Winter Skin Care: 5 Useful Tips and Precautions Needed to Know For Darker Skin Tones
In winter weather, many of us are facing problems of retain moisture so to protect our gorgeous locks we use protective styles.
As temperatures drop and the air becomes drier, our skin is at its most vulnerable stage and the effects of winter are more visibly pronounced on darker skin tones. So it's important for us to take extra precaution, but how many of us don't give the same dedicated effort into protecting our skin?
There are best five essential tips that with help for a darker skin people in winter, according to essence.
Cleansing and Moisturizing
By taking a long hot shower in the winter it tends to dry out the skin. So to create the best infrastructure for your skin starts the process with cleansing. While taking bath, avoid the use of antibacterial soaps as certified dermatologist, Dr. Debra Jaliman, MD, states that these are very drying. For these, use a moisturizing body wash like Dove Deep Moisture Body Wash. Then use a moisturizer cream right after the shower.
Jaliman also suggests that when washing the face by mild cleanser "Radiance Gentle Cleanser does not strip the skin of its natural moisture but also adds more moisture from aloe, glycerin, ceramides and hyaluronic acid."
Face
"For the face, use the cream which is rich in Vitamin C, like DCL's C-Scape High Potency Night Booster 30 which is best for restoring your skin while you sleep and can get a result when you wake up. "For the body, use the lotion like DCL's C Scape High Potency Body Lotion which is filled with vitamin C to ensure thorough hydration." "For skin brightening you can use a serum Rapid Bright Ultra-Brightening Serum rich in vitamin C that works great to erase dark spots and even skin tones."
Scalp
"During winter, maintain the health of the skin and the best way to treat common winter scalp problems such as drying or itching to get rid of these do a deep cleansing for the scalp." Before you shampoo and condition use a pre-cleansing oil treatment on scalp, and use a shampoo more in winter to build up on the scalp during winter.
SPF
"Use products which has high quality sun protecting ingredients in even the dead of winter," If you're concerned about the white film then you should use a non-mineral based sunscreens, such as Clear Face Liquid Lotion by Neutrogena It's fragrance-free, lightweight and will not leave a white cast.
Hands
Hands also plays an vital role which is a most notorious for being the dead giveaway for dry skin, our hands tends to the most exposed body part to winter's chilling temperatures. For the hands, dermatologists agree that cocoa butters, coconut oil, avocado oil and heavier creams that can protect your skin.