How To Update Your Skincare Routine In Winter
Everyone dreams of glowing skin in winter. But in reality, the chilly weather and long hot showers only cause more dryness and dullness. The solution? Making small tweaks in your skin and body care routine can actually get you buttery smooth, hydrated and radiant skin. Here’s what you should keep in mind while building your winter skincare routine.
1. Switch to creamy moisturizers
During winters your skin needs a little something extra. Which is why, you should opt for creamy formulas and emulsions that deeply penetrate to rehydrate and plump up your skin. So, if you use a gel-based moisturizer, switch it with a lightweight cream-based moisturizer during winters. Even though it will be thicker than your usual moisturizer, it gives your parched skin all the love and care that it needs.
Quench Recommends:
Our Bravocado Ultra Light Nourishing Face And Body Cream is the best moisturizer for dry skin in winter. Even though it has nourishing ingredients like avocado, lavender oil and apricot kernel oil, this crème de la crème of moisturizers is super-light and has a gel-based texture that quickly gets absorbed into skin.
2. Use hydrating ingredients
Hyaluronic acid deserves a special mention here, because there is a whole lot that it can do for your skin. It’s a boon for all skin types, which helps keep skin hydrated, plump and firm. Using a serum that contains hyaluronic acid is the best way to milk all the benefits of this gorgeous ingredient. The results are almost instant and they last all day. HA being a humectant can pull and retain moisture in the skin, which makes skin plump and reduces signs of ageing.
Quench Recommends:
Our genius Birch Please Skin Soothing Clarifying Serum contains a blend of hyaluronic acid, birch juice and niacinamide. Birch juice is a gentle sap that hydrates and makes skin firm. Niacinamide reduces dark spots and brightens skin. So you not only get hydrated, but also clearer and firmer skin with this beauty.
3. Add moisture at each step
Why let moisturizers do the heavy lifting of keeping your skin hydrated during winters? Ease the burden by including moisture at every step of your routine. Start by using a cream-based cleanser, followed by a hydrating toner and then an essence. Using nourishing products every step of the way allows your skin to trap and store more water, which is the ultimate way to combat dry and dull skin.
Quench Recommends:
Get rid of dirt, every day pollution, dullness and dryness with our Mesmerice Gentle Exfoliation Cream Face Wash. It mildly exfoliates and nourishes skin with the goodness of rice water, aloe vera, and vitamin E for a bouncy soft skin. It suits all skin types.
Then, tackle dullness with our very potent Yuzu Fine Vitamin C Brightening Toner. It contains ‘yuzu’ fruit with 3X more vitamin C than regular lemons, which brightens skin, refines pores and improves texture.
Next it is time to add tons of moisture with our Mon Cherry Intense Brightening Essence. It has the goodness of cherry blossom, licorice root and glycerin that boosts your skin’s radiance as well as hydration levels.
4. Reassess exfoliation
Exfoliating is the perfect way to get rid of dull and dry skin. But, in the quest of achieving brighter & smoother skin, it’s very easy to go overboard and end up over-exfoliating your skin. Limit the frequency of exfoliation, and stick to gentler formulas to exfoliate. Be it any skin type, winter dryness can wreak havoc on your skin and put it in a very vulnerable state, and you definitely do not want to add fuel to the fire.
Quench Recommends:
Use our Mama Cica Instabright Peel Pads every alternate day as a part of your PM skincare routine. But wait, didn’t we just tell you not to over-exfoliate? Here’s the catch. This product is pre-soaked in glycolic acid, which is a very gentle AHA that sloughs off dead skin cells and unclogs pores. Since the formulation is super mild, there is no scope that it will irritate or over-exfoliate your skin. Take a pad, sweep it across your face and neck, and you’re done!
5. Swear by sunscreen
Come what may, sunscreen has to be a part of your winter skincare routine. Do not make the rookie mistake of skipping sunscreen because there is hardly any sun outside. Our skin is at the rise of UV damage all around the year, irrespective of the season. So, sun or no sun, sunscreen is a non-negotiable part of your AM routine.
Quench Recommends:
Trust our Bravocado SPF 50+ PA++++ Sunscreen Gel to protect your skin from the harmful UVA and UVB rays. It is a broad-spectrum sunscreen with active filters that offer superior sun protection.
Embrace winters with open arms, because these tips will help you save your skin!
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