It is cold and dry when it comes to winter days. This is made worse by the fact that we use heaters that further dry out the air. It can be very difficult to keep your skin moist during these cold months. Here are some tips to take care of your skin during winter.
- Keep yourself covered with warm clothing. If possible, wear gloves to keep your hands warm. When you go to bed, wear socks to keep your feet warm and this will also prevent your feet from drying out. For added moisture, after washing your feet at night, apply foot cream thoroughly to your feet and immediately put on your socks. This will soften your feet at night while you sleep.
- Hydrate your body. Apply lotion or body cream to prevent skin from drying out by sealing in moisture. Your skin will flake and dry very easily if you don’t apply any moisturizer on your body. Be sure to apply a good moisturizer in the morning before you leave home and at night before you go to bed. Apply moisturizer to your hands every time you wash them. There are a variety of lotions, body butters, and body moisturizers that you could use.
- Wash with a moisturizing soap or body wash. Use a body wash or soap that has lotion or cream added to it so it doesn’t dry out your skin while you wash. An oil-based soap is also a good idea.
- Add a few drops of baby oil to your bath. The oil can seal in some moisture on the skin.
- Stay hydrated throughout the day. When it’s cold we tend to drink less water. But you should keep your water intake up during the winter. You need to hydrate your body and your skin from the inside. If you can’t drink water often, at least drink fluids throughout the day; be it juice, tea or hot chocolate.
- Keep the air moist. You could use a humidifier to moisten the air. Or you can place a small container of water in front of the heater. This should add some moisture to the air so it’s not as dry.
It’s important to take care of your skin during the colder months, so it’s a good idea to stock up on body creams and lotions that you can get in bulk from a cosmetics wholesaler.
