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Skincare in Winter??

Ornella

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Cold temperatures, check.

Wind, check.

Warm and dry heating, check.

Stress, check.

Age, check.

My skin is showing clear signs I need to add something to my winter skin regime. None of the moisturisers I have work - I have to "top up" once or twice during the day. I have tried a few new samples from various price ranges and haven't hit the jackpot yet - they simply don't provide enough of whatever it is my skin needs right now.

I'll keep searching, but in the meantime - do you have any advice about the regime in general? How does your skincare routine change, or not, depending on the season?

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Thistle

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The one change I make is moving from a moisturizer with SPF to one without. I live in a northern state, and I get so little sun that I need what I can get for the vitamin D and mood boost.

I have oily skin, so I am not much help.

Anonymous

I always have to change my routine in the winter. My skin gets so dry, sore, tight and dull in the winter. I switch to a really heavy cream for night, and in the daytime I switch to one made for very dry skin and apply twice, once after I wash my face, let it sink in, and then again.

What brands have you tried?

Momo

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I recently started using Loreal glow oil. I never thought I would love using Oil on my face but it is amazing! I highly recommend it.

Anonymous

I think Hylauronic acid in creams helps to pull moisture into the skin. It's in my night cream. I use Roc.

Jude

I do not have any advice regarding the skincare, but question: do you have humidifiers at home? I've always had this problem with dry skin during the heating season, but then I got these: http://www.amazon.de/R%C3%B6me.....=pd_cp_k_0 Lo and behold, problem solved I highly recommend them - if you don't already have anything like this, that is.

Ornella

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I use jojoba oil as the base (I put little and let it sink in). Then I use either dramatically different moisturizing lotion by Clinique or some moisturiser by Nivea. I also occasionally use Origins Drink Up mask.

I have normal skin and don't like most creams as they leave my face feeling sticky regardless how little I put on.

Ornella

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Jude, we have something similar, thanks You are right to suggest the problem may not be in the skin only but other environmental factors. Still, I think for me it's combination of age, climate and other things, and I simply have to rework my routines somehow.

Joyce B

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I step up the face cream in the Winter to Ahava extreme. It is great and the wind does not dry out my skin when I am wearing that cream. (I also wear sunscreen under it, although it probably has sunscreen in it, too).
I like all of the Ahava products. I have very sensitive skin and have always had skin problems. Ahava is the only brand that does the trick for me and after so many years my skin finally looks good.
(I have no affiliation, I just love their product).

Jude

I see. If you're looking for a skincare product that doesn't leave your skin feeling sticky, I recommend Ziegenbutter-Balsam (goat butter balm) by Hago. It only takes a few seconds to sink in. Pretty amazing. I love it and use it all the time.

Anonymous

I think maybe switching to a different night cream that is heavier will help. Diane has a good point. I use the Clinique Super Rescue at night (which comes in Dry Combination, and Very Dry to Dry skin formulations), and in the summer I use the Clinique City Block during the day, but I am going to have to switch to something else soon, or layer it with an under-cream. I used to use something by Neutrogena, but they changed the formula and it now gives me a rash.

I will report back with any discoveries

Anonymous

Yep,I think you need to try some heavier creams. I have to say I did try dramatically different by Clinique once, and pardon me for being so blunt... but I found it as much use as a chocolate teapot! I found it had no substance and didn't help my dry skin at all. Try a thicker night cream and as you are sleeping you won't notice if it feel thick as you will be in the land of nod.

Anonymous

Yeah I wasn't impressed with the Dramatically Different cream either!

Parsley

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Ornella, I swear by jojoba oil, too. I slather it all over my body, including my face, and it really soaks in and doesn't feel greasy. Argan oil is nice, too. I think expensive face creams are a waste of money, and don't work any better than cheap simple stuff.

For facial cleansing I use Neutrogena extra gentle cleanser, which is moisturizing- never any soaps or anything drying.

During the winter I think you just need to reapply your moisturizer as needed. I feel like I'm always applying lip balm, too, in the winter.

BlondeAmbition

I second the humidifiers at home, I have mine on all night long. Not only does it keep your skin looking great but it aids in keeping your nasal passages moist, a must if you have a cold.

Drink plenty of water, and make sure to moisturize all over before you go to bed. I use this gentle spray toner http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/es.....er/2810231 if my skin is dry during the day, spritz it on and add a little lotion.

Also, you may need to switch to a cream based moisturizer, not a lotion. I use philosophy skin care, Hope in a Jar works great.

sarah

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Ornella, I'll be watching this with interest. My daughter (7) is having a terrible time adjusting to the winter. I've been slathering her with lotion, but she's itching terribly. Several people have suggested olive oil, so that's what we tried this morning. She was very happy! Fingers crossed that will be our solution.

Ornella

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Thanks ladies. I think I have to start with better night regime.

Jude :: this is interesting discovery and I'll check the product.

Ceit, Diane :: I find DDML to be fantastic for fast rehydration, but probably not very deep. It suits my skin in the summer.

Joyce :: thanks for the reminder of Ahava, I'll check their products as well.

Day Vies

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Ornella -- I have oily facial skin but dry hands and feet. I love avocado oil. It's super hydrating because it's a humectant. I even use it on my hair because my hair is very dry. I think a few drops on your fingertips to mix with your current moisturizer would be enough. Avacado oil is about the same price as jojoba (which I am allergic to). But I think that will help. Also when my oily skin is feeling dry I do a honey lemon sugar scrub (be gentle!). Honey is also a humectant and pulls moisture out of the air to hydrate dry skin. There are so many natural recipes for using honey to hydrate dry skin. Some people even use baking soda mixed with honey to clean their face instead of soap. Here's a link where I read about most of this stuff. Enjoy!

Peri

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My dermatologist recommend CeraVe. I have super sensitive skin and it is perfect. Something about ceramides repairing the skin barrier so it can retain moisture...healing too for things like excema.

Best part...drugstore, not high end. You can get a lotion or a cream...I use the cream in the winter. Don't get the sunscreen one...not the same, feels heavy.

Anonymous

I swear by Vanicream:

http://www.psico.com/products/....._cream.cfm

I use the lite lotion on my face, and the cream on my body.

carter

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You may think I'm nuts, but Coconut Oil is amazing! This is the same stuff I use for cooking, so I get it at the grocery store. I use the organic, pure unrefined, cold pressed version. Super cheap at Trader Joe's but most stores should have it. Google it for skin moisturizing...huge following. I also use it on my hands. Haven't tried it on my hair, but I keep meaning to. A little goes a long way, so I just scoop out a bit from my kitchen jar and keep it in a small jar in my vanity. It's solid at room temperature but melts very quickly with body heat. Plus...reminds me of the smell of suntan lotion when I put it on. The smell goes away very quickly once it soaks in:-)

Von

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I also change to an SPF moisturizer to one without -- I know I probably need it all year round, but sometimes I need a break from at least one extra ingredient. My daily moisturizer is sooo basic. It's the $3 Trader Joe' brand moisturizer, it sinks in quick and plays well with makeup.

At night though, I use my Clarisonic, and put on an extra layer of something. Sometimes it's a bit of coconut oil, sometimes it's shea butter. Either way, it gets to soak in overnight so that I can wear my usual in the morning. Heavy moisturizers give me the shines during the day.

Edited to echo love for the Trader Joe's coconut oil...It's no more than $6 for a jar and it's really keep dry skin at bay this fall for me. Some days I use it to take off makeup, sometimes it's at night, and daily for all over moisturizing. I've been using it on my son as well, who gets really dry itchy skin when the weather gets cooler, so far it's working. TJ's also has cheap Jojoba!

Marmee

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I used to have terrible dry skin problems in the winter, not just on my face, but on my hands, too. Things have improved since I started taking cod liver oil (orally). I'm not sure how it works, but I have had other people tell me it works for them too.

Angie

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Vitamin C serum and thick Nivea cream for your face. Lather your body in coco butter. And see a Dermie.

minimalist

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Dr Hauschka has some lovely products, though I never completely bought their approach of not moisturizing at night. A bit of their facial oil mixed in with my base used to get me through the day. It's not cheap, but made by monks singing Bavarian lullabies to baby flying squirrels as they gently stir rare plant essences in golden cauldrons, or something like that.

These days, carter's coconut oil trick is my fallback. Works as eye makeup remover too, but I'm not sure what a dermatologist would say about that.

bj1111

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i've been rejiggering my skin care too. what worked last year, worked last year!

i've been layering history of whoo serum and eucerin hyaluron filler day cream with spf then mederma scar eraser especially on the dry spots. the hyaluric acid in eucerin and allantoin in mederma are very hydrophilic and seem to suck water out of the air and keep it in my skin.

probably will skip the serum from now on. it was part of my summer routine.

Angie

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I just went to the Medi Spa today. I'm adding a gel to my Vitamin c serum and Eucerin in the morning and trying Retin -A again at night - but only a few times a week.

Ornella

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Wow, lots of great ideas, and what I like best - some of them readily available in my kitchen

Thank you thank you.

cheryl

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I'm not sure if you are familiar with Adrienne Arpel but I have been a fan of hers for years. I have recently started buying some of her skin care kits on HSN and have been very happy with everything. She has different kits for different needs, vitamin c, argan oil, etc. http://www.hsn.com/shop/signature-club-a/147

sarah

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I'm going to try out the coconut oil, too!

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