Winter can be hard on your skin. The cold air wiping across your face and hands increases the risk of skin irritation because it attacks the hydrolipidic film that protects the skin. Unfortunately, this results skin stress, irritation and imbalance which is just another way of saying your skin becomes dehydrated.
The most common damage in winter is: redness or dermatitis. The wind can even “scald” the skin, which is commonly called windburn, wind-blush whose causes and symptoms are like those caused by the sun.
The strategy advised by specialists is to prepare in advance: always keep your skin protected but above all nourished and hydrated.
After a gentle daily cleaning with delicate and natural soaps, it is important to protect the face, but also the hands and lips that are very vulnerable because their skin is low in fat on the surface, thus at risk of cracking and icing.
First you need to know your skin: skin that tends to dry quickly in winter will require more hydration. Instead, fat skins will require a little moisturizing but very protective treatment.
Another side effect of cold occurs to your eyes. On colder days it is possible that the eyes blush and the eye contour shrinks with greater ease. This phenomenon occurs because frost can cause capillary fragility. Here are a few ways to protect your eyes on winter days:
1. Wash and gently massage the eyes in the morning and evening
2. Protect them with good sunglasses
3. Protect the eye contour with a specific cream
Be it your face, hands or eyes that need additional protection in the winter, Olivella has you covered 😊
