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Cold weather self-care essentials

 The weather is most certainly cold with snow on its way and the temperature not pushing above 3 degrees. The cold weather often comes with some blustery spells. These things play havoc with our skin, especially our faces. 

With this in mind we need to take extra care and attention to our skin and here are a few tips on how to do that:

Stay hydrated: Drinking plenty of water is one way to protect our skin from the harsh weather. This will hydrate the skin from the inside. Adding water into our daily routine is often more difficult than we first think. But keep going, increase it slowly...

Wrap up warm: Now I am sure you would be doing this anyway, but any way to project you skin, especially your face, from the harsh cold and wind the better. Pull that scarf up a little higher and that hat a little lower... Cover those brows and keep yourself warm!

Moisturise: Additional moisture in your skill is always a good thing and adding that little extra self care into your evening and morning routine will really help your skin against the cold and windy weather. Adding lip balm whenever you can will also prevent them from cracking. 

Adapt your skincare routine: I know it is tempting to scrub all the dry skin off but that will cause more harm than good, adapt your skin care routine for the colder weather and focus on being gentle with your skin as opposed to rough. This adaption extends into your baths and showers, the hotter the water the more likely the skin will become dry and cracked. I know its tempting and believe me I still do have hot showers every now and then. Try turning it down a little, I'm not saying have cold showers or baths. Certainly not! In fact it's forbidden...it's too cold for that. But turning it down a little might save your skin.

SPF: Even though it feels like we're never going to see the sun again we still need to apply the SPF to get the UV protection. When and if we get snow, that snow will reflect the sunlight which also reflects the UV Rays, so stay protected and look after your skin.


 Skin care essentials especially in the cold are even more important. Thank you for taking the time to read this and support our blog. 

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Kisses 

Katie xx 

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