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[/CENTER]Cleansing:
Cleansing is must in winter. It should be the first step in skin care basics. In winter, people become little lazy and negate their skin. Due to cold, they avoid cleansing. Winter is not the time to get crazy. Don’t ever forget to cleanse your face every day. Cleanse with gentle soap free cleanser and dry your skin thoroughly. Your daily skin care regimen starts with a milky and creamy cleanser. It does not only remove dust but also oil and other impurities from face.
Exfoliate:
It is necessary to exfoliate the skin at least once a week. It helps gently in removing dead skin cells. Leave your skin silky soft and smooth by exfoliating your skin.
Moisturize:
Dryness, flakiness and sensitivity are most common issues of skin in winter. Almost everyone experience winter related skin blips during this cold season. Skin becomes dry because of outside cold air and inside hot air that leads to less humidity. This way water evaporates from skin and makes skin dry and flaky. To combat dryness and flakiness skin related issues, it is essential to moisturize and exfoliate your skin.
Moisturizing the skin is best solution and utmost need of winter. Moisturizers help by locking in moisture in skin and prevent skin from drying. The best tip is to use moisturizer with sunscreen that will combat with all sort of seasonal changes.
Hands and feet care:
The skin on hands is thinner than other parts of body. Being the mostly used part of body, it is harder to maintain the moisturizer of hands especially in cold and dry weather. No moisturizer can lead to itchiness and cracking. Grease up your hands and feet to prevent effects of cold weather. Try petroleum jelly or glycerin to keep skin moisturized. Use a lip balm or Chap Stick to add some moisturizer to your lips.
Avoid hot shower:
Avoid long and hot showers. Hot water dries out the skin dry and causes dandruff. Use Luke warm water for washing face or shower in winter. After taking bath make sure to moisturize your skin with a good quality cold cream or lotion.
Keep hydrated:
The most important to the skin care basics is water. Bolster your beauty from inside out by drinking lot of water. Drink plenty of water to keep the skin hydrated. Every skin related problem in winter is caused by deprivation of water in the body. Keep your internal body processes active by drinking as much water as you can. Water helps keep the skin subtle.
