Winter Skin

Hi again beauties!
This is an important post for those of you who have super temperamental skin around this time of year. Think about it: all things holiday come out, the glitter starts flying, you can start wearing adorable sweaters and your comfiest (but most stylish) boots...and your skin gets crazy unhappy.
You get flaky, combination, sometimes even oilier than you are in the summertime. What the heck is happening?!
You may ask yourself "but I take such good care of my skin, what am I doing wrong?" (I know I do!) Here's the low-down, you're not doing anything wrong, you may just have to modify your routine a teeny bit.
See, here's what happens: during the wintertime, the air loses a lot of its humidity and excess moisture. This results in dry skin because the environment is essentially sucking the moisture your skin has right out of it. Also, we're putting the heat on to keep warm, right? And while it's always nice to feel toasty and warm, our skin doesn't appreciate all that dry heat!
What can we do to protect our skin for wintertime, you ask? Here:

1) Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize!
Remember when I said your skin might even get oilier than it was in the summertime? This is especially for you. What happens is when the skin loses moisture, it leaves it feeling tight, taut, and dry. But your skin will try to overcompensate for the dryness by producing lots of excess oil.
So no matter what skin type, I suggest finding a moisturizer with glycerin, which will lock moisture into the skin, but will also add a layer of protection. It will keep the skin feeling extra soft all winter long. 

2) Use warm water, not hot!
Sounds weird, right? But you're actually better off taking a warm shower rather than a steaming hot one. The reason why is because scalding water breaks down the lipid barriers on your skin that keep you naturally hydrated, and when you're getting out of a shower that left you feeling like you might have been set on fire and fail to moisturize, it can lead to intense irritation, craking, dryness...we definitely don't want that. 

3) Invest in a humidifier.
This will add moisture into the air in your room while you sleep, ultimately leading to much more hydrated skin than skin exposed to just a blast of dry heat.

Hope this helps, everyone! If you have any extra healthy winter skin tips, leave them in the comments below! Stay fabulous!