than one function and advantage.
Let’s start with the foundation – cleansing. The use of harsh chemicals to cleanse your face and body of dust, pollutants, makeup, and dead skin cells is no longer in vogue.
In winter, use CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser or CeraVe Hydrating Cream to Foam Cleanser. Both products are gentle on the skin while helping it retain hydration and achieve a clean and comfortable finish, ready for the application of the rest of your skincare routine.
Both cleansers also help restore the protective skin barrier since they contain 3 essential ceramides. Ceramides are naturally found in the skin, so these products replenish these vital stores. They are free of soap and fragrance and are non-comedogenic.
CeraVe Moisturising Cream for the face and body is suitable for sensitive, dry skin. It can be used in children over three years as it is Allergy-tested and fragrance-free. The unique non-irritating hydrating Formula has a soft, powdery finish and helps to restore the skin barrier.
Thanks to its innovative MVE technology, hydration continues to be released long after application to keep the skin feeling soft and comfortable.
Strengthen your skin
The contemporary approach to skincare strengthens and plays off the natural composition of this magnificent barrier. Products are designed to replenish, protect, and restore a youthful glow.
Take Vichy Mineral 89, a skin health booster that restores the skin’s strength daily with the natural power of hyaluronic acid and 89% Vichy Thermal Mineralising Volcanic Water. The skin is protected from pollution, fatigue, change of climate, and stress. Its light gel-like hydrating texture is a year-round superpower for your skincare regime. Just use drops of Mineral 89 daily after cleansing and before you continue your skincare routine.
Collagen loss starts as early as the age of 25. This loss is gradual at first and increases around the age of 50. Several factors contribute to this loss, and it is faster in some people, but combatting this loss early benefits your skin for a more youthful appearance.
Vichy Liftactiv Collagen Specialist contains 2 types of collagen peptides which help boost the synthesis of different types of collagen in the skin while promoting cell renewal. This helps decrease visible wrinkles, loss of definition, and signs of sagginess. Pro-collagen peptides plump the skin, Vitamin C combats pollution and other stressors, and vitamin B3 (niacinamide) acts on the skin tone to make it more even. The product achieves 48-hour protection, keeping your skin youthful, radiant, and toned.
Skincare is more than the skin on your face
Don’t forget that the skin on your body also needs some love. Some people cannot help but remember because problem skin can be irritated and uncomfortable. Certain products are fantastic to have in the home because they are helpful to all members of the family, even young children and those with more sensitive skin.
La Roche-Posay Lipikar Baume AP+M is a triple-action balm that immediately soothes flare-ups and eradicates scratching and dry skin. You don’t need to have irritated skin to use it, though. Its pleasant texture is ideal for keeping skin healthy as the weather changes. Its immediately soothing irritated skin is also suitable for those undergoing cancer treatment.
And finally, the product most loved by families for its versatility and accessibility is La Roche-Posay’s Cicaplast Baume B5+. Cicaplast is a household name because of its multiple uses. Its new formula comprises the Tribioma and Aqua Posae Filiformis, a complex that renews the skin to aid fast healing. So, whether you are suffering a burn, scratch, rash, mosquito bite, or flare-up, Cicaplast has you covered.
Caring for your skin shouldn’t be considered a luxury. Your quality of life depends on how comfortable, pain-free, and confident you feel. Take some time to analyse your skincare routine and adjust as needed. Like our advice? Try these products for yourself… you’ll be thankful for this self-care gesture for months to come!
Sources:
Ledford, B. (2022, November 26). Why Your Skin Care Routine Needs To Change Every Season. The List. https://www.thelist.com/1111672/why-your-skin-care-routine-needs-to-change-every-season/
Why Your Collagen Depletes With Age. (n.d.). Verywell Health. Retrieved November 28, 2022, from https://www.verywellhealth.com/collagen-supplements-4164818