Freezing weather can be a nightmare for all skin types - low temperature, cold wind and dry indoor air is dried it. It is very unpleasant in itself, and even can lead to painful fractures. There are several ways, but rather, a complex that will help get rid of the pain of winter.
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It goes without saying that the less your skin is exposed to cold temperatures and wind, the better, but it is not means that you have to wear a ski mask or wrap up so that it was impossible to bend the arms in the clothes and turn head. The idea is to carefully choose the clothes.
- Best winter clothes - one in which there are special elements to keep you out of the cold wind and snow. It can be special laces, tightening the sleeves and hood, high collars, etc. So choosing what will go in the winter, first think about the cold -30°With ice and wind.
- Knitted hats and headphones may look supremely funny, but unlike a good hood, they will not save you from the wind. Hood, especially if it can be tightened, blocking the path of the wind on both sides of the face.
- Similarly, leather gloves will be the best protection against wind and frost than cotton or knitted.
- Do not forget to buy them together with the scarf, which can wrap the neck, and in case of strong winds to close half of the face.
- Do not wear loose clothing, and the wind will find how to get under a jacket or coat. If you simply do not have a tight-fitting upper garment, you can put it under several layers of things - and do not sell, and will not freeze.
- Do not wear spiky things such as wool - it can destroy the skin's natural barrier that retains moisture.
Properly care for the skin
Even if you have to choose the right winter clothes and walk, wrapped from head to toe, the skin still continues to dry. And it comes time to change something in the care of the skin se.
The rigid hot water makes the skin thinner and drier, so I have to take a warm shower, no matter how desirable, after cold warm almost boiling water.
It is not necessary to use a simple soap - it dries the skin as much hot water, better choose a shower gel with the content of oils, moisturizing the skin.
Cosmetologists recommend winter often make peeling - the old, dry skin cells are removed and the new are full of moisture.
If you use lotion, water-based, it is better to replace it with a moisturizer with essential oils, olive or almond. Read the package - if in a cream have glycerin, sorbitol, serine and alanine, the skin remains moisturized longer.
If your skin is very sensitive, dispose of the funds for the care with sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS), which makes the skin more permeable.
Now on sale a lot of cosmetic products for cold weather - different creams for hands and face. Be sure to grab yourself this, especially if you are often in the open air, walking or winter sports.
Finally, one of the most frequent problems - chapped lips. Especially if you go to a ski resort, do not forget to buy a balm with an SPF, which protects delicate skin from ultraviolet radiation, wind and frost, and heals small cracks. But from balms with phenol, menthol and salicylic acid should be abandoned - such balms dried lips.
Change your habits at home
It is not enough to take care of the skin on the outside - the house in the winter, too, will have to change a few habits.
- Drink water. In the winter it is especially important to drink plenty of water - it will help keep the moisture in the body, and therefore, prevent dry skin.
- Buy humidifier. These devices cost from 400 rubles (average price range of 1,500 to 2,000 rubles) and help to cope with dry air due to heating appliances and batteries. Especially important to include a humidifier at night, when your body recovers.
- Eat right. Eat more healthy foods: nuts, avocado, oily fish. For example, Eskimos, whose diet mainly consists of seafood and fat - it definitely helps them to keep the skin in good condition in the harsh conditions of the Far North.
- Mouthwashes with an alcohol, some cold remedies, written out counter, as well as medicines of high pressure and anti-depressants can aggravate dry skin, so carefully read the side effects and try to find them replacement.
- Do not smoke and reduce the amount of alcohol.
How to treat dry skin
If none of the above methods will not help (or you just do not try, and the skin is already cracked), there are several ways to handle this.
- Treat cracks Vaseline and leave for the night. In order not to stain the bed and do not lubricate it, you can wear thin cotton gloves or socks. In addition, they help the skin to better absorb Vaseline.
- In addition to the Vaseline you can use other means, for example, creams Lubiderm or Aquaphor.
- Cracks may be treated with 1% hydrocortisone ointment.
And finally - if you sleep in cotton sheets, try to replace them with silk. Some dermatologists believe that the cotton absorbs moisture and makes the skin dry.