After several months spent in the cold air outside and dry indoors, the skin needs special care. It is always individual, but the basic rules are suitable for everyone.
We figure out together with experts what to change in the usual care procedures in the spring and what products will help properly moisturise and protect the skin.
Skin After Winter
Spring skincare is recovering after a difficult period with temperature changes and a lack of sun. Heating in an apartment with insufficient air humidity often leads to peeling, redness, and a feeling of tightness.
Many are faced with increased manifestations of rosacea, inflammation, and acne. All this can be the result of environmental influences and nutritional costs: in winter, you often want sweet and fatty foods, and there are fewer fresh vegetables and fruits in the diet.
In addition to temperature fluctuations in the street and indoors, during the cold months, the habit of taking hot baths and showers affects the skin condition. This entails the appearance of dryness and irritation, especially if the water is hard. With the advent of spring, it makes sense to reconsider your habits and care so that the skin is beautiful and healthy in the coming months.
Rules for Skincare in Spring Season
The main rule applies regardless of the season: you need to choose cosmetics for your skin type, and for this, you can consult a dermatologist or cosmetologist.
1. Exfoliate your Skin
Skin cells are constantly regenerated, but in winter, most body parts remain under warm clothes, not interacting with ultraviolet radiation and air, which slows down this process. The best way to exfoliate your skin is to take a warm bath and apply a scrub that gently removes dead skin cells. Pay special attention to the knees, elbows, feet, arms, and back. Choose a mild cleanser that won’t scratch your skin.
Try several scrubs in practice to choose the most suitable one since skin sensitivity is a very individual parameter. Do not use the same scrub for the body and face.
The skin on the face is much more delicate and requires careful exfoliation. Many scrubs contain an additional complex of vitamins, brightening ingredients, and hydrating oils – choose the most suitable product and use 2-3 times a week.
Scrubs based on soft granules with lactic and pyruvic acid are suitable for dry skin, oily skin – with salicylic and glycolic, and natural abrasives; gommage is used for any skin. There is no universal remedy, and one should select it with a beautician.
2. Drink More Water
This principle is important at any time of the year. But if you do not pay attention to the drinking regimen in winter, you will surely notice that the skin has become dull and dry. A sufficient amount of fluid in the body affects the proper functioning of all internal systems and organs, and the skin is the largest of them.
Many begin to work out more diligently in the spring to return to “summer form.” Keep in mind that the body needs even more water to recover during exercise, especially if you noticeably sweat during intense workouts.
3. Use Sunscreen
Although it is still not as hot outside as in summer, the sun appears much more often and shines longer, and ultraviolet rays even penetrate clouds and clouds. Apply a cream or lotion with an appropriate SPF level to exposed body parts, especially the face. This will slow down the aging process and avoid the appearance of age spots. Choose an SPF 15 sunscreen when you spend most of your time indoors. If you have fair skin or are outdoors when the sun is at its peak, a product with an SPF of 30 to 50 will work.
4. Diversify your Diet
In the spring, there are more vegetables and fruits available, which are rich in antioxidants that increase the skin’s protective functions. Juicy whole foods promote hydration levels. Eating fruits and vegetables every day guarantees that your skin receives enough moisture, vitamins, and nutrients to maintain its beauty.
To improve her condition from the inside, add oily fish, citrus fruits, nuts, carrots, and healthy oils, such as olive and coconut, to your diet. Citrus fruits – lemons, oranges, tangerines, and grapefruits – positively affect collagen production. Useful vitamin C is also abundant in sauerkraut, spinach, and rose hips. In case of malnutrition, the doctor may prescribe vitamin courses. To maintain health, which also has a positive effect on the skin of the face and body.
5. Moisturize your Skin
In winter, beauticians advise using richer cream textures to protect the face from low temperatures and restore skin elasticity in case of dehydration. When it is warm outside, a thick layer of care product is less absorbed, can leave a film on the face, and greasy stains on clothes. It is worth replacing them with lighter products that will help maintain moisture balance in the spring but will not clog pores.
Cosmetics based on glycerin and snail mucin will help dehydrated skin; for dry skin, choose creams with vegetable and mineral oils, lanolin, and squalene. Ceramides and hyaluronic acid are suitable for both types.
Oily skin needs just as much moisture as others, but it needs light fluids, gels, and gel creams. If you have combination skin, you should select products for different face parts.
6. Use Masks and Serums
Skincare should be a constantly measured routine in compliance with the basic rules and taking into account the characteristics of each person. But sometimes, emergency measures and “heavy artillery” are required. Add serums and masks, concentrated preparations in ampoules, to daily creams.
Good products give a quick result; as a rule, one application course is enough. Pay attention to masks containing fatty acids, which regulate lipid balance. Products with hyaluronic acid, macadamia oil, and vitamins A, E, and C are suitable for restoring skin tone. Remember that express products only complement daily care and do not replace it.
Oily skin often needs cleansing masks, dry skin needs nourishing and moisturizing masks, sensitive skin needs soothing masks, and problematic skin may need drying and healing masks. For mature skin, products with anti-aging properties are used.
