As winter settles in, it’s no surprise the cold weather can wreak havoc on your skin.
The drop in temperature, combined with low humidity levels and harsh winds; strips your skin of its natural moisture. Exacerbated by indoor heating which dries out the air, leaving your skin feeling dry, dull, and tight, not to mention, we generally tend to throw moisturising by the wayside due to the layers upon layers we wear to keep warm, these conditions can weaken your skin's barrier, making it more susceptible to irritation and sensitivity.
To keep your skin healthy and hydrated this season, we’ve put together some winter skincare essentials to help maintain that radiant and vibrant complexion.
Winter Skincare Tips
1. Hydrate Inside and Out
One of the most crucial steps to maintaining healthy skin during winter is hydration.
Drink plenty of water to keep your skin hydrated from within and at home, use a rich moisturiser to create a barrier against the harsh winter elements. Make sure you look for moisturisers with key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and don’t forget the rest of your body too, such as your hands and legs.
The Signature Facial is a great starting point if you’re after an added boost. A luxurious 60 min treatment, it’s been specifically designed to deeply nourish and hydrate your skin, leaving it soft and supple.
2. Exfoliate Gently
While exfoliation is key to removing dead skin cells and allows your skin to absorb moisture better, it's essential to choose gentle exfoliants during the winter to avoid irritation.
In addition to your evening retinol, we recommend using a mild exfoliating scrub once or twice a week to buff away any topical residue and start incorporating a monthly peel in-salon for a more targeted approach.
Particularly in winter, The Time Capsule Peel is one we’d highly recommend as it’s a powerful yet gentle, resurfacing treatment that works to exfoliate and renew your skin without causing any dryness or sensitivity.
3. Protect Your Skin Barrier
Cool winds and stuffy indoor heating are the unfortunate, perfect combination to compromise your skin’s barrier leading to dryness and irritation.
To help minimise this and reduce its severity, make sure you’re applying moisturiser regularly, and are using products rich in hyaluronic acid to strengthen and protect your skin's natural barrier.
In-salon there’s no better treatment (or perfect excuse to cocoon yourself in luxury!) than the Winter Warming Facial. Specifically designed to soothe and repair your skin, in addition to a beautiful, warming steam, it includes a two-part oxygen treatment and intense hydro-jelly mask to deliver that intense, rich, and nourishing hydration and protection against the winter elements.
It also includes a divine hand, scalp and décolletage massage which means you’ll be transported to complete and utter comfort and relaxation!
4. Add a boost with LED Light Therapy
Adding regular LED Light treatments to your skincare regime is an amazing way to help reduce inflammation, boost collagen production, and improve overall skin tone and texture in winter.
Particularly with the drop in temperature and cool winds, you might feel your skin becomes irritated much easier and doesn’t heal as quickly, so booking our Winter Warming Facial is a great place to start as in addition to an exclusive warming steam, stimulating two-part oxygen treatment and hydro-jelly mask, it also includes an intense LED light treatment that will help visibly brighten the skin and renew that radiant, vibrant glow once more.
5. Tighten and Tone
While we should all be focusing on treatments that hydrate and protect the skin this winter, it’s also the perfect time of year to invest in your skin goals with targeted treatments that typically require a series of appointments to reveal their full effect.
From Skin Needling and our intense resurfacing peels, if you’re looking to dramatically lift and firm the skin, you cannot go past Venus Versa Skin Tightening treatment.
Using advanced radio frequency technology, it’s an incredible non-surgical treatment that uses heat to cause a thermal reaction in the tissue below the surface and stimulate the body’s natural healing response to boost collagen production and visibly reduce the appearance of fine lines, and any sagging skin for a smooth, radiant complexion.
6. Pamper Yourself with Luxury
If you’ve not escaped to the warmth of the European coastlines, sometimes all you need is a bit of TLC to pick yourself up and reveal that radiant glow once more. And what better way than to pamper yourself while ensuring results and maintaining a healthy glow?
Our Signature Facial is an indulgent treatment that hydrates, soothes, and revitalises the skin and is the ideal pick-me-up this winter and the perfect way to pamper yourself while ensuring your skin stays healthy and glowing throughout the winter season.
A Simple Skincare Routine
While the harsh winter elements have the potential to cause damaging effects on our skin, a simple yet effective skincare routine, which uses a combination of high-quality ingredients and targeted in-salon treatments, is the best possible way to maintain your skin's natural glow and optimal health.
A simple skincare routine could look like:
Morning:
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A gentle cleanse to remove dirt and impurities without stripping your skin of its natural oils.
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Follow up with a toner to balance your skin's pH levels and prepare it for the next steps.
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Use a Vitamin C to protect against free radicals and deliver antioxidants to the skin or niacinamide to improve skin tone and texture
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Apply a hydrating serum rich in hyaluronic acid to lock in moisture and keep your skin plump.
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Seal all the ingredients in with a rich, nourishing moisturiser and SPF to protect your skin from harmful UV rays, even on cloudy days.
Evening:
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A gentle cleanse to remove dirt and impurities without stripping your skin of its natural oils.
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Use a gentle exfoliating scrub (1-2x p/week) to remove any build-up of dead skin cells
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Apply your serums, alternating and layering between your AHA’s, niacinamide and hyaluronic acids.
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Lock in all the ingredients with a rich, thick, cream moisturiser or night cream
Pairing with our favourite treatments to best target dry skin in winter:
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The Winter Warming Facial
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LED Light
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Time Capsule Peel
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Signature Facial
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Venus Versus Skin Tightening
We hope this helps and if you have any questions or would like to discuss how best to achieve your skin goals with our team, we’d love to hear from you.
Book in for our Signature facial and the girls will tailor this to your skin's needs and help set a treatment plan, specific to your goals.