beauty cold skin comfort Don't let cooler temperatures take a toll on your face and body. Winterize your routine with tips from this top dermatologist.
AS SURE AS THE LEAVES go from red to brown
and fall turns to winter, you can bet that dry skin and chapped lips aren't far behind. But this year, instead of accepting the inevitable, Real Simple sat down with Arielle Kauvar, 45, a dermatologist in New York City, to learn how she keeps her skin soft and supple till spring. The Princetonand Harvard-trained expert is a clinical associate professor of dermatology at New York University, commands a bustling private practice, and is a mom to three kids, ages 17, 13, and 3. So it's no surprise that she has little time to sweat a omplicated regimen. "Every product I use has a clear function," Kauvar says. And as the seasons change, so do her basics. She trades her potent summer treatments that prevent excess oil and breakouts for gentler options that nourish and protect her combination skin as it gets drier. Read on for Kauvar's favorite salves-and her savvy strategy. Follow her lead and you'll have smooth skin no matter what the forecast.
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SPF 30
($14 at drugstores).
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drugstores).
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soothe skin. If your face is very
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rays," she says. "And it's
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stores). "It blocks UVA and UVB
acids to slough off flaky dead
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body essentials Temperature
changes, brisk winds, or just a lack of humidity will sap skin
of moisture, so Kauvar counters with these heavyweight creams. She also avoids washing with hot water and keeps bathing time to a minimum.
a rich lotion shower, AVEENO
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off post-
After toweling
Kauvar applies
STRESS
RELIEF
MOISTURIZING
LOTION
($7 at drugstores).
It contains
petrolatum
plus colloidal
oatmeal to stave off itchiness. For extremely MOISTUREL
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dry skin, try
THERAPEUTIC
When it's very cold out,
CREAM ($8 at drugstores). It's brimming
Kauvar carries AQUAPHOR
with petrolatum
HEALING
and glycerin for intense moisturizing,
emollient balms
and dimethicone,
"It soothes cuticles.
which easily coats rough skin. "I like its silky
($5.50
OINTMENT
at drugstores)
in her purse.
cracked skin and
I even put it on
my eyelids if they feel chapped
feel," says Kauvar.
from the wind,"
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she says.
To protect
her lips, she uses
LIPCOTZ
SPF 45 ($9,
www.totalblock.com). moisturizing
12A.OZ(3541lt)
titanium
dioxide,
it protects
With
vitamin
against
and sunburn,
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a sunblock, dryness
which happens
even in the dead of winter.
a hydrating cleanser
Kauvar washes her hands
sive," says Kauvar. She likes
"at least 50 times a day,"
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that contains butter.
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Its glycerin and
shea butter help prevent chapping. EUCERIN
Before bed, she puts PLUS INTENSIVE
($2.50 for two at drugstores).
REPAIR
Hypoallergenic
($5.50 at drugstores)
and fragrance-
free, it won't irritate.
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feet. "The alpha hydroxy acids soften calluses,"
she says.
winter
care favorites,